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other Party Governments; b) when and how the proposed 

 changes would be presented to the other Parties; and 

 c) what actions would be taken if the proposed changes 

 were unacceptable to one or more of the other Parties. 

 At the end of 1983, the Commission expected to transmit 

 the results of its review and its recommendations to the 

 Service in January 1984. 



Convention on International Trade 

 in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 



The United States is a Party to the Convention on 

 International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 

 Flora (CITES) , which is designed to control trade in animal 

 and plant species which are or may become threatened with 

 extinction. The extent of trade control depends upon the 

 extent to which the species is endangered, as reflected by 

 inclusion in one of three appendices which can be modified 

 by agreement of the Parties. Appendix I includes species 

 threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by 

 trade. Appendix II includes species that, although not 

 necessarily currently threatened with extinction, may 

 become so unless trade in them is strictly controlled, as 

 well as species that must be regulated so that trade in 

 "look-alike" species that are threatened may be brought 

 under effective control. Appendix III includes species 

 that any Party identifies as being subject to regulation 

 within its jurisdiction for the purpose of preventing or 

 restricting exportation and for which the Party needs the 

 cooperation of other Parties in controlling trade. 



Overall responsibility for coordinating the development 

 of U.S. positions and implementing the provisions of the 

 Convention is vested in the Fish and Wildlife Service. 

 During 1983, the Commission consulted with the Service on 

 three marine mammal issues in preparation for the Fourth 

 Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention 

 which was held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 19 to 30 April 1983, 



The first issue involved proposals by the Seychelles 

 to add to Appendix I all populations of cetaceans that are 

 regulated by the International Whaling Commission and are not 

 already listed on Appendix I, effective 1 January 1986, and 

 to also add to Appendix I, but effective immediately after 

 the meeting, all populations of Bryde ' s whales (Balaenoptera 

 edeni ) , beaked whales ( Berardius spp.), and bottlenose whales 

 ( Myperoodon spp. ) . The first proposal was designed to 

 complement the IWC ' s decision in 1982 calling for a cessation 

 of all commercial whaling by the 1985/86 pelagic and 1986 

 coastal whaling seasons and was modified at the meeting to 



