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Flury of WTO domestic regulatory autonomy cases continues: Ontario’s feed-in...
Just before the Christmas break, a WTO Panel ruled at the request of Japan and the EU that Ontario’s feed-in tariff program is illegal under the GATT and TRIMs agreement. Feed-in tariff programs are a...
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WTO compatibility of biofuels sustainability criteria: The Argentinian complaint
Argentina has requested consultations, the first step in the WTO’s dispute settlement procedure, with respect to the EU’s biofuels sustainability criteria, contained in RED, its renewable energy...
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Is something fishy in the State of Denmark? Faroe Islands WTO and UNCLOS...
Yummie. That’s how Trade lawyers and EU lawyers receive news of the Danish request for consultations with the EU, over at the WTO, on behalf of the Faroe Islands. A separate action is underway with...
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Be careful what you ask for. A first review of the WTO EU seals Panel.
After leaks, the Panel’s ruling in EU Seals is finally out. As it was only released this afternoon, I have not as yet had time to read it thoroughly. However diagonal reading reveals that by and large...
View ArticleFree movement of capital and sustainable forest management. The CJEU in...
Disclosure I represented the Flemish Region at the Court of Justice. I wrote this post on 11 December 2018. Given that the interpretation of the judgment has a bearing on the proceedings in the...
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