Repressive governments in Swaziland and Eritrea have been told they might forfeit their duty-free export status unless there are democratic reforms.

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Mr Inama also fears that some crops will be transferred from excluded countries into the chosen 48, for duty-free export to Europe.

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The change is being caused by the expiration of the HEU-LEU contract, signed in 1993 by Russia and the US. The treaty, which expires in 2013, allowed the duty-free export of Soviet uranium extracted from nuclear warheads.

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