In EU Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products,the WTO Dispute

question 12

Multiple Choice

In EU Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products,the WTO Dispute Resolution Panel decided:

• A) the EC's regulation permitting zero residue violates the SPS agreement because internationally accepted standards permit residue.
• B) where no internationally accepted standards exist, the EC ban on that hormone was not allowed because it was not based on a risk assessment using scientifically accepted principals.
• C) the decision of the Dispute Resolution Body was overturned by the WTO Appellate Body in January of 1998.
• D) both the EC's regulation permitting zero residue violates the SPS agreement because internationally accepted standards permit residue and where no internationally accepted standards exist, the EC ban on that hormone was not allowed because it was not based on a risk assessment using scientifically accepted principals are true.

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