Panama to Appeal WTO Spat on Phytosanitary Measures 'Into the Void'
Panama appealed a World Trade Organization dispute ruling on its restrictions covering strawberries, pineapples, bananas, plantains and dairy and meat products from Costa Rica "into the void," effectively ending the dispute due to the lack of a functioning Appellate Body.…
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Panama told the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal the ruling during its Jan. 24 meeting. Last month, a dispute panel said Panama's phytosanitary restrictions violated the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and were "more trade-restrictive than required to achieve Panama's" appropriate level of protection, given that alternatives proposed by Costa Rica were "reasonably available," achieved the appropriate protection level and were less trade-restrictive (see 2412050051).