Commission claims victory in Norway salmon dispute

摘要

The EU claimed victory at the World Trade Organisation in its dispute with Norway over salmon imports, on 15 January in Geneva. The European Commission stated that the panel report adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body on Norway's complaint against the EU's anti-dumping measures on salmon vindicated its position. Although the report condemned the EU on several technical issues, it did not call into question the legality of the EU's trade defence measures adopted against import of farmed Norwegian salmons, argued the Commission. However,rnOslo interpreted the ruling in a different way and repeated that the EU's anti-dumping measures should be lifted.rnEU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandel-son welcomed the report. "It should hopefully mark the end of this dispute. The EU will proceed to implement the relevant technical parts of the panel report and will inform the WTO accordingly. Norway's request to remove these anti-dumping measures was the key issue in the dispute and thus vindicates the EU's position," said Mandelson.