1.   After those killings, the federal government banned the import of semi-automatic weapons.

2.   Should governments be free to ban imports of things they fear will become extinct?

3.   The organization wants the government to ban imports of exotic birds.

4.   At the beginning of the year, the Dutch government bowed to consumer pressure and banned all imports of tropical hardwood from countries which lack effective forestry management schemes.

5.   A request from Shetland farmers to ban all imports of dairy cattle to save their stocks from BSE infection has been turned down by the Shetland Island Council.

6.   A report by the British Medical Association has called on the government to ban the import of hazardous waste.

7.   This issue surfaced recently when the US tried to ban imports of Mexican tuna.

8.   The British government has banned future imports of hazardous waste from Switzerland and Australia.

9.   Rare species of cacti whose import is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species were found on sale in four European countries.

10.   Official recognition that the trade exists would give the US president authority to ban all imports of wildlife products from all four countries.