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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8958

1 June 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
EU wants to ban cat and dog fur imports from Asia

Brussels, 31/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The EU is seeking a way of banning the import into the EU of cat and dog furs and pelts from Asia, where the animals are badly treated. Various Member States already ban such imports (Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece and Italy) but for legal reasons, no EU ban has yet been imposed. The issue was raised at the Agriculture Council on Monday. Sweden is urging the European Commission to take measures to ban the import of cat and dog fur, supported by...

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