Notification to the Parties

CONCERNING:

Animals and Plants Committees

Regional representatives of North America

1. The Secretariat has been informed of the following changes regarding the regional representatives of North America in the Animals and Plants Committees:

a) Dr Javier Alvarez has replaced Dr Kurt Johnson as alternate member of the Animals Committee;

b) Dra. Patricia Dolores Dávila Aranda has replaced Mr Bertrand Von Arx as the member of the Plants Committee. Mr Robert R. Gabel has replaced Dra. Dávila as alternate member.

2. These changes were included on the CITES website in November 2003.