 PRESS RELEASE
PRESS/311
30 August 2002
(02-4641)
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
Moore urges US-EU to resolve differences between them
GENEVA – Director-General Mike Moore issued the following statement today related to a WTO
arbitration decision in the European Union-United States of America dispute concerning the U.S.Foreign Sales Corporation tax law.
"The arbitration ruling marks a further stage of WTO involvement in this long-running and difficult
dispute. I have been following the FSC case closely and I commend both parties for working in a
constructive manner throughout the duration of this dispute. I urge both parties to continue to
cooperate and work toward resolving this dispute and the others between them in an amicable andconstructive fashion. The European Union and th e United States are among the most important
members of this organization and both hold a special responsibility to ensure the continued health
and soundness of WTO and global trading system."
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