[Gen-Streitfall] FYI: THE NEXT TRADE WAR? GM PRODUCTS, THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL AND THE WTO

[Martin Sundermann]

THE NEXT TRADE WAR? GM PRODUCTS, THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL AND THE WTO
September 2003
The Royal Institute Of International Affairs Sustainable Development
Programme Briefing Paper No. 8
Duncan Brack, Robert Falkner and Judith Goll
Complete paper available at:
http://www.riia.org/pdf/research/sdp/Next%20trade%20war%20GM%20%20CP%20&%20WTO%20Brack%20et%20al%20Sept%2003.pdf (ca.550kb, 12 S)
On 20 May 2003 the United States initiated a dispute under the World Trade
Organization (WTO) about the European Union¹s de facto moratorium on the
approval of new uses of genetically modified (GM) products. Following the
failure of the consultation stage of the WTO¹s dispute settlement procedure,
a dispute panel was established at the end of August, signalling the
long-expected opening shots in what may turn out to be a serious and
long-running trade conflict between the US and the EU.
The dispute settlement process, if pursued through all its stages, including
the final Appellate Body ruling, normally takes between twelve and eighteen
months to complete. Whatever its outcome, it is quite likely that further
disputes may be initiated, given the rapid evolution of national regulatory
regimes for GM products, and also the entry into force of the Cartagena
Protocol, the multilateral environmental agreement regulating trade in GM
products, on 11 September.
As commercial GM products have only been deployed since the mid-1990s, there
is still considerable debate and uncertainty over their impacts on health,
the environment, industrial structures and market power. Given the
deep-seated cultural differences towards science, technology and government
regulation between US and EU consumers, trade disputes centring on GM
products will be particularly difficult to resolve. This briefing paper aims
to provide the background to the likelihood of many years of ongoing
argument and dispute.
http://www.riia.org/pdf/research/sdp/Next%20trade%20war%20GM%20%20CP%20&%20WTO%20Brack%20et%20al%20Sept%2003.pdf
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