EU says ban on seal goods still in place, with exceptions

A European Union ban on importing seal products went into effect Friday but does not apply to organisations that have filed court appeals, the EU Commission said.

The blockbuster bid for a U.S.-European Union trade deal announced by President Obama in Tuesday’s State of the Union speech won’t be easy, but it has the potential to reshape the global export market and provide a nudge to economies on both sides of the Atlantic.

The European Union has introduced an import ban on seal products. But a ruling has temporarily exempted Inuits and several other organizations involved in the seal trade from the effects of the ban.

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Reuters - Canada will ask the World Trade Organization to set up a formal dispute resolution panel to address the European Union's ban on trade of seal products, Canadian Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said on Friday.

Reuters - Canada has escalated a dispute with the European Union over a European ban of seal products, even as it pursues wide-ranging free trade talks with the bloc.