Wow. It seems to me that if the plants were legally exported with permission of the source country, and then not permitted entrance to the EU, then they should be returned to their rightful owners, rather than seized by authorities in The Netherlands. This does not seem like an appropriate seizure of property.
Given that country's long-standing expertise in all things horticultural, no doubt they would be well-cared for and propagated for the European market in no time flat. ;<) Nina Rach Houston > "Organisers of the Cayman Islands' Heritage Garden had sought special > permission to take specimens for the ghost and banana orchids out of the > country. . . An export licence was granted by the Cayman authorities but > the rare plants now require an import licence under European rules. > > "Dutch Customs officials ordered the plants be impounded in the absence of > suitable paperwork and the orchids are now expected to end up in a botanic > garden in the Netherlands," said the article." > > URL : http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1030805 _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
