1.   The move follows several waste dumping scandals, in particular the illegal export of hospital waste to France and chemical waste to Romania.

2.   Illegal exports of fish are also on the increase, while fishing for research purposes has been abused.

3.   American officials say the illegal exports harm American workers and the dwindling domestic textile industry.

4.   After Europe complained about the tax breaks to the World Trade Organization, the tax breaks were ruled illegal export subsidies.

5.   All of these are illegal exports because they were not officially registered through the United Nations.

6.   But law enforcement officials agree that to curb illegal exports, they must address the problem overseas.

7.   He also pledged to keep the ruble convertible on Russian and world markets and to crack down on the illegal export of Western currencies.

8.   In a new book, British journalist Peter Watson accuses the auction house of arranging illegal exports, fabricating art documentation and rigging auctions.

9.   Lawmakers say a panel at the World Trade Organization recently made a preliminary ruling that this entire provision of the American tax code was an illegal export subsidy.

10.   The company also pleaded guilty to illegal exports of weapons-grade zirconium.