Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] Summary: 1. Introduction. - 2. European Union legislation on mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food. - 3. The US - COOL dispute. - 3.1. The COOL measure and the two phases of the dispute relating to it within the WTO framework. - 3.2. The qualification of the COOL measure as a technical regulation governed by the TBT Agreement and the legitimacy of its objective pursuant to art. 2, par. 2, of the same Agreement. - 3.3. The incompatibility of the COOL measure with the national treatment obligation pursuant to art. 2, par. 1, of the TBT Agreement. - 3.4. The COOL measure and the principle of necessity pursuant to art. 2, par. 2, of the TBT Agreement: an unresolved issue. - 4. Concluding remarks.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Origin labeling of food products and rules of international trade |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 685-702 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | DIRITTO DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Controversia US-COOL (OMC)
- Country of origin labelling
- EU Regulation No. 1169/2011
- Etichettatura di origine
- Regolamento UE n. 1169/2011
- US-COOL dispute (WTO)