United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products

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United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products is a landmark WTO dispute settlement case addressing the compatibility of U.S. “dolphin-safe” tuna labeling requirements with international trade rules.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO dispute ⓘ
WTO dispute settlement case ⓘ
trade and environment dispute ⓘ
addressesQuestionOf whether dolphin-safe criteria are applied in a non-discriminatory manner ⓘ
whether environmental labeling can be WTO-consistent ⓘ
agreementInvoked GATT 1994 ⓘ
TBT Agreement ⓘ
WTO Agreement ⓘ
linked to: WTO agreements
allegationByComplainant discrimination against Mexican tuna and tuna products ⓘ
inconsistency with WTO obligations under the TBT Agreement ⓘ
complainant Mexico ⓘ
concerns environmental protection objectives ⓘ
protection of dolphins in tuna fishing operations ⓘ
technical regulations on product labeling ⓘ
disputePartiesCategory developed country respondent and developing country complainant ⓘ
environmentalAspect by-catch of dolphins in tuna fisheries ⓘ
marine mammal protection ⓘ
fallsUnder WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding ⓘ
forum World Trade Organization ⓘ
hasPrecedentialValueFor interpretation of non-discrimination under the TBT Agreement ⓘ
subsequent WTO cases on environmental labeling ⓘ
involves consumer information labels ⓘ
non-tariff barriers to trade ⓘ
isLandmarkFor interpretation of the TBT Agreement in relation to labeling ⓘ
relationship between trade rules and environmental labeling ⓘ
isRelatedTo dolphin-safe labeling programs ⓘ
international trade in fishery products ⓘ
legalCharacterization trade-restrictive environmental measure ⓘ
mainIssue compatibility of U.S. labeling requirements with WTO rules ⓘ
dolphin-safe tuna labeling requirements ⓘ
measureType import-related marketing measure ⓘ
labeling requirement ⓘ
policyObjectiveClaimedByRespondent informing consumers about dolphin-safe characteristics of tuna ⓘ
protection of dolphins ⓘ
relatedUSLawOrRegulation U.S. dolphin-safe tuna labeling regime ⓘ
respondent United States ⓘ
sector agri-food trade ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
shortName US – Tuna II (Mexico) ⓘ
subjectOfMeasure tuna and tuna products ⓘ
tradeAspect conditions for use of labels in the U.S. market ⓘ
market access for Mexican tuna ⓘ
WTOdisputeNumber DS381 ⓘ

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