14/12/2018 (Agence Europe) – The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) broadly confirmed the findings of a panel in August 2017 that concluded that Brazil exempts some of its domestic producers from a portion of the taxes imposed on products in industrial sectors, such as the advanced technology and motor vehicle sectors. This exemption runs counter to the principle of 'national treatment' in internal taxation and regulation. Brazil is therefore urged to scrap these...