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MADE OR THE GOODS SHIPPED,
PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE MEMBER STATE SUSPENDED
THE ISSUE OF IMPORT PERMITS, BUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN 4 JULY 1989. (IN THESE CASES THE FINAL DATE OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT
PERMITS SHALL BE 31 DECEMBER 1989).
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THE UK'S OWN BAN ON IMPORTS OF IVORY WILL REMAIN IN FORCE
UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EC REGULATION. THE UK BAN ON IMPORTS, AND THE NEW EC REGULATION, ARE INTENDED ESSENTIALLY AS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING DISCUSSION OF A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT AT THE CITES CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER. FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE ON UK POLICY ON THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT YOU SHOULD REFER TO OUR GUIDANCE 40 OF 27 JUNE (SENT TO ALL POSTS) AND OUR TELNO 270 OF 29 JUNE.
DESPITE FORCEFUL REPRESENTATIONS BY UK DELEGATE THE COMMITTEE DID NOT AGREE THAT IVORY HELD IN HONG KONG AND WHICH HAD BEEN EXPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY COULD BE RE-IMPORTED.
5.
MAJOR
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
104
ΜΑΙΝ
99
LIMITED
MAED
CAFD
SAFD
EAD
WAD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
NENAD
NEWS
HKD
MED
PS/MR WALDEGRAVE
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/PUS
PS/SIR J FRETWELL
MR TOMKYS
MR BAYNE
MR GILLMORE
MR FEARN
MR SLATER
MR MACLAREN
MR FAIRWEATHER
ADDITIONAL
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