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Notification to the Parties

No. 1999/06 Geneva, 29 January 1999

CONCERNING:

Implementation of Resolution Conf 8.9

Recommendations of the Standing Committee

1. The present Notification replaces Notification to the Parties No. 1998/25

2. In Notification to the Parties No. 1998/25 of 28 February 1996, the Secretariat informed the Parties of the States that had not implemented recommendations of the Animals Committee made in accordance with Resolution Conf. 8.9 and with respect to which the Standing Committee recommended that all Parties suspend imports of specimens of a particular species.

3. Through postal procedure, in accordance with Rules 27 and 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee, this Committee considered favourably the request of Argentina to allow trade in certain parts or derivatives of Lama guanicoe.

4. The Standing Committee recommends that all Parties suspend imports of specimens of the species indicated from each State listed below until the Committee is satisfied that appropriate action has been taken to dispel the concerns raised by the Animals Committee.

- Argentina

Lama guanicoe [On the condition that all permits are confirmed by the Secretariat before being accepted by the country of import, the suspension does not apply to:

a) specimens that form part of the registered stock in Argentina (SC29, March 1993);

b) products obtained from the shearing of live animals carried out under the approved management programme, appropriately marked and registered; and

c) non-commercial exports of limited quantities of wool for industrial testing, up to 500 kg annually.]

- Azerbaijan

Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)

- China

Ptyas mucosus (SC 30, September 1993)

- Indonesia

Cacatua sulphurea and Ptyas mucosus (SC 30, September 1993)

- Latvia

Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)

- Lithuania

Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)

- Madagascar

Coracopsis vasa, Chamaeleo spp. and Phelsuma spp. (except P. laticauda, P. lineata, P. madagascariensis, P. quadriocellata, Chamaeleo lateralis, C. oustaleti, C. pardalis and C. verrucosus) (all SC 32, November 1994)

- Peru

Aratinga erythrogenys (SC 29, March 1993)

- Republic of Moldova

Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)

- Solomon Islands

Ornithoptera urvillianus and Ornithoptera victoriae (SC 32, November 1994)

- Ukraine

Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)

- United Republic of Tanzania

Agapornis fischeri (SC 29, March 1993) Poicephalus (SC 32, November 1994) Poicephalus meyeri (SC 32, November 1994), Poicephalus rufiventris (SC 32, November 1994), Tauraco fischeri (SC 32, November 1994), Geochelone pardalis (SC 32, November 1994), Malacochersus tornieri (SC 29, March 1993) and Eryx colubrinus (SC 32, November 1994). ). [This suspension does not apply to specimens of the last three species produced from ranching/captive-breeding operations, for which the level of annual export quotas has to be agreed between the Management Authority and the Secretariat.]

5. The Standing Committee made these recommendations because it considered that the provisions of Article IV, paragraphs 2(a) and 3, were not being adequately implemented by the countries concerned for the species mentioned.

6. The Secretariat will notify the Parties when the Standing Committee withdraws its recommendations regarding any of the above States and species.

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	- Argentina	Lama guanicoe [On the condition that all permits are confirmed by the Secretariat before being accepted by the country of import, the suspension does not apply to:
		a) specimens that form part of the registered stock in Argentina (SC29, March 1993);
		b) products obtained from the shearing of live animals carried out under the approved management programme, appropriately marked and registered; and
		c) non-commercial exports of limited quantities of wool for industrial testing, up to 500 kg annually.]
	- Azerbaijan	Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)
	- China	Ptyas mucosus (SC 30, September 1993)
	- Indonesia	Cacatua sulphurea and Ptyas mucosus (SC 30, September 1993)
	- Latvia	Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)
	- Lithuania	Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)
	- Madagascar	Coracopsis vasa, Chamaeleo spp. and Phelsuma spp. (except P. laticauda, P. lineata, P. madagascariensis, P. quadriocellata, Chamaeleo lateralis, C. oustaleti, C. pardalis and C. verrucosus) (all SC 32, November 1994)
	- Peru	Aratinga erythrogenys (SC 29, March 1993)
	- Republic of Moldova	Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)
	- Solomon Islands	Ornithoptera urvillianus and Ornithoptera victoriae (SC 32, November 1994)
	- Ukraine	Lynx lynx (SC 29, March 1993)
	- United Republic of Tanzania	Agapornis fischeri (SC 29, March 1993) Poicephalus (SC 32, November 1994) Poicephalus meyeri (SC 32, November 1994), Poicephalus rufiventris (SC 32, November 1994), Tauraco fischeri (SC 32, November 1994), Geochelone pardalis (SC 32, November 1994), Malacochersus tornieri (SC 29, March 1993) and Eryx colubrinus (SC 32, November 1994). ). [This suspension does not apply to specimens of the last three species produced from ranching/captive-breeding operations, for which the level of annual export quotas has to be agreed between the Management Authority and the Secretariat.]