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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7922

14 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Union welcomes decision by WTO appellate body supporting French ban on asbestos for health reasons

Brussels, 13/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a report made public on 12 March in Geneva, the appellate body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules in favour of the EU, feeling that the French ban - imposed for reasons of health - on imports of asbestos and products containing it does not contravene the rules governing international trade. This concerns the second to last chapter in a case, whose close in expected for next month. This shows that the WTO is sensitive to the concerns of...

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