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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8282

24 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Weber foundation asks EU to stop seal skin product imports from Canada

Brussels, 23/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Franz Weber Foundation, a militant NGO that fights for the protection of the environment and seals, has sent a letter to members of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of Europe, requesting them to put a stop to imports into the EU of seal skin products and derivatives that come from Canada. "We are fighting against the industrial hunting of baby-seals in Canada and we are asking the EU to put a ban on seal skin...

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