Ecuador challenges EU banana duty

On the 16 November 2006, Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter,filed a complaint against the 176 euro ($225; £119) per tonne duty for bananas from Latin America. It was the first complaint filed since the EU's new banana regime came into force on January 1 this year.

Ecuador argued that the level of the duty makes it hard to compete with Caribbean and African producers.

ESO: Background information: Relations between Ecuador and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-ecuador-and-the-eu/

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