THE EU SET TO DEFEND ITS CAR MANUFACTURERS FROM ARGENTINA’S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
December 1st, 2012
BY JONATHAN GILBERT, IN BUENOS AIRES; AND CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
The World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement body discussed today in Geneva a complaint lodged by the European Union (EU) against Argentine import restrictions which is harming EU auto and auto-part exports.
Argentina had the opportunity to object to the establishment of a WTO panel charged with adjudicating the dispute, but if the EU's complaint remains in place, Argentina cannot block its creation at a subsequent meeting of the disputes settlement body, in January.
A diplomat at the ...
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