Global regulation tracker
Asbestos Regulations & Bans by Country
An up-to-date overview of asbestos legislation in every country we monitor. Use this page to check the ban status in your jurisdiction, find the exact year of the ban, and jump to country-specific guidance for professionals and property owners.
196
countries tracked
71
countries with full ban
1
countries with partial ban
Countries where asbestos is fully banned
All use, trade and import of asbestos is prohibited in these jurisdictions.
Sweden
Fully banned
Ban since: 1973
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Iceland
Fully banned
Ban since: 1983
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Norway
Fully banned
Ban since: 1984
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Denmark
Fully banned
Ban since: 1988
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Finland
Fully banned
Ban since: 1988
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Luxembourg
Fully banned
Ban since: 1989
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Italy
Fully banned
Ban since: 1991
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United Kingdom
Fully banned
Ban since: 1992
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Germany
Fully banned
Ban since: 1993
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Netherlands
Fully banned
Ban since: 1993
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Switzerland
Fully banned
Ban since: 1994
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Kuwait
Fully banned
Ban since: 1995
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Bahrain
Fully banned
Ban since: 1996
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France
Fully banned
Ban since: 1996
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Slovenia
Fully banned
Ban since: 1996
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Belgium
Fully banned
Ban since: 1998
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Saudi Arabia
Fully banned
Ban since: 1998
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Djibouti
Fully banned
Ban since: 1999
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Chile
Fully banned
Ban since: 2001
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Latvia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2001
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Spain
Fully banned
Ban since: 2001
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Uruguay
Fully banned
Ban since: 2002
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Argentina
Fully banned
Ban since: 2003
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Australia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2003
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Brunei
Fully banned
Ban since: 2003
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Gabon
Fully banned
Ban since: 2004
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Honduras
Fully banned
Ban since: 2004
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Mauritius
Fully banned
Ban since: 2004
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Andorra
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Bulgaria
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Cyprus
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Czech Republic
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Egypt
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Estonia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Greece
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Hungary
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Ireland
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Liechtenstein
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Lithuania
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Malta
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Monaco
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Poland
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Portugal
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Romania
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Slovakia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2005
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Croatia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2006
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Jordan
Fully banned
Ban since: 2006
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United Arab Emirates
Fully banned
Ban since: 2006
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Austria
Fully banned
Ban since: 2007
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Oman
Fully banned
Ban since: 2008
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South Africa
Fully banned
Ban since: 2008
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Algeria
Fully banned
Ban since: 2009
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Seychelles
Fully banned
Ban since: 2009
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South Korea
Fully banned
Ban since: 2009
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Mozambique
Fully banned
Ban since: 2010
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Qatar
Fully banned
Ban since: 2010
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Taiwan
Fully banned
Ban since: 2010
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Turkey
Fully banned
Ban since: 2010
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Israel
Fully banned
Ban since: 2011
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Serbia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2011
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Japan
Fully banned
Ban since: 2012
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North Macedonia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2014
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Peru
Fully banned
Ban since: 2014
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Iraq
Fully banned
Ban since: 2016
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Moldova
Fully banned
Ban since: 2016
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New Zealand
Fully banned
Ban since: 2016
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Brazil
Fully banned
Ban since: 2017
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Ukraine
Fully banned
Ban since: 2017
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Canada
Fully banned
Ban since: 2018
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Dominican Republic
Fully banned
Ban since: 2018
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Colombia
Fully banned
Ban since: 2019
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Countries with partial bans
Asbestos is restricted but some uses remain allowed — check the country page for details.
Countries without a full ban
Asbestos is still legal in these countries, although many have specific regulations on handling, labelling and worker protection.
Afghanistan
Not banned
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Albania
Not banned
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Angola
Not banned
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Antigua and Barbuda
Not banned
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Armenia
Not banned
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Azerbaijan
Not banned
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Bahamas
Not banned
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Bangladesh
Not banned
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Barbados
Not banned
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Belarus
Not banned
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Belize
Not banned
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Benin
Not banned
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Bhutan
Not banned
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Bolivia
Not banned
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Not banned
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Botswana
Not banned
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Burkina Faso
Not banned
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Burundi
Not banned
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Cambodia
Not banned
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Cameroon
Not banned
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Cape Verde
Not banned
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Central African Republic
Not banned
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Chad
Not banned
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China
Not banned
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Comoros
Not banned
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Republic of the Congo
Not banned
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Costa Rica
Not banned
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Côte d'Ivoire
Not banned
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Cuba
Not banned
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Not banned
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Dominica
Not banned
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Ecuador
Not banned
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El Salvador
Not banned
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Equatorial Guinea
Not banned
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Eritrea
Not banned
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Eswatini
Not banned
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Ethiopia
Not banned
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Fiji
Not banned
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Gambia
Not banned
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Georgia
Not banned
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Ghana
Not banned
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Grenada
Not banned
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Guatemala
Not banned
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Guinea
Not banned
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Guinea-Bissau
Not banned
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Guyana
Not banned
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Haiti
Not banned
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Hong Kong
Not banned
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India
Not banned
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Indonesia
Not banned
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Iran
Not banned
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Jamaica
Not banned
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Kazakhstan
Not banned
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Kenya
Not banned
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Kosovo
Not banned
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Kyrgyzstan
Not banned
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Laos
Not banned
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Lebanon
Not banned
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Lesotho
Not banned
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Liberia
Not banned
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Libya
Not banned
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Macau
Not banned
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Madagascar
Not banned
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Malawi
Not banned
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Malaysia
Not banned
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Maldives
Not banned
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Mali
Not banned
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Marshall Islands
Not banned
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Mauritania
Not banned
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Mexico
Not banned
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Micronesia
Not banned
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Mongolia
Not banned
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Montenegro
Not banned
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Morocco
Not banned
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Myanmar
Not banned
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Namibia
Not banned
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Nauru
Not banned
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Nepal
Not banned
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Nicaragua
Not banned
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Niger
Not banned
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Nigeria
Not banned
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North Korea
Not banned
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Pakistan
Not banned
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Palau
Not banned
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Panama
Not banned
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Papua New Guinea
Not banned
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Paraguay
Not banned
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Philippines
Not banned
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Russia
Not banned
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Rwanda
Not banned
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Not banned
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Saint Lucia
Not banned
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Not banned
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Samoa
Not banned
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San Marino
Not banned
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São Tomé and Príncipe
Not banned
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Senegal
Not banned
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Sierra Leone
Not banned
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Singapore
Not banned
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Solomon Islands
Not banned
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Somalia
Not banned
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South Sudan
Not banned
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Sri Lanka
Not banned
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Sudan
Not banned
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Suriname
Not banned
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Syria
Not banned
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Tajikistan
Not banned
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Tanzania
Not banned
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Thailand
Not banned
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Timor-Leste
Not banned
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Togo
Not banned
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Tonga
Not banned
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Trinidad and Tobago
Not banned
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Tunisia
Not banned
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Turkmenistan
Not banned
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Tuvalu
Not banned
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Uganda
Not banned
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Uzbekistan
Not banned
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Vanuatu
Not banned
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Venezuela
Not banned
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Vietnam
Not banned
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Yemen
Not banned
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Zambia
Not banned
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Zimbabwe
Not banned
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