A second agreement on an interim appeal procedure has been reached, this time with Norway, the European Commission announced on Monday 21 October. It will allow the parties to have a 'plan B' in the event of paralysis of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The EU and Norway have informed the WTO of this provisional agreement, which will be obsolete as soon as Washington lifts its block on the appointment of new judges to the Appellate Body (see EUROPE B12271A16,...