My CITES nightmare

Whitecat

crunchman said:

Whitecat said:

crunchman said:

Strat54 said:

What happens post Brexit?

Depends if we stay in the Customs Union.  If we do then we are probably stuck with the ridiculous EU rules that go above and beyond CITES.  We may be stuck with them anyway.  Can't see fixing it as the highest priority for the government.

Which rules “go above and beyond CITES”?

The fact that you can't sell pre 1992 Brazilian Rosewood.  Even though BRW didn't go on the CITES list until 1992, and the rest of the world uses 1992 as the cut off, the EU uses the same 1947 date that is used for ivory.

Not entirely true. If you can prove the specimen in question was in the EU prior to the cutoff date in 1992 you can get a certificate permitting sale. See page 5 at the link below. 

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/pdf/Dalbergia%20Report_FIN%2020%2012%202012.pdf