WTO BANANAS

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU has lost a WTO disputes proceedings over its planned new banana import regime. A panel branded unfair Brussels plans for a single tariff of Euro 230 per tonne for Latin American imports, whilst exempting African, Caribbean and Pacific suppliers group (ACP).



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