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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  MAMMALIA
Order :  PROBOSCIDEA
Family :  ELEPHANTIDAE
Genus :  Loxodonta
Taxon : Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II    13/09/07  Populations of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and Zimbabwe:
a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations, as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.20, for Zimbabwe and Botswana and for in situ conservation programmes for Namibia and South Africa;
c) trade in hides;
d) trade in hair;
e) trade in leather goods for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe;
f) trade in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe;
g) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following:
i) only registered government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin);
ii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade;
iii) not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries and the registered government-owned stocks;
iv) raw ivory pursuant to the conditional sale of registered government-owned ivory stocks agreed at CoP12, which are 20,000 kg (Botswana), 10,000 kg (Namibia) and 30,000 kg (South Africa);
v) in addition to the quantities agreed at CoP12, government-owned ivory from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe registered by 31 January 2007 and verified by the Secretariat may be traded and despatched, with the ivory in paragraph g) iv) above, in a single sale per destination under strict supervision of the Secretariat;
vi) the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; and
vii) the additional quantities specified in paragraph g) v) above shall be traded only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met; and
h) no further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from populations already in Appendix II shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending nine years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.XX and 14.XX.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  II    12/01/05  Populations of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa:
For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) trade in live animals for in situ conservation programmes;
3) trade in hides;
4) trade in leather goods: for non commercial purposes for Botswana; for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Namibia and South Africa;
5) trade in hair for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Namibia;
6) trade in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia; and
7) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana and Namibia, whole tusks and pieces; for South Africa, whole tusks and cut pieces of ivory that are both 20 cm or more in length and 1 kg or more in weight) subject to the following:
i. only registered government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin) and, in the case of South Africa, only ivory originating from the Kruger National Park;
ii. only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade;
iii. not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and the MIKE programme has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing);
iv. a maximum amount of 20,000kg (Botswana), 10,000 kg (Namibia) and 30,000 kg (South Africa) of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat;
v. the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; and
vi. only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  II    13/02/03  Botswana: For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes;
c) Trade in hides; d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes;
e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in Botswana (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev.) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 20,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

Namibia: For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes;
c) Trade in hides;
d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes;
e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in Namibia (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev.) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 10,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

South Africa: For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes;
c) Trade in hides;
d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes;
e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and cut pieces of ivory that are both 20 cm or more in length and one kilogramme or more in weight) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in South Africa (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev.) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 30,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  I/w  South Africa (ZA)  06/09/00 

 

CITES  II  Botswana (BW)  19/07/00  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
To ensure that where destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that, in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(b) of the convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals.

 

CITES  II  Namibia (NA)  19/07/00  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations for non-commercial purposes only.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
To ensure that where
a) destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable"
and b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that: in case a), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(b) of the Convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals; and in case b), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(c), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes.

 

CITES  II  South Africa (ZA)  19/07/00  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) trade in live animals for re-introduction purposes into protected areas formally proclaimed in terms of legislation of the importing country;
3) trade in hides and leather goods.
Trade in raw ivory shall be whole tusks of government owned stock originating from the Kruger National Park, subject to a zero quota.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  II  Zimbabwe (ZW)  19/07/00  For the exclusive purpose of allowing
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations;
3) export of hides;
4) export of leather goods and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
To ensure that where
a) destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable"
and b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that: in case a), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(b) of the Convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals; and in case b), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(c), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes.

 

CITES  II  Botswana (BW)  18/09/97  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations.
No international trade in ivory is permitted before 18 months after the transfer to Appendix II comes into effect (i.e. 18 March 1999). Thereafter, under experimental quotas for raw ivory not exceeding 25.3 tonnes, raw ivory may be exported to Japan subject to the conditions established in Decision of the Conference of the Parties regarding ivory No. 10.1.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  II  Namibia (NA)  18/09/97  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations, for non-commercial purposes.
No international trade in ivory is permitted before 18 months after the transfer to Appeindix II comes into effect (i.e. 18 March 1999). Thereafter, under experimental quotas for raw ivory not exceeding 13.8 tonnes, raw ivory may be exported to Japan subject to the conditions established in Decision of the Conference of the Parties regarding ivory No. 10.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  II  Zimbabwe (ZW)  18/09/97  For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations;
3) export of hides;
4) export of leather goods and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes.
No international trade in ivory is permitted before 18 months after the transfer to Appendix II comes into effect (i.e. 18 March 1999). thereafter, under experimental quotas for raw ivory not exceeding 20 tonnes, raw ivory may be exported to Japan subject to the conditions established in Decision of the Conference of the Parties regarding ivory No. 10.1. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

CITES  I/w  Botswana (BW), Namibia (NA)  18/09/97 

 

