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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade/united states

EU to adopt strategy in next few days following WTO decision allowing it to penalise US - Aim remains withdrawal of "Byrd" amendment

Brussels, 01/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement body decided on Tuesday to allow the EU and seven other countries (Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, India, Japan and South Korea) to impose sanctions upon the United States because Washington has to date refused to amend its antidumping legislation- known as the "Byrd amendment"- even though the WTO ruled it illegal in January 2003. At the time, the WTO gave the American Congress until the end of last...

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