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MADE OR THE GOODS SHIPPED,

PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE MEMBER STATE SUSPENDED

THE ISSUE OF IMPORT PERMITS, BUT IN NO CASE LATER THAN 4 JULY 1989. (IN THESE CASES THE FINAL DATE OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT

PERMITS SHALL BE 31 DECEMBER 1989).

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THE UK'S OWN BAN ON IMPORTS OF IVORY WILL REMAIN IN FORCE

UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EC REGULATION. THE UK BAN ON IMPORTS, AND THE NEW EC REGULATION, ARE INTENDED ESSENTIALLY AS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING DISCUSSION OF A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT AT THE CITES CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER. FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE ON UK POLICY ON THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT YOU SHOULD REFER TO OUR GUIDANCE 40 OF 27 JUNE (SENT TO ALL POSTS) AND OUR TELNO 270 OF 29 JUNE.

DESPITE FORCEFUL REPRESENTATIONS BY UK DELEGATE THE COMMITTEE DID NOT AGREE THAT IVORY HELD IN HONG KONG AND WHICH HAD BEEN EXPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY COULD BE RE-IMPORTED.

5.

MAJOR

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

104

ΜΑΙΝ

99

LIMITED

MAED

CAFD

SAFD

EAD

WAD

ECD (I)

ECD (E)

NENAD

NEWS

HKD

MED

PS/MR WALDEGRAVE

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/MR SAINSBURY

PS/PUS

PS/SIR J FRETWELL

MR TOMKYS

MR BAYNE

MR GILLMORE

MR FEARN

MR SLATER

MR MACLAREN

MR FAIRWEATHER

ADDITIONAL

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