The item below should be of interest to many readers.
Begin forwarded message: > From: "JOHNSON, PAUL J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: May 2004 10:03:51 AM CDT > To: Johnson - Home <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: CITES suspensions > > > > > > Paul J. Johnson, Ph.D. > > Professor of Entomology > > > > Insect Research Collection > > Agricultural Hall 219, Box 2207A > > South Dakota State University > > Brookings, SD 57007, USA > > tel. 605.688.4438; fax. 605.688.4602 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > From: Scientific Permits issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Shelton Sally > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CITES suspensions > > > > The following is forwarded from RCAAM: > > > > Effective immediately, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has > suspended the import, export, and re-export of all CITES species with > the countries of Algeria, Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau. > Also, effective immediately, the FWS has suspended all commercial > import, export, and re-export of CITES species with Djibouti, > Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mozambique, Panama, Rwanda, > and Sierra Leone. These sanctions have been imposed for the failure > of these countries to perform certain reporting requirements. > > > > Any shipments containing CITES products as noted above from these > countries will be refused entry. > > > > Updated by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9:34:25 AM Thursday, May 13, > 2004 >>> > > You might want to post the CITES notifications that led to the trade > suspension - > > http://www.cites.org/eng/notifs/2004/024.pdf > http://www.cites.org/eng/notifs/2004/023.pdf > > for Algeria, Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau it is a > failure to submit reports, however, for the other countries it is a > failure to establish domestic legislation to enable CITES. > > Mike C. > Paul Paul & Dal Johnson Prairie Orchids 21074 480th Avenue White, SD 57276, USA tel/fax: 605.693.3559/cell: 605.691.8171
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