BRUSSELS -- Japan and the European Union have begun talks on easing mutual disease-induced food import bans by applying the flexible principle of specifying disease-affected regions within a country, rather than imposing blanket restrictions on the entire producing nation.
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EU, Japan to revoke blanket food import ban on disease-affected nations
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European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen speaks to Nikkei in Brussels on June 5. Japan and the European Union are working to introduce a "regionalization" system for food imports. (Photo by Takashi Tsuji)
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