On 15 November, at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Goods Council, several rules relating to access to the European Union's market were attacked by its trading partners, a Geneva source reported.
The United States, supported by Argentina and New Zealand, called on the EU to clarify its draft implementing regulation on protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain products in the wine sector.
The EU Medical Services Regulation and the Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP Regulation) were also attacked by several countries, including the United States. The CLP Regulation is considered to be excessively restrictive for products such as titanium dioxide and cobalt.
Russia, in turn, has asked the EU to stop using its new alternative anti-dumping calculation methodology, which it accuses of violating WTO non-discrimination principles.
Finally, several states once again denounced the new EU Renewable Energy Directive as unfairly disadvantaging palm oil and incompatible with international trade rules.
The day before, more than 20 members reiterated their concerns about the Regulation on the level of pesticides tolerated in agricultural imports (see EUROPE 12292/24). (Original version in French by Hermine Donceel)