On 27 March 2013, a private members bill to ban shark fin imports into Canada failed in the House of Commons.

France s health, ecology, and agriculture ministers promised a prompt investigation and threatened to ban imports of Monsanto s GM corn to the European Union.

Nothing in this Agreement authorizes the use of measures to restrict or ban international trade in, and in particular as they concern imports of, and utilization of, timber and timber products.

Such a tax should start with turning the EU current exclusion of settlements products from preferential customs treatment into a full scale ban on imports from settlements and any transactions with them.

US consumers buy imports rather than American made goods because imports are cheaper.

(c) Imports exports

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Mining equipment imports

(b) Unusually high imports in 2003, compensating for unusually low imports in previous year

Since 2000, there has been a livestock ban on Somali imports in Saudi Arabia (which represents 90 per cent of Somalia's livestock market) and other Gulf States in response to an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF).

Ban.

Now, it imports rice.

While US imports are declining sharply, German imports are holding up without any economic stimulus plan.

Bahrain depends heavily on food imports to feed its growing population it relies heavily on meat imports from Australia and also imports 75 of its total fruit consumption needs.

Mozambique, for example, imports 60 of its wheat consumption, and Egypt imports 50 of its food supplies.

China imports oil from Sudan, and Sudan imports low cost items as well as armaments from China.

At the time of writing, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had announced its intention to lift the ban on livestock imports from Somalia and possibly Somaliland , and the independent expert is hopeful that this will take place shortly.

Travel ban

Travel ban

Travel ban

Travel ban

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Japan imports oranges from California.

The EU already accounts for almost 20 of US imports, and the US for 11 of EU imports.

The plan includes the Party's commitment to reduce its methyl bromide consumption from 30 ODP tonnes in 2002 to 24 ODP tonnes in 2004, and to introduce a ban on imports of ODS using equipment in the first quarter of 2004.

Imports of arms and related material

C. Travel ban

The US alone imports 1.5 million barrels a day from West Africa, the same amount it imports from Saudi Arabia.

Reducing the cost of imports is significant because China imports a wide range of consumer goods, equipment, and raw materials.

On the eve of the visit, his government agreed to lift the five year old ban on US beef imports as part of efforts to improve bilateral ties following years of up and down relations during former President Roh Moo hyun s administration.

The independent expert raised economic and social rights issues arising from his mission such as the abuse of coastal fisheries and illegal fishing in Puntland , as well as the issue of livestock industry and the continuing ban on imports by Saudi Arabia.

Reducing the cost of imports is significant because China imports a wide range of consumer goods, equipment, and raw materials. Indeed, China s total annual imports amount to roughly 1.4 trillion, or nearly 40 of GDP.

As incomes in China grow, imports from other low or middle income countries rise faster than imports from high wage countries.

Ban on protests The government has not specified the duration of the ban on protesting.

The ban originates from the period when the ban on brothels was still in force.

Manufactured imports into Japan have increased considerably.

Arms and travel ban

Other travel ban violations

Cheap imports ameliorate the effects of wage stagnation.

Russia actually did block imports of Monsanto corn.

The UK imports 40 of its food supplies.

Other imports include chemicals, manufactured goods, and petroleum.

Licensing Systems, Customs Procedures and Illegal Imports Detected

So it seems that democracies are damned if they ban and damned if they do not ban.