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EU permitted to impose duties on US imports in Boeing case: Commission

In the absence of a negotiated outcome, the EU will be ready to take action in line with the WTO ruling

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1 min read Last Updated : Oct 26 2020 | 9:43 PM IST

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday formally authorized the European Union to impose sanctions on the United States in retaliation for subsidies to planemaker Boeing BA.N, the European Commission said.

"The European Commission is preparing the countermeasures, in close consultation with our member states," EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said in a statement, adding that he was still negotiating a way out with Washington over European subsidies to rival planemaker Airbus AIR.PA.

“In the absence of a negotiated outcome, the EU will be ready to take action in line with the WTO ruling,” he said.

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