EC – Seal Products: Seals and Sensibilities (TBT Aspects of the Panel and Appellate Body Reports)

Philip Levy and Donald H. Regan

No 2014/108, RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute

Abstract: The EC-Seals case stemmed from complaints by Canada and Norway against European Union regulations that effectively banned the importation and marketing of seal products from those countries. The EU said it had responded to European moral outrage at the killing of seals. Canada and Norway challenged the regime under various provisions of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement and the GATT. This analysis looks primarily at the WTO panel decision and considers issues such as whether there is any bright line to be drawn between legitimate and illegitimate purposes in regulation and the proper legal meaning of a “technical regulation.”

Keywords: TBT; TBT 2.1; Technical Regulation; EC - Seal Products; Public Morals and Trade; Even-handedness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F5 K2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-12
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