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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8743
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EU joins WTO panel on Mexican soft drink tax

Brussels, 07/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Union (together with China, Canada, Japan and Pakistan) is to be a third party on a panel which was set upon Tuesday by the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to look into tax measures imposed by Mexico on soft drinks and other beverages. The panel had been requested by the United States, which felt that the measures were incompatible with Mexico's commitments and obligations under the 1994 GATT agreement. The...

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