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kitarist -> CITES to exempt non-Brazilian rosewood guitars from requirements (Apr. 5 2019 22:37:51)
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Forgot to post this here (posted it on the delcamp site).
CITES is about to agree to exempt (non-BRW rosewood) musical instruments from Appendix II requirements at the next Conference of the Parties (the 18th CoP), May 23 - Jun 03, 2019.
This is a result of a proposal initiated jointly by Canada and the EU. Subsequently a consensus on the wording was reached at the Standing Committee meetings.
The way this works is through modifying Annotation #15 in Appendix II. That annotation lists exceptions to the requirements stemming from the inclusion of all rosewood in Appendix II (except for App I Brazilian rosewood).
Annotation #15 currently reads:
No doubt people here are familiar with the highlighted part - the 10kg exception for non-commercial exports.
The consensus proposal (pdf) before the 18th CoP, called CoP18 Prop. 52, modifies and expands Annotation #15. It reads(*):
(c) is now a new exemption for musical instruments, parts and accessories, and (b) has been modified from 10kg per shipment to 500gr per item of finished product. The rest of the exemptions are the same as before.
If, in about 45 days, this proposal gets accepted and becomes part of Appendix II - as it seems very likely for a consensus proposal - there are still some things to work out. Apparently one is to formulate a good definition of what a musical instrument is. However, I don't think there is any doubt that a guitar is a musical instrument under whatever definition; the details may be of more concern or consequence to makers of some very exotic instruments.
National jurisdictions would then need to modify their current regulations to match the change, to actually put it into legal effect. I don't see why that would take a long time.
It seems fairly soon, I'd say very likely within a year, the requirements on non-Brazilian rosewood guitars will be gone.
This does not affect blancas but would affect negras (as well as pure classicals with non-BRZ rosewood). No more worrying about documentations when you travel.
Note that the new exception for musical instruments, parts, and accessories is totally separate from the weight exceptions - if you have a negra, it does not matter what the total weight of its rosewood is, it is still excepted.
(*) If you can't read the pdf, go to Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II - 18th CoP and search the page for "Dalbergia" or "Prop. 52".
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