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THE U.K, DEĻ. CHARLEMAGNE 09. 8.9

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PRESS NOTICE

UK BANS IMPORT OF ALL RAW AND WORKED IVORY

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

Commenting on the Council'e ggreement that all European

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Countries will support listing the African Elephant onto the

Appendix 1 of the Convention on the Bonvention_anth

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 rescive to initiate action to ensure the survival of the species.

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Ideed 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

proposal 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 t

same effect with delay, of paŻY-

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