食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊 據(jù)外媒報道,7日世貿(mào)組織(WTO)做出裁定,由于美國肉類標(biāo)識政策(COOL)違規(guī),加拿大和墨西哥可對美國農(nóng)產(chǎn)品每年強制征收超過10億關(guān)稅,其中加拿大可征收7.8億報復(fù)性關(guān)稅,墨西哥可征收2.28億。
隨后,加拿大聯(lián)邦國際貿(mào)易部長Chrystia Freeland和農(nóng)業(yè)部長麥考利(Lawrence MacAulay)對美下達(dá)最后通牒,要求美國必須取消歧視性的肉類標(biāo)簽規(guī)定COOL,否則將面臨加拿大的報復(fù)。
美國自2009年便開始實施肉類原產(chǎn)地標(biāo)識規(guī)定,該規(guī)定的出臺打擊了加拿大與墨西哥兩國的肉類企業(yè)。
部分原文報道如下:
OTTAWA -- The United States must immediately repeal its discriminatory meat labelling provisions or face Canadian retaliation, two Liberal cabinet ministers said Monday.
The ultimatum came from International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay after the World Trade Organization ruled Monday that Canada and Mexico can impose more than $1 billion in annual retaliatory on tariffs on U.S. products.