Ukraine Initiates WTO
Dispute Complaints on Grain Import Ban against Hungary, Poland and Slovak Republic
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WT/DS619/1, WT/DS620/1 and WT/DS621/1>
Ukraine
has requested WTO dispute consultations with Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic
regarding the continued imposition of import bans by the three countries on certain
agricultural products, including grains, from Ukraine. The request was circulated
to WTO members on 21 September.
Ukraine
claims the measures imposed by Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic appear to
be inconsistent with various provisions under the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994 and the Agreement on Agriculture.