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POSITION THAT SEPARATE LICENCES ARE ISSUED FOR IVORY WITH AND WITHOUT CITES DOCUMENTATION.
2. IN YOUR REMARKS ON 3231, YOU REFER TO THERE HAVING BEEN EXPORTS OF 59 KG BETWEEN 7 AND 17 JULY 1990, APPARENTLY DRAWING FROM OUR DRAFT REPLY 3233. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LATTER REFERS TO EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED AND NOT REPEAT NOT ACTUAL EXPORTS. DURING THE SIX-MONTH RESERVATION PERIOD EXPORT LICENCES WERE ISSUED WITH A VALIDITY OF THREE MONTHS OR UNTIL THE END OF THE RESERVATION, WHICHEVER WAS THE EARLIER.
3. IN ADDITION TO THE 870 COMMERCIAL STOCKHOLDERS, THERE ARE AS AT 17 OCTOBER 1990 549 NON-COMMERCIAL STOCKHOLDERS WHOSE IVORY IS COVERED BY THE SAME NUMBER OF POSSESSION LICENCES. OF THESE, 546 ARE IN RESPECT OF IVORY EXCEEDING 5 KG. TWO OF THE REMAINING THREE WERE ISSUED ON REQUEST TO INDIVIDUALS FOR WORKED IVORY OF LESS THAN 5 KG. THE REMAINING ONE IS IN RESPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL POSSESSING RAW IVORY OF LESS THAT 5 KG, BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO REPEAT NO PERSONAL EFFECTS EXEMPTION FOR RAW IVORY.
4. DURING THE PERIOD OF THE RESERVATION, A TOTAL OF 8.6 TONNES OF COMMERCIAL IVORY WAS EXPORTED FROM HONG KONG.
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