Indonesia to maintain rules on chicken imports as WTO dispute with Brazil continues

07/06/2021 12:00 - 141 Views

The government says there will be no changes to the import of chicken products from Brazil as a dispute settlement continues with both countries pursuing an appeal.

Indonesia announced in December it would appeal a report on the matter issued by the compliance panel of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body, citing certain issues and legal interpretations in the report. The WTO claims Indonesia has been obstructing chicken imports from Brazil.

Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono, the director general for international trade cooperation at the Trade Ministry, claimed Indonesia had not lost the dispute, so there would be no increase in Brazilian chicken imports.

“The government has no intention of changing the policy until this case is really over,” Djatmiko said in an online press conference on Monday.

Source: Jakarta Post