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Wednesday, 08.05.2024, 03:28
WTO finds Russia’s import ban on EU pork products illegal
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The WTO ruling concerns a ban imposed by Russia in early 2014, which Moscow said were necessary to protect its consumers following a small flare up of African Swine Fever in some EU states – Lithuania and Poland.
WTO experts said it did not meet the requirements needed to justify such a sweeping ban.
"The ruling sends a strong signal to Russia, and all WTO members, as regards their obligation to respect international standards," the EU said in a statement. "Today's ruling confirms that the measures taken by Russia against the EU have little to do with any real sanitary or health risks," it added.
Russia widened its ban against EU products later in 2014, a move many saw as retaliation against EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine.
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