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U.S., Ecuador Prevail in EU-Bananas Dispute at WTO
TweetNovember 26, 2008
The WTO’s Appellate Body has rejected the European Union’s appeal to overturn a
The EU’s banana import regime was initially found to be in violation of various
In 2001, the EU and the
As a result, the
The EU now must bring its banana import regime into compliance with WTO regulations. If the EU fails to do so, the WTO may authorize the suspension of certain trade concessions to the EU by complainant countries.