The WTO Also Ruled on the U

Multiple Choice

The WTO also ruled on the U.S. restriction of gasoline imports from Venezuela and Brazil in 1994 on environmental grounds. What was the outcome?

A) The United States could ban those imports because they violated the U.S. Clean Air Act.
B) They could not ban the imports because they had not given Venezuela and Brazil a grace period as they had given their own U.S. companies.
C) The United States could not use "environmental protection" as an excuse for every trade dispute that came along.
D) The United States could bring counter-charges against Venezuela and Brazil on the banana issue.