The European Union's Ban on Hormone-Treated Meat
Description:
The European Union (EU) continues to ban imports of meat derived from animals treated with growth hormones despite rulings by World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panels that the banis inconsistent with the Uruguay Round Agreement on health and safety measures used to restrict imports (the Sanitary and Phytosanitary or SPS Agreement). U.S. retaliation, authorized by the WTO, in the form of 100% duties on $116 million of EU agricultural products remains in effect while negotiations …
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Date:
December 19, 2000
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department