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4. Where a living specimen is confiscated as a result of measures 

 referi'od to in parao;raph 1 of this Article : 



(a) the specimen shall be entrusted to a Manag'cniont Authority 

 of the State of confiscation ; 



(h) the Management Authority shall, after co)ii»!iltation with 

 the State of export, return the specimen to that State at the ex- 

 pense of that State, or to a rescue centre or siicli other place as 

 the Management Authority deems appropriate and consistent 

 with the purposes of the present Convention; and 



(c) the Mana^-ement xVuthority may obtain tlie advice of a 

 Scientific Authority, or may, whenever it considers it desirable, 

 consult the Secretariat in order to facilitate the decision under 

 subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, including the choice of a 

 rescue centre or other place. 



5. A rescue centre as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article 

 means an institution designated by a Management Authority to look 

 after the welfare of living specimens, particularly those that have been 

 confiscated. 



6. Each Party shall maintain records of trade in specimens of 

 species included in Appendices I, II and III which shall cover : 



(a) the names and addresses of exporters and importers: and 

 ( h ) the number and type of permits and certificates granted ; the 

 States with which such trade occurred; the numbers or quantities 

 and types of specimens, names of species as included in Appen- 

 dices I, II and III and, where applicable, the size and sex of tlie 

 specimens in question. 



7. Each Party shall prepare periodic rej)orts on its implementation 

 of the present Cfonvention and shall transmit to the Secretariat : 



(a) an annual report containing a summary of the information 

 specified in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 6 of this Article ; and 



(h) a biennial report on legislative, regulatory and administra- 

 tive measures taken to enforce the provisions of the present 

 Convention. 



8. The information referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article shall 

 be available to the public where this is not inconsistent with the law 

 of the Party concerned. 



Article IX 



MAXAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITIES 



1. Each Party shall designate for the purposes of the present 

 Convention : 



(a) one or more Management Authorities competent to grant 

 permits or certificates on behalf of that Party ; and 



(b) one or more Scientific Authorities. 



2. A State depositing an instrument of ratification, acceptance, ap- 

 proval or accession sliall at that time inform tlie Depositary Govern- 

 ment of the name and address of the ^Management Authority author- 

 ized to communicate with other Parties and with the Secretariat. 



