ECJ CHIQUITA BRANDS
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHIQUITA Brands, the American fruit company behind the US-led assault on Europe's protection of fragile Caribbean banana producers, has lost a bid for damages against the European Commission for standing in its way. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) threw out Chiquita's case.
CHIQUITA Brands, the American fruit company behind the US-led assault on Europe's protection of fragile Caribbean banana producers, has lost a bid for damages against the European Commission for standing in its way. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) threw out Chiquita's case.
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