### Question
How is the term Convention defined?


### Answer
The term **Convention** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 4903* as the following:

> the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, as amended, signed in Washington on March 3, 1973, and the Appendices thereto

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 4903*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION**

