News and Updates: European Union Moratorium on Biotech Foods
The latest news about the U.S. complaint.
WTO Appellate Body Issues Report on EC Customs
Matters
On November 13, 2006, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report regarding the
U.S. complaint against the European Communities in the dispute "European
Communities — Selected Customs Matters" (WT/DS315/AB/R). The WTO Web site
has more about it:
—Just
the findings and conclusions in pdf format
—Full
Appellate Body Report in Word format
—Full
Appellate Body Report in pdf format
—Summary
of the case DS315
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Susan
Schwab Announce Favorable Ruling In WTO Case on Agricultural Biotechnology
(09/29/06)
Fact Sheets From the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, Washington, DC, September 2006:
WTO
Upholds U.S. Challenge to European Ban on Biotech Food (02/08/06)
USTR's Chief Agricultural Negotiator
Crowder Addresses Agricultural Reporters About WTO Biotech Decision, Other
International Trade
Issues
(Transcript; 02/08/06)
WTO Rules Against EU On Biotech Products
(USDA Radio; 02/08/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
World Trade Organization Finds European Union's Moratorium on Agricultural Biotechnology Products Inconsistent With WTO Rules
(Statement Issued by U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman and
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Agricultural Biotechnology and
the WTO; 02/07/06)
World Trade
Organization Biotech Decision Expected Soon, U.S. Says (01/26/06)
GM Freeze Over: Europe has given the green light to a new genetically
modified corn, putting an end to a six year moratorium (05/19/04)
United
States Requests Dispute Panel in WTO Challenge to EU Biotech Moratorium
(08/07/03)
U.S.
Challenging EU Biotech Moratorium in WTO Dispute Panel (08/07/03)
U.S.
House of Representatives Passes Resolution Supporting the Bush Administration's
Efforts to End the EU Moratorium on Biotech Foods
(06/10/03)
U.S.
and Cooperating Countries File WTO Case Against EU Moratorium on Biotech Foods
and Crops (05/13/03)
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