Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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WTO News Item, 11 November 2021
Brazil has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union regarding EU measures impacting the importation of certain poultry meat preparations from Brazil. The request was circulated to WTO members on 11 November.
Brazil claims the application by the EU of Salmonella food safety criteria on fresh poultry meat and certain poultry meat preparations are inconsistent with provisions under the WTO's Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994.
Further information is available in document WT/DS607/1 [See link below]
What is a request for consultations?
The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a panel.
For more details, see the following on the WTO website:
