Agence France Presse
JAKARTA, July 25 (AFP) - Indonesian authorities plan to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against anti-dumping measures on Indonesian polyester imposed by the European Commission, a report said Tuesday.
Agence France Presse / Jitendra Joshi
TOKYO, July 24 (AFP) - Japan's government was forced onto the defensive Monday over the massive sums it lavished on a Group of Eight (G8) summit that supposedly had global poverty relief as a major goal.
UNCTAD is organizing an Expert Meeting on the Impact of the Reform Process in Agriculture on LDCs and Net Food-Importing Countries, and Ways to Address their Concerns in Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Geneva, 24 - 26 July 2000. The web site includes the background documents and other information.
WASHINGTON--A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel has faulted the United States for changing customs bonding requirements on certain European goods before receiving WTO authorization to retaliate against the European Union's WTO-illegal banana import regime, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced July 17.
GENEVA--The United States has initiated proceedings at the World Trade Organization challenging Mexico's decision to levy antidumping duties on U.S. hog imports.
In a notification dated July 10, the United States said it was requesting consultations with Mexico to discuss its decision last year to impose definitive antidumping duties on imports of live hogs for slaughter.
WASHINGTON--Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief complained July 13 that the United States is increasing domestic support for agricultural commodities, while at the same time calling for governments to reduce domestic subsidies in World Trade Organization talks.
