Brussels, 19/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel set up upon request from Canada and Norway to rule on their appeal against the EU embargo on the import of seal products is holding hearings this week.
The WTO panel is examining the EU's ban on the import and sale of products made from seals (DS 341) and hearings started in Geneva on Monday 18 February that will run until 20 February.
EU Regulation 1007/2009/EC came into force on 20 August 2010. It imposes a...