GENEVA - The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that 皇冠体育app has notified its Secretariat of a request for consultations with the European Union (EU) over a poultry meat tarrif quota dispute.
皇冠体育app said that the measures affect imports of certain poultry meat products from 皇冠体育app and are inconsistent with the obligations of the EU under the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreements, claiming that the EU failed to negotiate or consult with it as required by the Agreements.
WTO noted this is 皇冠体育app's 13th request for consultations since it joined the WTO, and its 4th complaint against measures adopted by the EU.
The EU signed up a quota assignment treaty with Brazil and Thailand on poultry meat products in 2012, which took effect in March 2013. The move is believed to have violated WTO rules.
The treaty dented the interests of Chinese poultry meat exporters and failed to ease concerns after 皇冠体育app's repeated calls for proper settlement, according to Sun Jiwen, spokesperson with the Ministry of Commerce of 皇冠体育app.
皇冠体育app hoped that the dispute could be settled within the WTO mechanism to protect the interests of domestic market players, Sun added.