CITES  I/w  Zimbabwe (ZW)  17/09/97 

 

CITES  I/w  Zambia (ZM)  20/03/97 

 

CITES  I/r  Namibia (NA)  18/03/91 

 

CITES  I/w  China (CN)  11/01/91 

 

CITES  I/w  Hong Kong (HK)  18/07/90 

 

CITES  I/r  Botswana (BW), China (CN), Hong Kong (HK), Malawi (MW), South Africa (ZA), Zambia (ZM), Zimbabwe (ZW)  18/01/90 

 

CITES  I    18/01/90 

 

CITES  II/w  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)  03/07/78  On behalf of HK

 

CITES  II/r  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)  04/02/77  On behalf of HK

 

CITES  II    04/02/77 

 

CITES  III  Ghana (GH)  26/02/76 

 

Legal Notice EU Annex Country Date listed Notes
EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/05/09  Populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations as
defined in Res. Conf. 11.20 for Botswana and Zimbabwe and for in situ conservation programmes for Namibia and South Africa; c) trade in hides; d) trade in hair; e)
trade in leather goods for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe; f) trade in
individually marked and certified Ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carvings for non commercial purposes
for Zimbabwe; g) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i) only registered
government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the
Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be
re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP14) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii) not
before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries and the registered government-owned stocks; iv) Raw ivory pursuant to the conditional sale of
registered government-owned ivory stocks agreed at COP12 which are 20 000 kg (Botswana), 10 000 kg (Namibia), 30 000 kg (South Africa); v) In addition to the
quantities agreed at COP12, government-owned ivory from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa registered by the 31st of January 2007 and verified by the
Secretariat may be traded and despatched, with the ivory in g) iv) in a single sale per destination under strict supervision of the Secretariat; vi) the proceeds of the trade
are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; and vii) The
additional quantities specified in g) v) shall be traded only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.; h) No further proposals to
allow trade in elephant ivory from populations already on annex B shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from COP14 and ending nine years
from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraph g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition, such further
proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78. On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade
to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other
elephant populations. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    22/05/09  All populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    11/04/08  Populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations as
defined in Res. Conf. 11.20 for Botswana and Zimbabwe and for in situ conservation programmes for Namibia and South Africa; c) trade in hides; d) trade in hair; e)
trade in leather goods for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe; f) trade in
individually marked and certified Ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carvings for non commercial purposes
for Zimbabwe; g) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i) only registered
government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the
Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be
re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP14) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii) not
before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries and the registered government-owned stocks; iv) Raw ivory pursuant to the conditional sale of
registered government-owned ivory stocks agreed at COP12 which are 20 000 kg (Botswana), 10 000 kg (Namibia), 30 000 kg (South Africa); v) In addition to the
quantities agreed at COP12, government-owned ivory from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa registered by the 31st of January 2007 and verified by the
Secretariat may be traded and despatched, with the ivory in g) iv) in a single sale per destination under strict supervision of the Secretariat; vi) the proceeds of the trade
are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; and vii) The
additional quantities specified in g) v) shall be traded only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.; h) No further proposals to
allow trade in elephant ivory from populations already on annex B shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from COP14 and ending nine years
from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraph g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition, such further
proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78. On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade
to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other
elephant populations. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    11/04/08  All populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/08/05  Populations of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: (1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; (2) trade in live animals for in situ conservation programmes; (3) trade in hides; (4

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    22/08/05  All populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    30/08/03  Populations of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: (1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; (2) trade in live animals for in situ conservation programmes; (3) trade in hides; (4) trade in leather goods for non-commercial purposes; (5) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana and Namibia, whole tusks and pieces; for South Africa, whole tusks and cut pieces of ivory that are both 20 cm or more in length and 1 kg or more in weight) subject to the following: (i) only registered government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin) and, in the case of South Africa, only ivory originating from the Kruger National Park); (ii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf.10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; (iii) not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and the MIKE programme has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); (iv) a maximum of 20 000 kg (Botswana), 10 000 kg (Namibia) and 30 000 kg (South Africa) of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; (v) the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; (vi) only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
Population of Zimbabwe (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: (1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; (2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations; (3) export of hides; (4) export of leather goods and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly. To ensure that where (a) destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable" and/or (b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that: in case a), in analogy to Article 4, paragraph 1(c) of the Convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to
house and care for the animals; and/or in case b), in analogy to Article 4, paragraph 1(d), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes.

