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The Canadian government shares US concerns about Mexico’s policy on GM corn and is considering the next steps in this matter, a Commerce Canada spokeswoman said. Mexico received
The Canadian government shares US concerns about Mexico’s policy on GM corn and is considering the next steps in this matter, a Commerce Canada spokeswoman said.
Mexico received a request this Thursday from Washington to open a dispute settlement panel under the Mexico-US-Canada Agreement (T-MEC) on restrictions on imports of transgenic corn.
The Department of Economic Affairs (SE) said in a statement that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has notified it of its intention to resolve conflict with T-MEC chapter 31 arbitration panelvalid from July 2020
The United States believes, according to SE, that there are provisions that are inconsistent with the market access and sanitary measures established by the treaty in the “Decree Establishing Various Measures Regarding Glyphosate and GM Corn” that the Mexican government published last February.
“The Ministry of Economy is ready to defend Mexico’s position before this international commission and demonstrate: 1) that the national regulation is consistent with the obligations signed in the treaty; 2) that the contested measures have no commercial implications.
Friction intensified after a decree issued by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.prevented the use of yellow or transgenic corn for human consumption and set a period of two years for the receipt of this grain intended for fodder.
irritation has risen in the United States because Mexico is the second export destination and the main importer of yellow corn from the United States, which It is usually transgenic and is used to feed livestock.
But López Obrador has been ready to go to the dispute commission since March last year, arguing that his measures are aimed at protecting the health of consumers.
In defense of Mexico, the SE announced the involvement of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources; National Council for the Humanities, Sciences and Technology (Conahcyt) and Federal Sanitary Risk Protection Commission (Cofepris).
Economía explained that the next step is to appoint the members of the commission, which will announce its decision during 2024.
“The Ministry of Economy reiterates its readiness to comply with the obligations signed in T-MEC, act in accordance with the law and represent the national interest,” he concluded. (Reuters and EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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