Cat and dog fur trade to be banned in EU
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The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ban on trade in products containing cat or dog fur following calls to outlaw a practice many consider unethical and animal rights advocates call barbaric.
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The European Union executive asked the World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
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The European Union on Monday took the final step toward abolishing textiles quotas on January 1, 2005, in compliance with World Trade Organization obligations.
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The European Union executive asked the  World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal  for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU  exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
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The European Commission said Wednesday Russia had told the 25-nation bloc it intends to ban all animal product exports from the EU starting next year because Moscow claimed new members Bulgaria and Romania had poor animal health standards.
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The European Union will ban imports of some types of Chinese consumer goods unless the country responds to EU concerns about health and safety standards, the bloc's consumer protection chief said.
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Traders selling banned animal products in the UK cannot be arrested due to a government "slip-up", it has emerged.
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The European Union (EU) said yesterday it would remove trade sanctions imposed on the US in a dispute over US corporate tax subsidies, but warned it might levy new penalties next year over continued benefits it sees as illegal to Boeing, the aircraft maker
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BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (IPS) - Import of gemstones, timber and metal from Burma  have been banned by the European Union in protest against the  violent suppression of protests by Buddhist monks in Rangoon.
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The European Union said Monday it will lift sanctions against US imports following President Bush&#39;s decision to remove illegal export subsidies.
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The European Unionâs head office today proposed unprecedented bans on fishing in popular northern waters to safeguard threatened species such as the common cod, a traditional dinner favourite from Sweden to Portugal.
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All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda are to be banned from flying into the European Union.
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The US House of Representatives voted to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption, which could bring an end to a 40-billion dollar industry exporting horse meat to Europe and Japan.
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All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda will be banned from flying to the European Union within a week, the European Commission said on Thursday, updating a "blacklist" of carriers deemed unsafe.
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The European Union's battle against global warming will force companies to change automobile air conditioning systems and restrict the sale of air-cushioned sports shoes, European Union ministers said on Thursday.
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BRUSSELS New EU-wide legislation introducing a pet passport will be fully applicable from Friday, allowing pets and their owners to travel legally within the European Union, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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Namibian beef certified as "cheetah-friendly" will soon make its way to the European Union as part of a new strategy to reduce conflict between ranchers and the graceful cats.