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    30/08/03  All populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    18/12/00  Populations of Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. For the exclusive purpose of allowing
1) export of hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) export of live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations (Namibia: for non-commercial purposes only);
3) export of hides (Zimbabwe only);
4) export of leather goods and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes (Zimbabwe only). All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the provisions of this Regulation shall be applied to them accordingly.
To ensure that where
a) destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable"
and/or b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that: in case a), in analogy to Article 4(I)(c) of the Regulation, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals; and/or in case b), in analogy to Article 4(I)(d), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes; and
Population of South Africa
For the exclusive purpose of allowing:
1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
2) trade in live animals for re-introduction purposes into protected areas formally proclaimed in terms of legislation of the importing country;
3) trade in hides and leather goods.
Trade in raw ivory shall be whole tusks of government-owned stock originating from the Kruger National Park, subject to a zero quota.
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    18/12/00  All populations except those of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  B    27/11/97  Popns of BW, NA & ZW. See note relating to CITES II.

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  A    01/06/97 

 

Legal Notice Other Annex Country Date listed Notes
CMS  II    01/11/83 

 

African Convention on Conservation  B    15/06/69 

 

European Commission Decisions
Decisions and opinions on the import of specimens of species covered by EC Regulation No. 338/97.
Refers to all specimens (live, skins etc.) taken from the wild unless stated otherwise.
Country of Origin SRG opinion Import restrictions under Article 4.6 (only suspensions formed on 21/05/2009 are currently valid) Notes
Botswana   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
Cameroon   Positive
05/01/2000 		   hunting trophies 
Cameroon   Negative
26/11/1998 		   hunting trophies 
Cameroon   Positive
15/12/1997 		   hunting trophies 
Ethiopia   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
Namibia   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
South Africa   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
United Republic of Tanzania   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
Zimbabwe   Positive
11/11/1997 		   hunting trophies 
CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
2009  Angola   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Burkina Faso   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Benin   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Botswana   800   tusks and other trophies from 400 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Botswana   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Democratic Republic of the Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Central African Republic   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Côte d'Ivoire   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Cameroon   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Cameroon   160   tusks as trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Eritrea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Ethiopia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Ghana   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Equatorial Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Guinea Bissau   0   raw ivory 
, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Kenya   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Liberia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Mali   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Malawi   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Mozambique   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Mozambique   120   tusks as hunting trophies from 60 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 09/06/2009
2009  Namibia   180   tusks as trophies from 90 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Niger   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Nigeria   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Rwanda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Sudan   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Sierra Leone   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Senegal   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Somalia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Swaziland   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Chad   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Togo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  United Republic of Tanzania   400   tusks as trophies from 200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  United Republic of Tanzania   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Uganda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  South Africa   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  South Africa   300   tusks as hunting trophies from 150 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 09/06/2009
2009  Zambia   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Zambia   40   tusks and other trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks as trophies from 500 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Zimbabwe   0   raw ivory other than trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Angola   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Burkina Faso   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Benin   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Botswana   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Botswana   660   tusks and other hunting trophies from 330 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 13/05/2008
2008  Democratic Republic of the Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Central African Republic   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Côte d'Ivoire   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Cameroon   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Eritrea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Ethiopia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Gabon   100   tusks as hunting trophies from 50 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Gabon   500   worked ivory objects for personal use 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Gabon   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Ghana   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Equatorial Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Guinea Bissau   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Kenya   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Liberia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Mali   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Malawi   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Mozambique   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Mozambique   80   tusks as hunting trophies from 40 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Namibia   180   tusks as hunting trophies from 90 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Namibia   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Niger   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Nigeria   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Rwanda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Sudan   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Sierra Leone   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Senegal   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Somalia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Swaziland   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Chad   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Togo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  United Republic of Tanzania   400   tusks as hunting trophies from 200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  United Republic of Tanzania   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Uganda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  South Africa   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Zambia   40   tusks and other hunting trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Zambia   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks as hunting trophies from 500 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Zimbabwe   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2007  Angola   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Burkina Faso   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Benin   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Botswana   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Botswana   600   tusks and other hunting trophies from 300 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Democratic Republic of the Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Central African Republic   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Congo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Côte d'Ivoire   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Cameroon   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Eritrea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Ethiopia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Gabon   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies  
