US Ban in Ivory - Not all bad news

T. Koch · 27th March 2014, 06:15 PM

Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't seem worse than how it's implemented here in the EU through Council Resolution in 1997 - actually you could argue that it's in fact more lenient, as (at least from how I read it) intra-state trade will still be legal without permits. In the EU you need a permit to sell pre-CITES ivory anywhere in the member states. On the other hand, the EU date for the definition of antique - and hence permissible for intra-EU trade without the need for permits cuts at 1947 - so I guess it depends on how you look at it.

27th March 2014, 06:15 PM	#4
T. Koch Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Mother North Posts: 189	Btw, the new U.S. national restrictions don't seem worse than how it's implemented here in the EU through Council Resolution in 1997 - actually you could argue that it's in fact more lenient, as (at least from how I read it) intra-state trade will still be legal without permits. In the EU you need a permit to sell pre-CITES ivory anywhere in the member states. On the other hand, the EU date for the definition of antique - and hence permissible for intra-EU trade without the need for permits cuts at 1947 - so I guess it depends on how you look at it. Last edited by T. Koch; 27th March 2014 at 09:00 PM.