Brussels, 01/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The EU has decided to request Australia to enter into WTO formal consultations on its quarantine system for imports of agricultural products. Consultations are the first step in the WTO dispute settlement process and if they prove unsuccessful, entitle the EU to ask for a WTO Panel to be set up to rule on the legality of the Australian system.
The EU considers that the Australian quarantine system flagrantly breaches WTO rules, set out in the Agreement...