16/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 16 December, the European Commission adopted a revised regulation and guidelines on the EU regime governing the ivory trade which suspend trade in raw ivory on the EU market, except for the exclusive purpose of repairing objects containing ancient ivory. This fulfils the EU’s commitment to adopt new measures against elephant poaching and ivory trafficking worldwide. “We want to eliminate any remaining risk that activities in the EU indirectly...