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 Australia has requested the Secretariat to include the following species in Appendix III:

F A U N A

PISCES

LAMNIFORMES

Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias.

2. 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 Colombia 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 Designates logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets.

3. In accordance with the provisions of Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the Convention, inclusion of these species in Appendix III shall take effect on 29 October 2001, i.e. 90 days after this information was transmitted to the Parties through the diplomatic channel.

4. A revised edition of Appendix III valid from 29 October 2001 is attached to the present Notification.