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3. Each permit or certificate shall contain the title of the present 

 Convention, the name and any identifyinrr stamp of the >ranairement 

 Authority granting it and a control number assigned by the ;^ianage- 

 ment Authority. 



4. Any copies of a permit or certificate issued by a Management 

 Authority shall be clearly marked as copies only and no such copy may 

 be used in place of the original, except to the extent endorsed thereon. 



5. A separate permit or certificate shall be required for each consio-n- 

 ment of specimens. 



6. A Management Authority of the State of import of any specimen 

 shall cancel and retain the export permit or re-export certificate and 

 any corresponding import permit presented in respect of the import 

 of that specimen. 



7. Where appropriate and feasible a Management Authority may 

 affix a mark upon any specimen to assist in identifying the specimen. 

 For these purposes "mark'' means any indelible imprint, lead seal or 

 other suitable means of identifying a specimen, designed in such a way 

 as to render its imitation by unauthorized persons as difficult as 

 possible. 



Article VII 



EXEMPTIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE 



1. The provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to the 

 transit or trans-shipment of specimens through or in the territory of 

 a Party while the specimens remain in Customs control. 



2. Where a Managenient Authority of the State of export or re- 

 export is satisfied that a specimen was acquired before the provisions 

 of the present Convention applied to that specimen, the provisions of 

 Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to that specimen where the 

 Management Authority issues a certincate to that effect. 



3. Tlie provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to speci- 

 mens that are personal or household effects. This exemption shall not 

 apply where : 



{a) in the case of specimens of a species included in Appendix I, 

 they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual residence, 

 and are being imported into that State j or 



(h) in the case of specimens of species included in Appendix II : 

 (i) they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual 

 residence and in a State where removal from the wild occurred : 

 (ii) they are being imported into the owner's State of usual 

 residence; and 



(m) the State where removal from the wild occurred requires 



the prior grant of export permits before any export of such 



specimens ; 



unless a Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens were 



acquired before the provisions of the present Convention applied to 



such specimens. 



4. Specimens of an animal species included in Appendix I bred in 

 captivity for commercial purposes, or of a plant species included in 



