TY  - SER
AU  - Williams, Frances
TI  - US WINS PERMISSION FOR SANCTIONS ON EU
KW  - OMC ESTADOS UNIDOS UNION EUROPEA COMERCIO EXTERIOR BANANAS POLITICA ARANCELARIA BARRERAS COMERCIALES
KW  - BANANAS
KW  - UE
KW  - OMC
KW  - 07
KW  - 3ext130
KW  - XE
KW  - US
N2  - The World Trade Organisation will meet next Monday to give Washington approval to impose sanctions of nearly 200m on European goods in the long-running US-EU banana dispute. This will be the first time authorisation to retaliate against a member country has been granted by the WTO or its predecessor, Gatt, in more than 50 years of existence. The 100 per cent duties will affect 191.4m of imports of European Union bed linen, batteries, luxury handbags, paper and non-corrugated boxes, lithographs, and coffee and tea makers
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