<Li> Japan--Agricultural Products (1999) </Li> <Li> Australia--Salmon (1999) </Li> <Li> Japan--Apples (2003) </Li> <P> In 2003, the United States challenged a number of EU laws restricting the importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in a dispute known as EC - Biotech, arguing they are "unjustifiable" and illegal under SPS agreement . In May 2006, the WTO's dispute resolution panel issued a complex ruling which took issue with some aspects of the EU's regulation of GMOs, but dismissed many of the claims made by the USA . A summary of the decision can be found here . </P>

Wto agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures