WTO rejects EU tariff plan on bananas

The World Trade Organisation invalidated European Union plans, 1 August 2005, to overhaul its import rules for bananas, backing a complaint by Latin American producers that argued the common tariff proposed by the EU would cripple their exports to Europe.

WTO: News Items 2005: 1 August 2005 http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news05_e/news05_e.htm

WTO: Dispute Settlement http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm

WTO: Dispute Settlement: European Communities: The ACP-EC Partnership Agreement: Recourse to arbitration pursuant to the Decision of 14 November 2001: Award of the Arbitrator, 1 August 2005 http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/wtl616_e.pdf

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