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WTO to rule on two disputes between EU and Russia

Brussels, 22/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 22 July, the dispute settlement body of the WTO decided to set up two special panels to rule on two disputes between the EU and Russia: firstly, the EU's complaint against the Russian embargo on European exports of pork (DS 475) and, secondly, Russia's complaint against the European “energy tax” (DS 474).

The EU brought the former case (DS 475) before the WTO in April, to challenge the embargo imposed in January of this year by Moscow on...