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On complaint brought by United States, WTO Appellate Body decides that, in some instances, EC agencies do not administer their customs laws and classifications uniformly and reasonably.

Publication: International Law Update
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
On November 13, 2006, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization issued its report in the dispute over customs matters of the European Communities (EC). The U.S. had brought the original complaint in March of 2005, claiming that the EC administers the Community Customs Code, the Implementing Regulation, the Common Customs Tariff, and the Integrated Tariff of the European Communities (TARIC) in a non-uniform manner. Article X:3(a) of GATT 1994 requires a Member's customs system to operate in a uniform, impartial and reasonable manner.

Furthermore, so the U.S. argument went, the EC does not provide for...

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