GD/186

EEC - Third-Country Meat Directive

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Parties

Complainant
United States
Respondent
EEC
EEC-12
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Meat
Type of product
Agricultural
Product sub-type
Meat products

Related disputes

GATT
Related GD
GD/240
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
  • GATT Article XXIII:2
Claims raised
  • GATT Article III:4
Defences raised
  • GATT Article XX(b)

Adjudicators

Type Panel
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type Panel
Legal basis at issue
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
  • GATT Article XXIII:2
Claims at issue
Defences at issue
No of Pages (total / legal reasoning)
  • -
  • -

Timeline

Request for consultations
Request for establishment
Establishment
Request withdrawn

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held, request withdrawn
Additional Info C/M/213 (26/10/1987) Minutes of Council Meeting (07/10/1987) Request of establishment of a panel. There was no consensus. C/M/215 (25/11/1987) Minutes of Council Meeting (10-11/11/1987) EEC was not in favour of a Panel establishment.

SR.43/5 (12/01/1988) Summary of Fifth Meeting of CP Forty-Third Session (03/12/1987) Panel was established.

C/M/251 (26/08/1991) Minutes of Council Meeting (11/07/1991) Panel established SR.43/5 (12/01/1988) [following consultations under document L/6218 and request for establishment] was not activated because of the bilateral agreement between the EEC-US, which allowed import of US meats. 01/01/1991 EEC halted imports of US beef, pork and lamb. US new complaint (DS20/1) more comprehensive than L/6218, requesting the disestablishment of the former Panel on the establishment of a new Panel. EEC doubted whether the US issue should be considered as a new request or a continuation of the earlier panel process. The Council took note, to revert at its next meeting.