WTO panel largely backs Mexico in row with Costa Rica over avocados
2022.04.13 19:12
FILE PHOTO: Avocados for sale are seen at a street market, in Mexico City, Mexico April 2, 2019. Picture taken April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Claudia Daut/File Photo
ZURICH (Reuters) – A World Trade Organization dispute panel has largely sided with Mexico in a dispute with Costa Rica over import restrictions on Mexican avocados, a panel report released on Wednesday showed.
The panel found that the sanitary risk assessment presented by Costa Rica lacked sufficient scientific basis. Some of Mexico’s additional claims were dismissed or were not reviewed by the panel.
Mexico had complained in 2017 that Costa Rica was improperly restricting the import of fresh avocados, and a dispute settlement panel has been considering the case since 2019.
