USA LAUNCHES WTO CASE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WINE SALES
January 1st, 2017
LICENCES created last year (2016) by Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) for grocery stores, allowing them to sell wine, but only brands made in the province, are being challenged at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by the USA.
It has triggered disputes proceedings at the global trade body, claiming that by discriminating against foreign wine in this way, BC, and hence Canada, has broken its obligations under the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Should formal consultations between the USA and Canada fail to resolve the issue, a ...
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