German Imports Of Sardines

German imports of sardines in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, german imports of sardines is: in 1952 Norway brought a complaint to the GATT concerning the alleged discrimination by Germany on imports of clupea pilchardus (sardines), clupea sprattus (sprats) and clupea harengus (herring). The entries on trade policy are here. In the course of its economic liberalization program, Germany had decided to place sardines on a list allowing unrestricted imports, but sprats and herring remained subject to quantitative restrictions. This led to a substantial decrease of Norwegian exports of sprats and herring to Germany. The panel was asked by Norway to find that the German measures were in conflict with GATT Articles I:1 (General Most-Favoured- Nation Treatment) and XIII:1 (Non-discriminatory Administration of Quantitative Restrictions) which require imports of like products from different countries to receive similar treatment. The entries on trade policy are here. It considered whether sardines, sprats and herrings should be considered like products, and it noted that Germany in its accession negotiations had always thought the three to be separate products. The panel decided that insufficient evidence had been presented to permit a judgement of discriminatory treatment. See also Brazilian unroasted coffee.[1]

German imports of sardinesin the wold Encyclopedia

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1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “German imports of sardines” entry (OAS)

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