In many cases there is no obvious direct state involvement in the theft or illegal export of controlled technology.
In his role as President of the Intergovernmental Committee for the promotion of the return of cultural property to its country of origin or its restitution in case of illegal export, his diplomacy and spirit of cooperation empowered him to overcome obstacles to the work of the Committee, and the high quality of his contributions have always been appreciated.
The workshop stressed the importance of Database's objective as an instrument to protect cultural heritage, by fighting against looting, theft, illegal export and import in the light of the UNESCO Convention of 1970 on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and of the UNESCO Convention of 2001 on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
While it is legal to export plastics for recycling in some countries, it is illegal to export waste.
The maximum penalty for illegal waste export is an unlimited fine or up to two years in prison.
So far, the nearest thing to a practical step was last November's agreement by the Organisation of American States to co-operate in clamping down on the export of illegal weapons.
Lord Taylor said the UK was pressing the EU to bring in additional enforcement action to prevent market distortions through the export of illegal eggs, although he acknowledged that talks in Brussels on Monday had not brought about an agreement on tough enforcement action against non-compliant states.
Canada now wants the latest version of Brazil's export-financing scheme ruled illegal.
Thousands of automatic rifles are bought for export to Mexico, which is illegal.
Then last year it imposed export bans also patently illegal under WTO rules on Japan in September and on the European Union and the United States in October.
Rich-country farm subsidies prevent the poorest countries from selling some of the only goods, other than illegal drugs, that they are able to export, keeping millions of people miserable.
The World Trade Organization has ruled that our tax export subsidies--known as Foreign Sales Corporation and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion provisions--are illegal.
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