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  • 29/11/2004

US appeals: The US has formally appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that subsidies paid to US cotton farmers are against the rules of global trade. WTO's decision on the US appeal would be final. The process normally takes about three months. In September 2004, the WTO had supported Brazil's allegations that the subsidies given to US farmers were robbing the Brazilian farmers of their income (see

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