Proceedings Concerning the European Communities' Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas and the European Communities' Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products

摘要

The interagency Section 301 Committee is soliciting written comments on possible modifications to actions taken by the United States as a result of the European Communities' (EC) failure to implement the recommendations and rulings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in proceedings regarding (i) the EC's regime for the importation, sale, and distribution of bananas (the EC-Bananas case) and (ii) the EC's ban on the import of U.S. meat and meat products produced from animals treated with certain hormones (the EC-Beef Hormones case). Comments are requested with respect to the products listed in the annexes to this notice. The Section 301 Committee will consider the comments received in response to this notice, as well as comments previously received with respect to particular products. Accordingly, persons who have previously submitted comments with respect to particular products are requested not to resubmit such comments, although persons may wish to submit updates to previously submitted comments. The relevant statutory provision provides that the actions taken by the United States in the Beef and Bananas cases should be modified, unless (1) the USTR and