Brussels, 21/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The EU will await the official publication of the report by the WTO, which recently ruled against European subsidies to sugar exports (see EUROPE of 9 September, p.11) before deciding whether it will appeal the decision, announced the spokesperson to Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy on Tuesday. The final report of the WTO panel is expected to be made public on 15 October, which means that the EU will have until 24 October to bring an appeal, she said. Last weekend, in Mauritius, the French Agriculture Minister Hervé Gaymard stated that the decision to go to appeal had already been taken. Such an announcement is "premature", as the Commission has still to study the WTO's verdict in detail before putting a proposal before the Member States, continued the spokesperson.