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RECOGNIZING the need of fair treatment for the traders who

have lawfully imported the African elephant ivory before they are uplisted from Appendix II to I,

THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION

DECIDES to amend

Resolution Conf. 5.11, adopted at is

fifth meeting in respect of African elephant ivory,

RECOMMENDS

(a)

(1)

(11)

that for the purposes of Article VII, paragraph

2, of the Convention, the date on which an ivory

item is acquired be :

the date of their

of their initial removal from their

habitat, or

introduction to personal

the date of their

possession, whichever date is earlier,

(b)

cannot do t

(DOE)

that the certificate referred to in Article VII,

paragraph 2 only be issued by a a Management Authority of an exporting country where it is

an ivory on which

African elephant was not

satisfied

that at the date

item

acquired, was

listed in Appendix 1 of the Convention;

Aslayt 5.16.6.