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China Daily: “China’s strict registration and management system can effectively keep illegal ivory from entering the domestic market, experts say.
According to Jin Yu, a researcher at Northeast Forestry University, China has launched an information control system stricter than the standards of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES.
Seized elephant tusks are displayed by customs authorities in Hong Kong in October. Ivory smuggling has fallen due to strict law enforcement in China in recent years. [Provided to China Daily]
CITES is an international convention that regulates the ivory trade, and monitors ivory stockpiles, consumption and products.
“On every finished product, there is an ID card with information regarding the product’s appearance, size and digital code, which can be used to obtain further information, including its original material, from an online database,” she said.
“It’s the only way to prove an ivory product is legal and should always be carried when selling or transporting ivory.
“Any trade without such a certificate can be identified as illegal.”
However, lack of expertise and experience may cause inaccurate surveys and reports that lead to allegations that the market has ivory products from illegal sources, Jin said.”
via Measures curb illegal ivory trade in China[1]|chinadaily.com.cn.
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