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UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU WERE CHANGING YOUR ROLICY SO WE WERE CHANGING OURS. ON 8 JUNE AT THE EC ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL, LORD CAITHNESS SOUGHT SUPPORT FOR AN EC BAN ON THE IMPORT OF RAW AND WORKED IVORY. ALL EC PARTNERS EXCEPT DENMARK AGREED TO THIS PROPOSAL. DUE TO DANISH OBJECTIONS THE COMMISSION HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BRING FORWARD A FORMAL PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD SEEK TO INSTITUTE A SIMILAR BAN. MEANWHILE, LORD CAITHNESS HAS TOLD THE PRESS THAT HE WILL ''PUT INTO EFFECT THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO IMPOSE A BAN WITHIN THE UK''.

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WE REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE

ENVIRONMENT AND WILL KEEP YOU AWARE OF DEVELOPMENTS AS SOON AS WE KNOW OF THEM.

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