BRUSSELS WARNS OF TARIFF ESCALATION OVER BEEF HORMONE DISPUTE
January 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission warned today (16-1) of a serious escalation of its trade dispute with the United States over the European Union American growth hormone-treated beef ban, with many European food exports potentially facing punitive tariffs. Brussels has started a World Trade Organisation (WTO) challenge to a US government decision to activate its 'carousel' trade sanctions law, prompting biannual reviews of retaliatory duties already erected with permission from the WTO, which ruled against the beef ban in the past. The French government ...
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