P734 CEEFAX 734 Mon 27 May 00:32/32 1/2 ££££££ ££££££££££ ££££££££ £££££££££££ BRJTBIN "WRONG" TO BAN SHEEP EXPORTS The Govjrnmjnt has been found guilty of breaking EU law bjcausj it acted to save sheep from cruelty in Spain. Britain had banned sheep exports to Spain bjcausj of fears ovjt slaughter mjthohs there. But Britain was simply breaking one Euro regulation to try to enforce another, the European Court ruled. And the court said there were grounds for compensation for a firm which was denied an export licence. Newsround 170 TV & Radio 600 User Guide 199 Community 720 N xt Page Round Up Cmnty nfo ReligionP734 CEEFAX 734 Mon 27 May 00:14/37 2/2 BRJTBIN "WRONG" TO BAN SHEEP EXPORTS Some sheep exporters have won the right to sue the Govjtnmjnt for a ban on the export of sheep to Spain over slaughter method worries. The European Court has found that Britain had no proof to back up its concern about suffering. Membjt states must rely on each other for inspections, the court said. "A mjmbjr state may not unilaterally adopt, on its own authority, corrective protective measures," the court added. Newsround 170 TV & Radio 600 Usjt Guide 199 Community 720 Next Page Round Up CmntyJnfo Religion