Brazil challenges EU barriers against poultry meat and triggers WTO dispute settlement

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The measure was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said it had lodged a request for consultations to the EU against the barriers, described as “unjustified” by the Ministry.

Consultations can be perceived as an initial step. In this case, the EU would provide further information on the practices objected to and Brazil could propose changes, aiming for a kind of agreement between the parties. However, there is still no date set for the talks.

Without detailing the bloc’s measures, the Foreign Ministry said that the EU is imposing “discriminatory” health controls for the detection of salmonella in salted chicken and turkey meat with pepper from Brazil.

However, the Foreign Ministry says there is no “technical or scientific evidence to justify the enforcement” of this measure to a greater degree than is the case with fresh meat.

“By imposing these discriminatory criteria, the European Union is in breach of the rules of the WTO Agreement on Health and Phytosanitary Measures and is thus creating unjustified obstacles to international trade,” says the Ministry’s statement.

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