- Country or region
- Chile
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Dispute settlement
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: Chile
- Third parties: Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Iceland, India, Norway, United States
Under Chilean legislation, Community fishing vessels are not allowed to unload their swordfish in Chilean ports either to land them for warehousing or to tranship them onto other vessels.
Relevant WTO provision: GATT (V, XI)
Status
Notification of an arrangement (23.03.2001) on access for EU fishing vessels to Chilean ports and bilateral and multilateral scientific and technical co-operation on conservation of swordfish stocks. Panel composition suspended.
- Consultations requested: 19 April 2000
- Panel requested: 06 November 2000
- Panel established: 12 December 2000