After months of speculation, Brazil and India have launched a WTO dispute against the EU and the Netherlands over the seizure of generic drugs in transit. The complainants requested dispute settlement consultations on 11 May, citing a raft of EU and Dutch regulations that allow customs officials to detain goods in transit through European ports and airports if they are suspected of infringing intellectual property rights.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/eu-challenged-generics-seizures
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wto
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/netherlands
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/intellectual-property-rights-ipr
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drug-industry
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health