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Notification to the Parties

No. 1999/86 Geneva, 5 November 1999

CONCERNING:

Specific reservations

1. The Depositary Government has informed the Secretariat that on 20 July 1999 the Russian Federation deposited with the Swiss Federal Council a declaration of withdrawal of its reservation with respect to the inclusion of Lutra lutra in Appendix I of the Convention.

2. The above information was communicated officially to the contracting and signatory States of the Convention through a notification from the Swiss Government (Depositary).

3. A revised version of the "Specific reservations entered by Parties", valid from 20 July 1999, is attached to this Notification.