11.   A ban on imports of products containing Cuban sugar to the United States was removed from the final version.

12.   Also, foreign investors who deal in confiscated property are barred entry into the United States, and products made with Cuban sugar are banned.

13.   And the European Union has said a ban on sales to the United States of products using Cuban sugar violated the GATT accord.

14.   But Washington cut back on Cuban sugar imports, halting negotiations, said Olga Miranda, an adviser to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

15.   China could also use imports of Cuban sugar to help fulfill the Chinese yen for sweets and liquor.

16.   It also bans products made with Cuban sugar.

17.   Products made with Cuban sugar are also banned.

18.   Russia and Cuba are set to open formal trade talks Wednesday following a rise in Russian imports of Cuban sugar last year, the Russian Trade Ministry said Tuesday.

19.   The bill would prevent countries buying Cuban sugar and molasses from reselling either product to the United States.

20.   The Helms bill would block imports of sugar and molasses from any country that buys Cuban sugar.