ATG Letter: Why Defra's ‘de minimis’ provision for antique ivory is ‘extraordinarily impractical’

MADAM – Defra’s findings outlined in the post-consultation document include an extraordinarily impractical provision for the ‘de minimis’ exemption – requiring registration (with an as yet unspecified fee) of all objects with an ivory content below 10% created before 1947.

Consider the wide range of items this involves, from EPNS teapots, chests of drawers, miniatures, …

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