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在技术法规的适用方面,国民待遇是一个极为敏感的问题。在欧盟——农产品与食品的商标和地理标志保护案中,欧盟规定的标签要求导致了一起涉及WTO《TBT协定》第2(1)条下有关国民待遇义务的争端。专家组最后裁定:申诉方澳大利亚没有充分的证据来支持其针对国民待遇提出的指控。无论如何,若技术法规(包括标签要求)得到WTO成员的相互认可,则在其具体适用中可避免产生有关国民待遇义务的争端。
National treatment is a very sensitive issue in the application of technical regulations. In the EU - Trademark and GI Protection Case for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs, the labeling requirements set by the EU led to a dispute involving WTO obligations under Article 2 (1) of the TBT concerning national treatment obligations. The Group concluded that the complainant, Australia, did not have sufficient evidence to support its allegation of national treatment. In any event, if the technical regulations (including labeling requirements) are mutually recognized by WTO members, disputes regarding the national treatment obligations may be avoided in their specific application.