Insights and Stories on WTO

WTO appeal panel to rule on COOL by mid-May at latest

Mar. 5, 2015 at 5:27 pm CST

A World Trade Organization panel, after hearing the U.S. government’s appeal in defense of mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for meat, now expects to file its decision no later than May 18. The WTO Appellate Body, which on Feb. 17 heard the U.S. appeal and rebuttals from Canada and Mexico, served […]

U.S. ‘intransigence’ continues in WTO COOL hearing: officials

Feb. 17, 2015 at 8:07 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. defense of COOL goes to WTO in February

Jan. 29, 2015 at 7:50 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

Nov. 28, 2014 at 2:44 pm CST

By Staff

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

Nov. 18, 2014 at 7:57 pm CST

By Staff

WTO sees global trade pact within two weeks

Nov. 14, 2014 at 10:01 am CST

Brisbane | Reuters –– The World Trade Organization said Friday there was a “high probability” that a major deal on streamlining global customs rules will be implemented within two weeks after India and the U.S. overcame a key impasse. “I would say that we have a high probability that the […]

By Reuters

U.S. official urges deal on COOL clash

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:12 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — A negotiated solution is the best way to resolve a trade dispute with Canada and Mexico over meat labeling in the short term, a U.S. official said Monday. A World Trade Organization compliance panel said earlier the U.S. has not done enough to change its country-of-origin […]

Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

Oct. 20, 2014 at 1:09 pm CDT

A World Trade Organization compliance panel has ruled the U.S. government offside in its latest attempt at a trade-compliant country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law on meat. Following a long-awaited public release Monday, the ruling may give Canada and Mexico the ammunition to demand COOL be scrapped, on pain of retaliatory tariffs […]

By Dave Bedard

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Insights and Stories on WTO

WTO appeal panel to rule on COOL by mid-May at latest

U.S. ‘intransigence’ continues in WTO COOL hearing: officials

U.S. defense of COOL goes to WTO in February

U.S. to appeal latest WTO loss on COOL

COOL as is can’t be patched to satisfy WTO, Vilsack says

WTO sees global trade pact within two weeks

U.S. official urges deal on COOL clash

Revised U.S. COOL law still breaks trade rules, WTO panel finds

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