joint NGO position based on the Revision of EU rules on ivory trade

The proposed revision of the EU rules on ivory trade falls far short of what is needed to close the EU ivory market and lacks the ambition called for in the Council Conclusion on the EU Biodiversity Strategy.

The proposed changes, particularly concerning intra-EU trade of worked ivory, which envisage different rules for ivory in three different age classes, are complex, poorly drafted, lacking in clarity, and will place considerable burden on enforcement officials and Management Authorities.