Commission opposes extension of ivory trade

At a meeting of the Council of the European Union on 30 March 2000, the European Commission recommended that member states voted against proposals to extend ivory trading scheduled to be discussed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference being held in April.

The Commission also came out against proposals to reopen the trade in whale meat and in favour of closer regulation of trade in sharks. The Council agreed to the latter but decided to finalise its position on elephants over the following week.

The EU's position at the 11th Conference of the Parties to CITES was under discussion during the Environment Council meeting.

• Primary Source

Website: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora https://www.cites.org/

Wikipedia: CITES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CITES

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