WORLD: WTO rules against EU in GM dispute
By: just-food.com | 22 November 2006
According to a ruling by the World Trade Organisation delivered yesterday (22 November), the EU broke international trade regulations by blocking imports of genetically modified organisms.
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According to a ruling by the World Trade Organisation delivered yesterday (22 November), the EU broke international trade regulations by blocking imports of genetically modified organisms.
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