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Originally posted by Skunk:
This is one of a number of disputes that affect transatlantic trade relations.
The US has been found by the WTO to have tax breaks that are in effect banned subsidies for exporters.
The new tariffs on steel imports imposed by the US last year have also been ruled against, although Washington is currently appealing against that decision.
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Beef hormone is an apple. Tax breaks are an orange. Steel Tariffs are a pear. Bananas are, well, bananas.
My point is that each of these are fruits, but they are not very comparable to each other. In fact, I think each of these involves a distinct provision of the GATT.
There are reasonable trade barriers that can be placed. They are defined by the exemptions to the GATT. In each instance, we must analyze whether the exemption being claimed applies. That's what the DSB is all about.