Brussels, 25/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - The verdict of the WTO has been welcomed by the Commission and the Greens Group at the European Parliament. Canada is to appeal against it.
The special group of the WTO, which was set up by request of Canada and Norway to rule on their complaint against the ban on the import and sales of seal products in the EU (DS 431), ruled on 25 November that this embargo contravenes fair trade, but that these restrictions are justified due to “public moral...