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RECOGNIZING the need of fair treatment for the traders who
have lawfully imported the African elephant ivory before they are uplisted from Appendix II to I,
THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION
DECIDES to amend
Resolution Conf. 5.11, adopted at is
fifth meeting in respect of African elephant ivory,
RECOMMENDS
(a)
(1)
(11)
that for the purposes of Article VII, paragraph
2, of the Convention, the date on which an ivory
item is acquired be :
the date of their
of their initial removal from their
habitat, or
introduction to personal
the date of their
possession, whichever date is earlier,
(b)
cannot do t
(DOE)
that the certificate referred to in Article VII,
paragraph 2 only be issued by a a Management Authority of an exporting country where it is
an ivory on which
African elephant was not
satisfied
that at the date
item
acquired, was
listed in Appendix 1 of the Convention;
Aslayt 5.16.6.