EU Proposes Ivory Ban Which Does Not Protect Miniatures

February 17 2021

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The European Commission have drafted a proposal for a ban on the sale of ivory. Unlike the UK's recent passing of the 2018 Ivory Act, the EU's drafts do not carry a provision pre-1918 portrait miniatures. Curiously, it does however give provision for antique ivory worked pre-1947 and antique musical instruments. Professionals in the field have called the proposals "hugely damaging and disproportionate."

The consequences of this could be rather serious for any miniatures crossing borders into the EU, including for scholarly exhibitions.

Antiques organisations such as BADA and the international trade association CINOA will be making petitions to the EC, and encourage any other person that trades with the EU and has contacts to do the same.

Here are Bendor's posts on the UK's proposals situation back in 2016 and 2017.


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