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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8564

16 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto
EU renews embargo on hormone-treated meat with solid scientific basis - possible renewal of arbitration in Geneva

Brussels, 15/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - As EUROPE anticipated (2 October, p.13), a new EU directive banning the use of 6 growth hormones for cattle on the basis of a "complete and thorough" scientific assessment of the risks to consumers of meat entered into force on 15 October. In so doing, the EU feels that it has completed the procedure required by World Trade Association (WTO) rules to be able to keep its embargo on meat containing hormones in place, and to have American and Canadian...

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