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BEIJING (AP) - China is lifting its ban on the Avon Lady.
Beijing plans to end a prohibition on direct sales on Dec. 1, the government said Friday, clearing the way for such companies as Avon Products Inc. to expand into its booming market for cosmetics and other consumer products.
China banned direct sales in 1998, saying it was hard for consumers to tell the difference between their sales networks and fraudulent pyramid schemes, which were common then.
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