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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8607

16 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/new zealand
New Zealand protests against EU butter import measures

Brussels, 15/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, New Zealand lodged strenous protests against the obstacles to trade caused by the European Union's 'arbitrary' decision to subdivide the year for butter imports to the EU into two six-month periods. New Zealand hinted it might take the issue to Geneva. New Zealand trade minister Jim Sutton commented in a formal statement that concessions negotiated at the World Trade Organisation can never be subject to an arbitrary decision by one of New...

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