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The 3rd Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Regina, Canada
27 May - 5 June 1987

Resolution III.4: Provisional implementation of the Amendments to the Convention

WHEREAS the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat at an Extraordinary Conference held in Regina, Canada, from 28 May to 3 June 1987, have adopted amendments to that Convention,

WHEREAS the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat are desirous to implement provisionally the amendments adopted by the Extraordinary Conference held in Regina, Canada, from 28 May to 3 June 1987,

THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

URGES the Contracting Parties to implement on a provisional basis the measures and procedures envisaged by the amendments adopted by the Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties to that Convention until such time as they come into force pursuant to Article 10 bis of the Convention.

For further information about the Regina COP or the Ramsar Convention, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 25 February 1997, updated 2 March 2000, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.