DOMINICAN V HONDURAS

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE HONDURAS government is seeking to improve its victory over the Dominican Republic in its disputes case at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), where a panel ruled last December that the Caribbean island state had unfairly restricted the import of Honduran cigarettes. Because the ruling did not agree with all Honduras' claims, it has asked a WTO appellate body to review the case. In particular, the central Americans want Geneva to find against the bond system imposed on cigarette imports by the Dominicans and also what Honduras views as ...


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