GM – WTO
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DECISION by the WTO to hold a scientific examination of claims that the EU has been breaking trade rules by banning imports of GM foods will delay a decision in this disputes case until March 2005, or later. The US, Argentina and Canada claim Brussels is breaching world trade laws by restricting GM imports, despite the recent authorisation of two GM maize lines for sale in Europe.
A DECISION by the WTO to hold a scientific examination of claims that the EU has been breaking trade rules by banning imports of GM foods will delay a decision in this disputes case until March 2005, or later. The US, Argentina and Canada claim Brussels is breaching world trade laws by restricting GM imports, despite the recent authorisation of two GM maize lines for sale in Europe.
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