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This infdrrDation cduld be supplied if necessary
for a custorner to understanct the value of the hides -
although designation
of grade gh.3uId be adrquate tD aEcesr
inarket vA I ue,
Again, thie ls only lny assertj.cn to rinptify the
meane to convey the value of classic skinE-.
By no means does Lt atteDpt to approach the effortg of
quelified greding standardE of pr€vioirs systems, But if
Eradang can be done gilllply end effectivel.y
by th6 average
person engaged in the,business, then it |,j.1l be ,nore
likely t6 be employed by the indlrstry as a mandatory
stenderd
prloced ure.
ljniversal tegging of elI rnarketed cracodj.lian skinB
will not only legiti,nize the inarket, bat eill aide in
gj.ving identifLcation
of graded skinE by prc,v:iding a
CITES tag numbar qrith a corresponding
grade,
Legitifiilihg the trade in as tuurh as by allolring
untagged gyoups of croc{rdilian
hideE fo\rnd in k,areh6u5es,
tanneries, and Denutacturing fecj.lities by ingpectors to
to be easily recogniled a5 illegal shlpoents, Re(ords
inEluded with shipment shorring correspondLng tag an,f,unts
equalinB tdtal aonunt c)f skinE uould decrease chana€s fbr
extra lrnlieted 6kins to be inclqded. This uey false
harvest Bnd export
numbers would be le55ened.