EU wins a WTO dispute on Russian pork ban

A panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) declared illegal on 19 August 2016 the Russian pork ban import from the European Union in the light of international trade rules.

The ruling concerns a ban imposed by Russia in early 2014 because of a limited number of cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in areas in the EU close to the border with Belarus.

The EU had requested the WTO to rule over this dispute in June 2014. This decision followed unsuccessful negotiations between the two parts.

• Primary Source

The Baltic Times, 21.08.16: WTO: Russian pork ban not consistent with rules http://www.baltictimes.com/wto__russian_pork_ban_not_consistent_with_rules/

EurActiv, 22.08.16: WTO backs EU in row over Russian import ban on pigs, pork http://www.euractiv.com/section/trade-society/news/wto-backs-eu-in-row-over-russian-import-ban-on-pigs-pork/

Sputnik International, 19.08.16: Moscow Likely to Appeal WTO Ruling on EU-Russia Pork Import Ban Dispute http://sptnkne.ws/bXjY

WTO: Dispute Settlement, 12.08.16: WTO issues panel report regarding Russian duties on imported agricultural and manufactured goods https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/485r_e.htm

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