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Gabon   100   tusks as trophies from 50 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Gabon   500   worked ivory objects for personal use 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Ghana   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Equatorial Guinea   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Guinea Bissau   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Kenya   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Liberia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Mali   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Malawi   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Mozambique   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Mozambique   80   tusks as hunting trophies from 40 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Namibia   180   tusks as hunting trophies from 90 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Namibia   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Niger   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Nigeria   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Rwanda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Sudan   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Sierra Leone   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Senegal   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Somalia   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Swaziland   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Chad   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Togo   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  United Republic of Tanzania   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  United Republic of Tanzania   400   tusks as hunting trophies from 200 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Uganda   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  South Africa   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  South Africa   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Zambia   40   tusks and other hunting trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Zambia   0   raw invory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Zimbabwe   0   raw ivory 
www.cites.org, Updated: 16/11/2007
2007  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks as hunting trophies from 500 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/12/2007
2007  Zimbabwe   0   raw ivory other than hunting trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/12/2007
2006  Botswana   540   tusks and other hunting trophies from 270 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Mozambique   80   tusks as hunting trophies from 40 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/02/2006
2006  Namibia   180   tusks as hunting trophies from 90 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  United Republic of Tanzania   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  South Africa   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/04/2006
2006  Zambia   40   tusks as hunting trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks from 500 sport hunted animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2005  Botswana   420   tusks and other hunting trophies from 210 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Mozambique   80   tusks as hunting trophies from 40 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Namibia   180   tusks as hunting trophies from 90 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  United Republic of Tanzania   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  South Africa   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 08/06/2005
2005  Zambia   40   tusks as hunting trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks from 500 sport hunted animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2004  Botswana   420   tusks and other hunting trophies from 210 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 05/05/2004
2004  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Mozambique   80   tusks as hunting trophies from 40 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  United Republic of Tanzania   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  South Africa   120   tusks as hunting trophies from 60 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Zambia   40   tusks as hunting trophies from 20 animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Zimbabwe   1000   tusks from 500 sport hunted animals 
www.cites.org, Updated: 13/07/2004
2003  Botswana   420   tusks and other hunting trophies from 210 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  Mozambique   20   tusks as hunting trophies from 10 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  United Republic of Tanzania   200   tusks as hunting trophies from 100 animals 
www.cites.org
2003  South Africa   120   tusks as hunting trophies from 60 animals 
www.cites.org
2002  Botswana   420   tusks and other hunting trophies from 210 animals (tagged specimens only) 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  Mozambique   20   tusks as hunting trophies from 10 animals  
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals (Note: see Notif. 2002/011) 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks as hunting trophies from 50 animals (Note: see Notif. 2002/011) 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2002  South Africa   120   tusks as hunting trophies from 60 animals (Note: see Notif. 2002/011) 
www.cites.org
2002  South Africa   0   raw whole tusks (Note: see Annotation °604 to Appendices I & II) 
www.cites.org
2002  Zimbabwe   800   tusks as hunting trophies from 400 animals (Note: see Notif. 2002/011) 
CITES Notif. No. 2002/011
2001  Botswana   360   tusks and other hunting trophies from 180 animals (tagged specimens only) (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Gabon   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Mozambique   20   tusks as hunting trophies from 10 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks as hunting trophies from 50 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  South Africa   86   tusks as hunting trophies from 43 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  South Africa   0   raw whole tusks (Note: see Annotation °604 to Appendices I & II) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Zimbabwe   800   tusks as hunting trophies from 400 animals (Note: see Notif. 2001/004) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2000  Botswana   360   tusks as hunting trophies from 180 animals (see Notif. 2000/009) 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals (see Notif. 2000/009) 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Mozambique   20   tusks as hunting trophies from 10 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks as hunting trophies from 50 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  South Africa   86   tusks as hunting trophies from 43 animals (see Notif. 2000/009) 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Zimbabwe   800   tusks as hunting trophies from 400 animals (see Notif. 2000/009) 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
1999  Botswana   348   tusks as hunting trophies from 174 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Cameroon   160   tusks as hunting trophies from 80 animals; see Notif. 1999/05 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Mozambique   20   tusks as hunting trophies from 10 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Namibia   150   tusks as hunting trophies from 75 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks as hunting trophies from 50 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  South Africa   86   tusks as hunting trophies from 43 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Zimbabwe   800   tusks as hunting trophies from 400 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1998  Botswana   348   tusks from 174 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Botswana   39   tusks from previous years 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Cameroon   160   tusks from 80 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Ethiopia   6   tusks from 3 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Mozambique   20   tusks from 10 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Namibia   150   tusks from 75 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/36
1998  Nigeria   150   tusks from 75 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks from 50 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  South Africa   86   tusks from 43 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Zimbabwe   800   tusks from 400 animals 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1997  Botswana   174   tusks (87 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Cameroon   160   tusks (80 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Ethiopia   6   tusks (3 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Mozambique   20   tusks (10 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Namibia   150   tusks (75 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  United Republic of Tanzania   100   tusks (50 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  South Africa   86   tusks (43 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Zimbabwe   800   tusks (400 animals) 
CITES Notif. No. 994
Other CITES restrictions :
Date Country Status Notification Notes
15/12/1983 Sudan No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 274 export ban of raw ivory
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