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EU set to ban Ukraine sunflower oil - EU official
21 May 2008 10:38:22 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Union intends to ban imports of sunflower oil from Ukraine after Kiev failed to provide guarantees that its shipments were clear of mineral oil contaminants, a European Commission official said on Wednesday.

"Our intention is to ban sunflower oil from Ukraine," the official told reporters. (Reporting by Jeremy Smith, writing by William Schomberg)


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