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(a) a Scientific Authority of the State of introduction advises 

 that the introduction -will not be detrimental to the survival of the 

 species involved; and 



(5) a Management Authority of the State of introduction is sat- 

 isfied that any livin<i^ specimen will be so handled as to minimize 

 the risk of injur}', dama<2:e to health or cruel treatment. 



7. Certificates referred to in pai-agraph 6 of this Article may be 

 granted on the advice of a Scientific Authority, in consultation with 

 other national scientific authorities or, when appropriate, international 

 scientific authorities, in respect of periods not exceeding one year for 

 total numbers of specimens to be introduced in such periods. 



Article V 



REGUTJK.TI0X OF TRADE IN SPECIMENS OF SPECIES INCLUDED IN 

 ' APPENDIX III 



1. All trade in specimens of species included in Appendix III shall 

 be in accordance with the provisions of this Article. 



2. The export of any specimen of a species included in Appendix 

 III from any State which has included that species in Appendix III 

 shall require the prior grant and presentation of an export permit. An 

 export permit shall only be granted when the following conditions 

 have been met : 



(a) a Management Authority of the State of export is satisfied 

 that the specimen was not obtained in contravention of the laws of 

 that State for the protection of fauna and flora ; and 



(6) a Management Authority of the State of export is satisfied 

 that any living specimen will be so prepared and shipped as to 

 minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment. 



3. The import of any specimen of a species included in Apperidix III 

 shall require, except in circumstances to which paragraph 4 of this 

 Article applies, the prior presentation of a certificate of origin and, 

 where the import is from a State which has included that species in 

 Appendix III, an export permit. 



4. In the case of re-export, a certificate granted by the Management 

 Authority of the State of i-e-export tliat the specimen was processed 

 in that State or is being re-exported shall be accepted by the State of 

 import as evidence that the provisions of the present Convention have 

 been complied with in respect of the specimen concerned. 



Article VI 



PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES 



1. Permits and certificates granted under the provisions of Articles 

 III, IV, and V shall be in accordance with the provisions of this 

 Article. 



2. An export permit shall contain the information specified in the 

 model set forth in Appendix IV, and may only be used for export 

 within a period of six months from the date on which it was granted. 



