[Proposal Regarding the Trade of Hawksbill Turtle Shells out of Cuba]

An annotated transfer of the Cuban population of Hawksbill Turtles ( Erermochelys imbricata) from Appendix I to AppendLx II, submitted in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24, but also in compliance with Resolution Conf. 9.20, in order to allow trade in current registered stocks of shell with one trading partner that will not re-export, tog_ether with the continued export in one shipment per year, to the same trading partner, of shell marked in compliance with Resolution Conf. 5.16, which allows definitive identification of origin from the traditional harvest (harvest limit 500 individuals per year) or experimental ranching program (anticipated: 50 individuals in year 1; 100 in year 2; and, 300 in year 3).