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2. (a) The list of the species defined as migratory birds in accordance 

 with paragraph 1 of this Article is contained in the Annex to this 

 Convention. 



(b) The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall 

 review from time to time the Annex and, if necessary, make recom- 

 mendations to amend it. 



(c) The Annex shall be considered amended 3 months after the date 

 upon which the two Governments confirm, by an exchange of diplo- 

 matic notes, their respective acceptance of such recommendations. 



Article III 



1. The taking of the migratory birds or their eggs shall be prohib- 

 ited. Any sale, purchase or exchange of these birds or their eggs, taken 

 illegally, alive or dead, and any sale, purchase or exchange of the 

 products thereof or their parts shall also be prohibited. Exceptions to 

 the prohibition of taking may be permitted in accordance with the 

 laws and regulations of the respective Contracting Parties in the fol- 

 lowing cases : 



(a) For scientific, educational, propagative or other specific 

 purposes not inconsistent with the objectives of this Convention ; 



(b) For the purpose of protecting persons and property ; 



(c) During open hunting seasons established in accordance 

 with paragraph 2 of this Article ; 



(d) With respect to private game farms ; 



(e) Taking by Eskimos, Indians, and indigenous peoples of the 

 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for their own food and 

 clothing. 



2. Open seasons for hunting migratory birds may be decided by 

 each Contracting Party respectively. Such hunting seasons shall be 

 set so as to avoid their principal nesting seasons and to maintain their 

 populations in optimum numbers. 



3. Each Contracting Party shall endeavor to establish stanctuaries 

 and other facilities for the protection or management of migratory 

 birds. 



Article IV 



1. Both Contracting Parties agree that special protection is desir- 

 able for the preservation of species or subspecies of birds which are in 

 danger of extinction. 



2. Whenever either Contracting Party has determined the species 

 or subspecies of birds which are in danger of extinction and prohibited 

 the taking thereof, the Contracting Party shall inform the other 

 Contracting Party of such determination, and of any cancellation 

 thereafter of such determination. 



3. Each Contracting Party shall control the exportation or importa- 

 tion of such species or subspecies of birds as are determined in accord- 

 ance with paragraph 2 of this Article, and of the products thereof. 



Article V 



1. The Contracting Parties shall exchange data and publications 

 regarding research on migratory birds and birds in danger of extinc- 

 tion. 



