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TaqtE shBuld tre CITES aFFroved and 5i'nilar in
material, mechanics, shaFe and nrder of lnerlting' Sc' they
will b{+ €-.asily attachEd, irnpagsible tc, remBve r,rj"th|:l|lt
byeal.:ifr!r and eaiiily re:td aF to 6Peciesr c'iuntYy '-rf rlrigint
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Snme taq deeliqnFi irrt,' such that they are aas'ily
cle!.1c11ed after af{ivin$ the.n t':, the 6kj"n' A1'-':'t I dc'{llt
Lh:rt ,riigni.f icant t-ienefi.t is realirell in thag netnL(factitrri rrql
tf t;\Fs within c':'rrntry rrf specie$ 13rigin' since tIe tag
repre!:lr.11L|3 le$itimaLy .in th€l i drl'5try, jt is:i'nFerillttve
Lil_L""rt atI
ti:r!l:i m.lnr'fach\lr'ed be cd!pai:r1e ..f uith!tt'cnc'i'ng
tanni q ,{nci finrstrrn{ prncr}rlLlvesi \rhiIe maint.rininGl :ite;
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'/ epre':tr.irit the t!aleni:e theve fleedlt tn tle e central
lncatir'n fi,r receiving .ipent tBgs f r'3m finiEhllcl skiri!'jt
after- bL.ing |rt frir nralrLrf ,a(t'rring n{ pr,:ld|]cts' Any crLr.it
!:,r 'finrEheLl si,:in :lef t i.n ir'veDlory yearly 5h+!ld be
inrl|ldlrd in An snnual CIT:lES reFrirt'jr11nt t':' +jhB same
c.entral rc'llecting ternter ae eiFent tag5" Thi"i wL'(1d
enable monit'rri.nqt ,rf skin$ thralrrgt' the indqe;try f r'ln r'"rw
tc f i nisherl Pr(ld,.r ct '
Some e:iceptic,ns and FrobLen€; wiII rrccuY ' br't! tfis
,.Ji11 tlifld t,:, fLtvther legitimii:e the trade _ nalinq i"t more
reqpfJn6ib1e.
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