Dai Young must cut his quota of non-Welsh qualified players in the Blues squad by one for next season.

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"Obviously we don't want to raise our quota of non-Welsh qualified players, but ultimately it's not our choice, " said Davies last month.

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Under the deal that has been struck, the EU will keep its ban on hormone-treated beef, but the import quota levels for non-hormone treated beef would be increased, giving greater access to the EU market for exporters in the US and Canada.

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He plans to phase in a 30% quota of jobs for non-whites by 2003, and to impose it also on firms seeking contracts from the ministry.

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