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The chairman of the panel considering the complaint brought by the US, Canada and Argentina against the EU’s alleged de facto moratorium on approvals of new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has said that the panel will not issue its preliminary ruling until 5 August 2005. Chairman Christian Haberli told the parties to the dispute in mid-May that the delay was necessary owing to the large volume of information that the panel had to go through, including information from specialists and experts. The panel report was originally expected in September 2004 but has been repeatedly delayed by difficulties in choosing panel members and a decision to seek expert advice on technical and scientific issues raised in the dispute (see BRIDGES Trade BioRes, 10 September 2004). Haberli had told WTO Members in November 2004 that the panel was expected to deliver its final ruling to the parties by the end of June 2005.
ICTSD Reporting; “WTO Panel Notifies Further Delay For Ruling On Bioengineered Foods,” WTO REPORTER, 19 May 2005.
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