WTO DISPUTES SYSTEM IS SLOW BUT GENERALLY EFFECTIVE FOR MEAT AND LIVESTOCK SECTOR
October 1st, 2016
THE MEAT and livestock industry is a global affair and so its trade generally has to follow the rules of World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements, which cover the vast majority of countries – 164 members (with the 28 European states counting as one member).
But as meat traders know all too well, sometimes governments break their WTO commitments: they might levy overly high import duties, pay excessive subsidies to exporters or impose unjustified import bans, for instance. And when that happens, WTO members can launch a disputes settlement procedure. An ...
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