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No. 2001/022
Geneva,16 March 2001

Notification to the Parties

CONCERNING:

Appendix III

1. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article XVI of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Government of Peru has requested the Secretariat to include its populations of the following species in Appendix III:

F L O R A

MELIACEAE

Cedrela odorata #23

Swietenia macrophylla #23

#23 means that logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets only are subject to the provisions of the Convention.

2. In accordance with the provisions of Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the Convention, inclusion of the Peruvian populations of these species in Appendix III shall take effect on 12 June 2001, i.e. 90 days after this information was transmitted to the Parties through the diplomatic channel.

3. A revised edition of Appendix III valid from 12 June 2001 is attached to the present Notification.