An embargo on imports of Japanese fish could have led to retaliation by Tokyo.

The development of cotton spinning was spurred by the embargo on imports resulting from the War of 1812.

Thus the embargo on imports critical to Saddam Hussein's war machine cannot safely be removed until a satisfactory containment system is in effect.

An example of this behaviour is the year-old embargo on imports of Polish consumer goods to the Russian market.

The survey, which was made public today, recommends an immediate end to the embargo on imports of food and other essential supplies to prevent "imminent catastrophe."

And questions were raised on whether France would resume diplomatic ties and end its recent embargo on imports of Iranian oil.

A spokesman for Mr. Verity said the Secretary might recommend an embargo on imports of fish from Japan.

These sanctions, including the embargo on imports of oil from Syria into the EU, are already restricting sources of finance to the regime.

Article 14 authorizes the INCB to recommend an embargo on imports and exports of drugs from any noncompliant nations.

The United States also wants the EU to lift its embargo on imports of hormonised meat and is preparing an offensive against genetically modified organisms.

True, the Commission has proposed an embargo on imports of Thai chicken until August 2004, but that seems to us inadequate given the scale the phenomenon is assuming.

On 30 January, the Commission transmitted to the Council a proposal relating to an embargo on imports of tuna from Belize and Honduras.

Supplies are tight because of an embargo on imports from Iran announced by President Reagan on Oct. 29, and prices are high because of the weakening of the dollar.

The United States Customs Service has begun to enforce an embargo on imports of yellowfin tuna from 20 countries where processors use fish caught by methods that harm dolphins, the agency has announced.

With American consumers inspecting tuna cans for "Dolphin Safe" labels, the United States has imposed a series of embargoes on imports of yellowfin tuna from Venezuela and Mexico.

The markets were tumultuous in spite of economists' perceptions that Japan would be less affected by an embargo on imports of Iraqi and Kuwait oil than the United States or other large oil-importing countries.

Japan earlier joined the United States and other industrial countries in an embargo on imports of petroleum exports from Iraq and Kuwait, which Iraq invaded on Aug. 2 and now occupies.

As the American deadline for a virtual embargo on imports of Japanese luxury cars approaches, both Japanese and American officials now concede that they deeply miscalculated the other country's resolve in their trade confrontation.

International A3-11 A U.N. survey of the civilian damage in Iraq caused by the allied bombardment calls the results "near apocalyptic" and recommends an end to the embargo on imports of food and other essential supplies.

The additional sanctions could include an embargo on imports of oil from Iraq, restrictions on exports of agricultural commodities from the United States to Iraq, downgrading or suspension of diplomatic relations, and a denial of loans and loan guarantees.

TWO AMENDMENTS: RECOURSE FOR U.S. PELLY: Gives the President discretion to impose an embargo on imports of fisheries products from the offending countries.

EUROPE FRANCE: BEEF BAN STANDS - The Food Safety Agency recommended that the Government maintain its embargo on imports of British beef because of continuing risks of mad-cow disease.

Congress has passed financial sanctions aimed at Iran's oil trade, due to come into effect in June, and EU foreign ministers are expected to agree an embargo on imports of Iranian oil at the end of the month, which are also likely to take effect after a few months' delay.

The fishing disagreement, which has already provoked a United States embargo on imports of Mexican tuna, pits American environmentalists with wide public support against one of Mexico's largest and most powerful export industries, which traps and kills tens of thousands of dolphins in its tuna nets each year.