The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) will begin a probe on May 7-8 on the legality of Japanese import restrictions on 12 farm products Agriculture Ministry officials said. The investigation which will take place in Geneva follows a U.S. Complaint last year that the restrictions violated GATT rules prohibiting import quotas. The products involved include fruit juice peanuts and tomato juice.
GATT TO PROBE JAPAN'S FARM IMPORT RESTRICTIONS