据外媒报道,针对美国的肉类原产地标识(country-of-origin labeling requirement,COOL)规定,加拿大要求世贸组织(WTO)对美国进行制裁。
世贸组织对加国和墨西哥提出的申诉维持原判,即美国2009年以来法律要求零售商须标示动物肉类出生、养殖和屠宰国家的规定,是对进口牲畜的歧视。加拿大声称这项措施对国内猪只和牛只养殖户有不利影响。
部分原文报道如下:
Canada today submitted a request at the World Trade Organization for retaliatory trade measures against the United States for non-compliance after winning a meat labelling dispute.
At a special WTO meeting held to iron out trade disputes, Canada evaluated the suspension of its tariffs and related obligations>
This was “in response to the US's continued non-compliance with its WTO obligations” in the COOL (Country of origin labelling requirement) dispute,“ a source close to the dispute said.
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