The United States is a member of the World Trade Organization. Members countries have agreed to settle their trade disputes through this organization. Well US beef producers got pissed because the EU bans beef with growth hormones. The WTO found that the US was being hurt by 116.8 a million a year and authorized the US to get back at them with tariff increases in that amount. So the US gets up this list of EU products for 100 percent tariff. The list is later modified to include motorcycles and mopeds under 500 cc. So the EU agrees to a reduced tariff on 45.000 tons of beef a year without growth hormones. Well this rocks on a while and now the beef producers are saying this isn't doing it and they have petitioned to reinstate the list. All the products on the list are for human consumption except these
Mixed feed or mixed feed ingredients of a kind used in animal feeding.
35061050 Products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale, not exceeding l kg, including fish glue but not other animal glue.
55041000 Viscose rayon staple fibers, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
55101100 Single yarn (other than sewing thread) containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale.
85102010 Hair clippers, with self-contained electric motor, to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
85102090 Hair clippers, with self-contained electric motor, other than those to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
87112000 Motorcycles (incl. mopeds) and cycles, fitted with reciprocating internal-combustion piston engine with cylinder capacity of over 50 cc but not over 250 cc.
87113000 Motorcycles (incl. mopeds) and cycles, fitted with reciprocating internal-combustion piston engine with cylinder capacity of over 250 cc but not over 500 cc.
ANNEX II
Time for some efficient variations of the "wankle" rotary engine. ???
Quote from: Gam on January 28, 2017, 07:33:29 AM
The United States is a member of the World Trade Organization. Members countries have agreed to settle their trade disputes through this organization. Well US beef producers got pissed because the EU bans beef with growth hormones. The WTO found that the US was being hurt by 116.8 a million a year and authorized the US to get back at them with tariff increases in that amount. So the US gets up this list of EU products for 100 percent tariff. The list is later modified to include motorcycles and mopeds under 500 cc. So the EU agrees to a reduced tariff on 45.000 tons of beef a year without growth hormones. Well this rocks on a while and now the beef producers are saying this isn't doing it and they have petitioned to reinstate the list. All the products on the list are for human consumption except these...
I don't understand the beef producers response. It does no good to penalize the EU for this because it is consumer driven revulsion to growth hormones. It is not being driven by European beef producers. They are responding to consumer rejection with protectionist payback.