11.   Washington slapped the tax on the French cheese in response to a European Union ban on US beef produced with the use of growth hormones.

12.   Meanwhile, charges were imposed for the first time on telephone calls within towns and cities, and heavier taxes were slapped on annual telephone subscriptions and connection fees.

13.   RSK premier Borislav Mikelic said the Bosnian Serbs, led by Radovan Karadzic, had slapped a tax on all goods originating in Yugoslavia -- Serbia and Montenegro.