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Argentina being involved in series of WTO disputes
18/06/2015 10:27
GENEVA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced Friday that Argentina requested consultations with the United States Thursday on the latter are import restrictions of beef and other meat products.
Argentina claimed that the restrictions, applied on sanitary grounds, don't have scientific justification.
It also claimed that the measures of the U.S. appear to cancel or impair the benefits for Argentina derived from the relevant WTO Agreements, according to the WTO website.
It's the fifth disputes involving Argentina in the WTO in last ten days.
On Aug. 20, Argentina brought a case against European Union (EU) on its certain measures concerning the importation of biodiesels.
On Aug. 21, the U.S., joined by Japan, complained to the WTO on measures taken by Argentina affecting the importation of good.
And Mexico followed on Aug. 24 to request consultations with Argentina on the same issue.
And actually, the EU was the first WTO member to request consultations with Argentina on this issue on May 25. The two parties have already held some consultations.
Turkey, the U.S., Ukraine, Japan, Canada, Guatemala, Australia and Mexico have announced they have a substantial trade interest in this dispute and have requested to be joined in the consultations. Argentina accepted the request.
Argentina claimed that the restrictions, applied on sanitary grounds, don't have scientific justification.
It also claimed that the measures of the U.S. appear to cancel or impair the benefits for Argentina derived from the relevant WTO Agreements, according to the WTO website.
It's the fifth disputes involving Argentina in the WTO in last ten days.
On Aug. 20, Argentina brought a case against European Union (EU) on its certain measures concerning the importation of biodiesels.
On Aug. 21, the U.S., joined by Japan, complained to the WTO on measures taken by Argentina affecting the importation of good.
And Mexico followed on Aug. 24 to request consultations with Argentina on the same issue.
And actually, the EU was the first WTO member to request consultations with Argentina on this issue on May 25. The two parties have already held some consultations.
Turkey, the U.S., Ukraine, Japan, Canada, Guatemala, Australia and Mexico have announced they have a substantial trade interest in this dispute and have requested to be joined in the consultations. Argentina accepted the request.
2012-09-01 06:17:51
Source: English.news.cn
Source: English.news.cn
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