WTO sides with US farmers in dispute with India

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

By MARY CLARE JALONICK

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Trade Organization ruled in favor of U.S. poultry and egg farmers Tuesday in a dispute with India.

United States Trade Representative Michael Froman said a WTO dispute settlement panel had ruled against Indian restrictions on U.S.
imports of meat and eggs that were intended to prevent avian influenza from entering that country. The restrictions began in 2007.

The United States argued in a 2012 challenge that there was no scientific basis for the restrictions and that they were inconsistent with international guidelines. There has not been an outbreak of high-pathogenic avian influenza in the United States since 2004, officials said.

The panel found India had violated several trade rules in imposing the restrictions. India has not yet said whether it will appeal the ruling.

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[arcane1]

1. "There hasn't been an "outbreak" in 10 years, so you must import our products!"

I hate the WTO.

[Nihil]

2. No, the WTO sides with the US *agricultural corporations* ...

... in the same way that successive US governments have kissed the ***** of
the same corporations and penalised the small US farmers over everything from
health & safety of the farm-worker to protecting the BSE-infected herds of the
corporations (then using the might of the US diplomatic & foreign affairs corp
to bully other nations into accepting it).

SSDD.