WTO Panel Finds U.S. Poultry Ban Against China is Inconsisent with GATT
The World Trade Organization has issued the report of the Dispute Settlement Panel in the dispute "U.S.-Certain Measures Affecting Imports of Poultry from China" (DS392). The panel finds, among other things, that Section 727 of the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which prohibits the use of funds appropriated under that Act from being used to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be imported into the U.S. from China, is inconsistent with Articles I:1 and XI:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT).
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Given that Section 727 has expired, the DSP does not recommend that the U.S. bring the relevant measure into conformity with its obligations; however, the panel notes that China has requested it to issue a recommendation that the U.S. does not revert to language similar to that in Section 727 in its future legislation. (May have to click on source document twice for proper viewing.)