S. Korea files appeal against WTO ruling on Fukushima seafood ban
South Korea has filed an appeal against a ruling by the World Trade Organization on its import restrictions on Japanese seafood affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The trade ministry's decision on Monday comes after a WTO dispute panel ruled in October of last year that while South Korea's measures were justified,... maintaining them violated WTO rules.
Japan lodged a complaint with the WTO back in 2015.... to challenge Seoul's import bans and additional testing requirements on fish caught from eight prefectures near Fukushima.
The trade ministry's decision on Monday comes after a WTO dispute panel ruled in October of last year that while South Korea's measures were justified,... maintaining them violated WTO rules.
Japan lodged a complaint with the WTO back in 2015.... to challenge Seoul's import bans and additional testing requirements on fish caught from eight prefectures near Fukushima.