WTO dispute settlement case - Complaint against the EU
Restriction of the use of malic acid for the acidification of wine.
Relevant WTO provision: TBT (2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 12.3); GATT (I:1, III:4)
Consultations held on 30 Sept. 2002 and 15 Nov. 2002.
In a ruling published on 5 March 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld the EU’s ability to take environmental and climate-based action under the Renewable Energy Directive (‘RED II’).
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has today confirmed that the EU was right to challenge the US for not complying with a ruling relating to ripe olives from Spain. Today's WTO panel report presents again a clear and full win for the EU.
Today, the EU requested the establishment of a compliance panel to assess the measures taken by the US to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel report which ruled against US tariffs on Spanish ripe olives.
