The amended law bans the import of wood products from illegal logging operations, and threatens U.S.companies that violate the law with stiff fines,jail time, and confiscation of their illicitly-traded timber or forest products.
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When she pulled off the shirt, her hair, still stiffwith rain, stuck up in ruff around her face, as if she were roused against him.
The club, which is expected to submit plans for a new ground at Ashton Vale later this month, faces stiff competition with as many as 15 cities bidding to stage matches.
China recently completed a 1, 100-mile gas pipeline to connect its factories and power plants to the vast gas reserves of Central Asia, part of China's stiff competition with Europe over a key energy source.