INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS STATES'RIGHT TO BAN GASOLINE ADDITIVE MTBE

摘要

In a closely watched international trade dispute,a North American free trade tribunal has upheld the right of states to ban the controversial additive MTBE in gasoline,even if it affects North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)methanol imports.In a case which will undoubtedly be cited for years to come,environmental activists worldwide were handed a stunning victory when the tribunal ruled the Canadian company Methanex had no standing in bringing the case.