[20001219]RS20142_欧盟禁止激素处理过的肉类.pdf

Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20142Updated December 19, 2000The European Unions Ban on Hormone-Treated MeatCharles E. HanrahanSenior Specialist in Agricultural PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe European Union (EU) continues to ban imports of meat derived from animalstreated with growth hormones despite rulings by World Trade Organization (WTO)dispute settlement panels that the ban is inconsistent with the Uruguay Round Agreementon health and safety measures used to restrict imports (the Sanitary and Phytosanitaryor SPS Agreement). U.S. retaliation, authorized by the WTO, in the form of 100%duties on $116 million of EU agricultural products remains in effect while negotiationsto resolve the dispute continue. Thus far, EU offers of compensation (trade concessions)for lost U.S. meat exports in lieu of lifting the ban have been rejected by the UnitedStates. This report will be updated as events warrant.Use of Hormones in Meat ProductionGrowth-promoting hormones are used widely in the United States, and in other meat-exporting countries, in beef production. In the United Sta