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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8021

6 August 2001
(eu) eu/united states
WTO confirms illegality of Section 211

Brussels, 06/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the World Trade Organisation rendered public the final report of the special group responsible for arbitrating in the dispute between the Union and the United States regarding the brand of rum "Havana Club" (see EUROPE of 9 and 10 July, p.9). This report, handed to Brussels and Washington last month under the seal of confidentiality, says that the Europeans are perfectly right in confirming the illegality of Section 211 of the American...