Agriculture food and safety
Comunidades Europeas - Medidas que afectan a la importación de determinados productos avícolas
El 12 de marzo de 1998 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Comunidades Europeas - Medidas que afectan a la importación determinados productos avícolas”.
European Communities - Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones) - Original Complaint by Canada
On 12 July 1999 the WTO issued the dispute panel reports in the case "European Communities - Measures concerning meat and meat products (hormones) - Original complaint by Canada".
European Communities - Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products
On 13 May 2003 the United States requested consultations with the EC concerning certain measures taken by the EC and its member States affecting imports of agricultural and food imports from the United States. Regarding EC-level measures the United States asserted that the moratorium applied by the EC since October 1998 on the approval of biotech products has restricted imports of agricultural and food products from the United States. Regarding member State-level measures the United States asserted that a number of EC member States maintain national marketing and import bans on biotech products even though those products have already been approved by the EC for import and marketing in the EC.
Communautés européennes - Subventions à l’exportation de sucre
Le 28 avril 2005 l’Organe d’appel a publié son rapport sur l’affaire “Communautés européennes - Subventions à l’exportation de sucre”.
Comunidades Europeas - Subvenciones a la exportación de azúcar
El 28 de abril de 2005 el Órgano de Apelación hizo público el informe sobre el caso “Comunidades Europeas - Subvenciones a la exportación de azúcar”.
India - Medidas relativas a la importación de determinados productos agropecuarios
El 14 de octubre de 2014 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “India - Medidas relativas a la importación determinados productos agropecuarios”.
Pérou - Droit additionnel visant les importations de certains produits agricoles
Le 27 novembre 2014 l’OMC a publié le rapport du Groupe spécial chargé d’examiner l’affaire soumise par le Guatemala “Pérou — Droit additionnel visant les importations de certains produits agricoles” (DS457).
European Communities - Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products
On 2 November 2009 Canada requested consultations with the European Communities concerning Regulation (EC) No. 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the EC Council of 16 September 2009 on trade in seal products and subsequent related measures. According to Canada the regulation in question prohibits the importation and the placing on the EC market of all seal products.
Japan - Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples
On 1 March 2002 the United States requested consultations with Japan regarding restrictions allegedly imposed by Japan on imports of apples from the United States. The United States’ complaint arose from the maintenance by Japan of quarantine restrictions on apples imported into Japan which restrictions were said to be necessary to protect against introduction of fire blight. Among the measures the United States complained of were the prohibition of imported apples from orchards in which any fire blight was detected the requirement that export orchards be inspected three times yearly for the presence of fire blight and the disqualification of any orchard from exporting to Japan should fire blight be detected within a 500 meter buffer zone surrounding such orchard. The United States claimed that these measures might be inconsistent with the obligations of Japan under:
Corea - Medidas que afectan a las importaciones de carne vacuna fresca, refrigerada y congelada
El 31 de julio de 2000 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Corea - Medidas que afectan a las importaciones de carne vacuna fresca refrigerada y congelada”.
États-Unis - Certaines prescriptions en matière d’étiquetage indiquant le pays d’origine (EPO )- Recours 1
Le 18 mai 2015 l’Organe d’appel de l’OMC a publié son “rapport sur la mise en conformité” dans l’affaire États-Unis — Certaines prescriptions en matière d’étiquetage indiquant le pays d’origine (EPO) (WT/DS384/386). Dans ce différend les plaignants étaient le Canada et le Mexique.
Communautés européennes - Subventions à l’exportation de sucre
Le 28 avril 2005 l’Organe d’appel a publié son rapport sur l’affaire “Communautés européennes - Subventions à l’exportation de sucre”.
Turkey - Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice
On 2 November 2005 the United States requested consultations with Turkey concerning the latter’s import restrictions on rice from the United States. According to the request Turkey requires an import license to import rice but fails to grant such licenses to import rice at Turkey’s bound rate of duty. According to the request Turkey also operates a tariff-rate quota for rice imports requiring that in order to import specified quantities of rice at reduced tariff levels importers must purchase specified quantities of domestic rice including from the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Turkish producers or producer associations (“the domestic purchase requirement”). The request lists more than ten measures through which Turkey has allegedly maintained the foregoing restrictions on rice imports including Decree No. 96/7794 related to the General Assessment of the Regime Regarding Technical Regulations and Standardization for Foreign Trade (Official Gazette No. 22541 1 February 1996 Repeated).
États-Unis - Subventions concernant le coton upland
Le 03 mars 2005 l’Organe d’appel a publié son rapport sur l’affaire “États-Unis - Subventions concernant le coton upland”.
United States - Certain Country of Origin Labelling (Cool) Requirements
On 07 December 2015 the WTO issued the dispute panel reports in the case "United States - Certain country of origin labelling (cool) requirements".
Japan - Measures Affecting Agricultural Products
On 7 April 1997 the US requested consultations with Japan in respect of the latter’s prohibition under quarantine measures of imports of certain agricultural products. The US alleged that Japan prohibits the importation of each variety of a product requiring quarantine treatment until the quarantine treatment has been tested for that variety even if the treatment has proved to be effective for other varieties of the same product. The US alleged violations of Articles 2 5 and 8 of the SPS Agreement Article XI of GATT 1994 and Article 4 of the Agreement on Agriculture. In addition the US made a claim for nullification and impairment of benefits.
Communautés Européennes - Régime applicable à l’importation, à la vente et à la distribution des bananes
L’OMC a publié le 09 avril 1999 le rapport d’arbitrage concernant l’affaire “Communautés Européennes - Régime applicable à l’importation à la vente et à la distribution des bananes”.
European Communities - Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones) - Original Complaint by the United States
On 12 July 1999 the WTO issued the dispute panel reports in the case "European Communities - Measures concerning meat and meat products (hormones) - Original complaint by the United States".
Comunidades Europeas - Subvenciones a la exportación de azúcar
El 15 de octubre de 2004 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Comunidades Europeas - Subvenciones a la exportación de azúcar”.
Estados Unidos - Determinadas prescripciones en materia de etiquetado indicativo del país de origen (EPO)
El 7 de diciembre de 2015 un árbitro de la OMC dio a conocer las decisiones sobre el nivel de retorsión que México y el Canadá podían solicitar en su diferencia con los Estados Unidos sobre determinadas prescripciones en materia de etiquetado indicativo del país de origen (EPO) (DS384 y DS386).