The @ symbol was not used in continental Europe and the committee expected it would be replaced by an accented À in the French variation, so the @ was placed in position 40hex, right before the letter A.
ðə æt sˈɪmbəl wʌz nˌɑːt jˈuːzd ɪn kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ðə kəmˈɪɾi ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɪt wʊd biː ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ ɐn ˈæksəntᵻd æ ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən, sˌoʊ ðə æt wʌz plˈeɪst ɪn pəzˈɪʃən fˈoːɹɾi hˈɛks, ɹˈaɪt bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə lˈɛɾɚɹ ˈeɪ.