Thursday, October 6, 1977
CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR EXPORT OF
IVORY PRODUCTS TO THE USA
The Trade, Industry and Customs Department announced today
(Thursday) the introduction of a new certification procedure for export
of ivory products to the USA.
A spokesman for the department stated that the department had
drawn up a control arrangement in support of the certification required by
the US Government for ivory products to be exported to the USA,
The essence of the control is that ivoryware factories registered
with the department must give an undertaking not to take in unworked ivory
which is not supported by an export permit issued by the National Management
Authority designated to implement the Washington Convention in the country
of origin of the ivory.
The ivoryware factories must also submit a monthly return to
the department showing details of stocks of unworked ivory, semi-finished
and finished products; purchases and consumption of unworked ivory;
production and sales of finished products.
Details of the control arrangement have been set out in Certificate
of Origin circular No. 8/77 which has been issued to the trade.
The spokesman stressed that as from November 1, 1977, the department
will issue Certificates of Origin or Forms A covering exports of ivory products
to the USA only in respect of the products of factories which have completed
the registration procedure stipulated in the control arrangement.
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