April 22, 2009

Will the EU "Seal" the Deal?

Norway threatens WTO action over seal ban

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

OSLO (AFP) — Norway threatened Wednesday to submit a complaint to the World Trade Organisation if the European Union bans the import of seal-related products.
"If the EU decides to introduce a broad ban on the trade of products derived from seals, that will affect our liberty to decide how we manage our own marine resources," Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Fisheries Minister Helga Pedersen said in a statement.


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