This means
panels will have to hear the case
and rule on a trade disagreement
between South Africa and the
European Union within a number of
months. The WTO’s DSB is a
relatively unknown but hugely
important body that upholds the
rule of law in international trade. It
provides mechanisms through
which disputes can be settled, and it
ensures the stability necessary for
global trade to function smoothly
and fairly. The issues the DSB will
have to rule about concern plant
health measures imposed by the eu
on citrus imported from South
Africa. These measures are
considered by the EU to be
necessary to protect it from two
citrus plant health threats: Citrus
Black Spot (CBS) and False Codling
Moth (FCM). South Africa already
had a world-class and robust plant
health system that ensures only
safe, quality fruit is exported.
Although measures were introduced
on CBS as early as 1992, the
additional CBS and FCM measures
are recent developments.
South
Africa now has to comply with these
unnecessary regulations, which
include additional inspections,
more intense spray programmes,
excessive cold treatment protocols,
numerous sampling and assessment procedures, and various other forms of
costly administration. Complying with
these measures places an immense
burden on local citrus growers.
They have to spend almost R4 billion
annually just to adhere to these
measures. There are citrus producing
areas in South Africa that are CBS free
and CBS has never spread to those
areas in South Africa, but the EU is
progressively putting stricter measures
in place because of a perceived risk of
CBS spreading to the EU.
Source: Citrus Growers’ Association of
Southern Africa,
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