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PRESS NOTICE

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THE U.K, DEL CHARLAMRONE 82.05 10148 352 43027343

UK BANS IMPORT OF ALL RAW AND WORKED IVORY

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The EC Environment Council last night strongly supported he UK Government's proposal for an immediate ban on the import into the Community of raw and worked ivory

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Commenting on the Council's agreement that all European

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Countries will support listing the African Elephant onto the Appendix 1 of the Convention on the bonvention_po_tbq

International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) at their confer in October, Environment Minister, Lord Caithness said:

"I am delighted that the Council was unanimous in its concern for the plight of the African Elephant, and united in its resolve to initiate action to ensure

It also very good news. the survival of the species.

**ghted that my European colleagues have so strongly supported my proposal for a community-wide ban on trade in ivory. For reasons related to their domestic political situation, the Danish delegate was unable today to Join the other Member States in deciding to impose an immediate ban by the Community and blocked my

proposel to implement a decision today. We have,

therefore, been forced to resort to a procedural device inviting the Commission to bring forward a formal proposal under Article 10.1(b) of the

Regulations and we all hope that this will achieve the same effect without delay, of AlY