The Agreement was considered as discriminatory for the operators importing banana from Latin- American countries because a more favorable regime is established for the operators importing banana from the European Community or ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific).
The Agreement imposed to Latin-American operators (A and C) the obligation to demand exportation certificates before obtaining the license to import banana to the European Community.
Prepared by Monica Restrepo from Gomez Pinzon & Asociados, Bogota, Colombia.
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