[meteorite-list] Re: Australian Meteorites and UNESCO

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:05 2004
Message-ID: <20020703181825.84155.qmail_at_web11607.mail.yahoo.com>

Does the UNESCO regulation extend to NWA?

ep


--- ROCKS ON FIRE <meteorites_at_optushome.com.au> wrote:
> Hello, Everyone,
>
> every Australian Meteorite is subject to a permit,
> if you take or send
> the meteorite, even for a limited time (display or
> so), out of this
> great country of ours.
> However, for most of the wider distributed with a
> minor scientific value
> some ouf our museums issue us a permit, for the
> others trade only
> within Australia is permitted.
> These permits are required as part of the UNESCO
> Movable Cultural
> Heritage Act and is not only applicable for
> Australia.
> Ebay is giving you some information about
> questionable items at this
> URL:
> http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-items.html
> and in particular here:
>
>
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_reg/pomchr502/sch1.html
> I suggest to check if your country has signed the
> UNESCO Act and to make
> yourself too familiar with, what you are allowed to
> export.
>
> Best regards from DOWN-UNDER,
>
> Norbert F. Kammel
> IMCA #3420
> www.rocksonfire.com
>
> BTW: Export restricted meteorites in my website are
> displayed in
> Australian Dollars compared with the ones with
> permit in U.S. Dollars.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Australian Meteorites
> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 17:35:02 -0400
> From: "Walter Branch" <branchw_at_bellsouth.net>
> To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
>
> Is it illegal to export Australian meteorites? I
> thought they could be
> exported with the proper permits.
>
>
>
> -Walter
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Walter Branch, Ph.D.
> Branch Meteorites
> 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
> Savannah, GA 31405 USA
> www.branchmeteorites.com
> <http://www.branchmeteorites.com>
>
>


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Received on Wed 03 Jul 2002 02:18:25 PM PDT