WTO confirms ruling against EU GMO moratorium (11/5/2006) | |
WTO confirms ruling against EU GMO moratorium GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed in a final ruling that the European Union broke trade rules with its six-year moratorium on approving genetically-modified (GMO) foods, diplomats said on Thursday. The verdict, which had been widely expected, also condemned six member states -- Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Luxembourg -- for applying individual bans on a number of GMO products previously approved by the European Commission. "The substance of the ruling has not changed," said one diplomat with knowledge of the finding. The WTO issued a preliminary verdict in February. |