The United States plans to seek formal consultations under its free trade agreement with Mexico on GM corn from the United States, the agency reported Monday. Bloombergciting sources familiar with the matter.
The request of The government of Democrat Joe Biden He could arrive as early as Monday, said the report by journalists Eric Martin and Mike Dorning.
On February 27, the Ministry of Economy claimed that the disagreement between the United States and Mexico over its plan to limit imports of GM maize it lacks commercial foundations and is rather driven by “political” motivations.
The United States has said it may consider going to a trade dispute panel under the North American Free Trade AgreementTMEC, if it does not reach a favorable resolution to the dispute over Mexico’s plan, which would ban corn genetically modified For human consumption.
The economy ministry said in a statement that Mexico’s position on GM corn is consistent with commitments made in the trade deal, which also includes Canada.
However, he added, if UNITED STATES wants to bring the dispute before a panel, “it would have to demonstrate quantitatively, that is to say in figures, something that did not happen: that the corn decree commercially affects its imports”.
With information from Reuters
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