WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS27/51/Add.10
14 July 2000
(00-2946)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 July 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
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Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding European Communities – Regime for the Importation,
Sale and Distribution of Bananas
At the last DSB the EC submitted a calendar of the main meetings the EC has had with
government representatives of the interested parties over the last twelve months. During that period
the Commission has concentrated its efforts on the negotiation of tariff quotas allocated on the basisof traditional trade flows. The major stumbling bloc k to reach an agreement on this method of quota
allocation was the reference period to be used, and which needed to be agreed by all parties
concerned. Discussions on this basis are at an impasse. The EC will now examine the possibility of
managing the proposed TRQs on a first come, first served basis. On the basis of the examination ofthis approach, and on other possible solutions, including a tariff only system and its implications, theEC will decide on the way ahead.
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