What strategies may EU traders use to overcome trade barriers?
Ilona Mishchenko
Associate Professor of the Maritime and Customs Law Department, National University "Odesa Law Academy", Ukraine
Published 31 May 2022
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Recently, the European Commission (EC) terminated the examination procedure concerning obstacles to trade applied by Mexico (see Commission implementing decision (EU) 2022/161, 3.2.2022). This was because the dispute regarding Tequila export licenses was resolved in favour of EU exports by domestic courts in Mexico. The example reveals that exporters can cope with trade barriers in several ways: in courts, and through complaints to the EC.