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Closing Strategy - Ending Ivory Trade in Hong Kong
… between AFCD, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department through joint operations and … million (HKD2.4 billion) over the period, according to Customs statistics; another 20% of the ivory production was … initiatives (CITES, 2015). 1.Enhanced liaison with the Customs and Excise Department and overseas enforcement …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… captured in national statistics of trade are dependent on Customs codes, which can be challenging to include … and aromatic at over 1.3 million tonnes, with a reported Customs value of over USD5 billion (International Trade Centre, purposes alone (Customs code HS1211, a subset of those valued at over USD3.4 …
Plant protection legislation
… or that cause too rapid a break between existing social customs and the new mentality. It must be borne in mind that … trade. In some legislations it is specified that the customs and postal authorities shall cooperate in all plant … are carried out according to the procedure set out in the customs regulations and ordinances and in accordance with the …
Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention
… case of illegal traffic from the Netherlands “When Dutch customs drove alongside a terminal in the harbor of … TV’s, TV’s without any packaging and not well stowed. The customs phoned the VROM-Inspectorate and asked for … would investigate the origin of the TVs. The customs questioned the man who was in charge of the loading …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… Security Council, UN General Assembly, INTERPOL, the World Customs Organi- sation (WCO) and others, including at … production. These methods effectively bypass many current customs efforts related to the Lacey Act and the EU FLEGT … to provide support to countries in the fields of policing, customs, prosecution and the judiciary. These initiatives …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… year in the last two decades. In 2013, Kenyan wildlife and Customs authorities seized more illegally acquired animal … wealth and sky rocketing prices. In response, Asian Customs authorities have intensified enforcement efforts, … extremely important for building the capacity of Kenya’s Customs, revenue and port police units to detect and track …
Sources of international water law
… shall be established to prevent officers of the customs, in the exercise of their functions, throwing … and for applying the laws and regulations relating to customs, public health, precautions against the diseases of … waterways of international concern shall, so far as customs formalities are concerned, be governed by the …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… than drugs. Hazardous waste and electronic waste are often customs-code classified as second-hand products by smugglers and thereby bypass customs regulations and international conventions. Criminals … container control programme has established improved customs controls in some countries, targeted at transnational …