European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas
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European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas is a landmark World Trade Organization dispute case concerning the European Union’s banana import regime and its consistency with global trade rules.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3389724 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas Context triple: [WTO Appellate Body, notableCase, European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas]
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A.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
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B.
Customs Code of the European Union
The Customs Code of the European Union is the comprehensive legal framework that governs how goods are imported, exported, and transited within the EU’s single customs territory.
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C.
High Authority of the ECSC
The High Authority of the ECSC was the supranational executive body of the European Coal and Steel Community, regarded as a key precursor to the modern European Commission.
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D.
Van Gend en Loos
Van Gend en Loos is a landmark 1963 judgment of the European Court of Justice that established the doctrine of direct effect, allowing individuals to invoke certain provisions of European Union law before national courts.
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E.
Ley Aduanera
La Ley Aduanera es la normativa mexicana que regula las operaciones de comercio exterior, el despacho aduanero de mercancías y las facultades de las autoridades aduaneras.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas Target entity description: European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas is a landmark World Trade Organization dispute case concerning the European Union’s banana import regime and its consistency with global trade rules.
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A.
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of the European Union is the EU’s detailed tariff and statistical classification system for goods used in customs declarations and trade statistics.
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B.
Customs Code of the European Union
The Customs Code of the European Union is the comprehensive legal framework that governs how goods are imported, exported, and transited within the EU’s single customs territory.
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C.
High Authority of the ECSC
The High Authority of the ECSC was the supranational executive body of the European Coal and Steel Community, regarded as a key precursor to the modern European Commission.
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D.
Van Gend en Loos
Van Gend en Loos is a landmark 1963 judgment of the European Court of Justice that established the doctrine of direct effect, allowing individuals to invoke certain provisions of European Union law before national courts.
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E.
Ley Aduanera
La Ley Aduanera es la normativa mexicana que regula las operaciones de comercio exterior, el despacho aduanero de mercancías y las facultades de las autoridades aduaneras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO dispute
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banana dispute ⓘ trade dispute ⓘ |
| agreementConcerned |
Agreement on Agriculture
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Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures ⓘ Enabling Clause ⓘ General Agreement on Trade in Services ⓘ
surface form:
GATS
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 ⓘ
surface form:
GATT 1994
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| allegation |
discrimination between banana suppliers
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inconsistency with GATS ⓘ inconsistency with GATT 1994 ⓘ violation of most-favoured-nation treatment ⓘ |
| complainant |
Ecuador
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Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| finding | European Communities’ banana regime found inconsistent with WTO obligations in several respects ⓘ |
| hasStage |
Appellate Body proceedings
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panel proceedings ⓘ |
| implementationIssue | prolonged compliance and implementation disputes ⓘ |
| importance |
important for interpretation of MFN and licensing rules
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key precedent on non-discrimination in goods and services ⓘ landmark case in WTO jurisprudence ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
WTO dispute settlement
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surface form:
World Trade Organization dispute settlement system
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| panelEstablishedBy |
Dispute Settlement Body
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surface form:
Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO
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| product | bananas ⓘ |
| remedy | recommendation to bring measures into conformity with WTO agreements ⓘ |
| respondent |
European Economic Community
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surface form:
European Communities
European Union ⓘ |
| retaliationContext | authorization of US trade sanctions against the European Communities ⓘ |
| sector | agricultural products ⓘ |
| shortName | EC – Bananas III ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
banana import regime of the European Communities
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distribution of import quotas for bananas ⓘ licensing procedures for banana imports ⓘ tariff preferences for bananas ⓘ |
| thirdParty |
Cameroon
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Colombia ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ India ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Ivory Coast
Jamaica ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| WTODisputeNumber | DS27 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas Description of subject: European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas is a landmark World Trade Organization dispute case concerning the European Union’s banana import regime and its consistency with global trade rules.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
WTO Appellate Body
→
notableCase
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European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas
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