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WTO Ruling Calls on EU To Correct Airbus Subsidy ‘Errors’
Appeals body finds that Europe did not fully address improper loans for A350, A380
The WTO has found that certain government launch aid for the Airbus A380 ran afoul of international subsidy rules. (Photo: Airbus)
The WTO has found that certain government launch aid for the Airbus A380 ran afoul of international subsidy rules. (Photo: Airbus)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled Tuesday that the European Union had failed to honor certain previous rulings related to subsidies to Airbus, thereby authorizing tariffs by the U.S. against European imports by as early as next year. The WTO continues to study tax incentives provided by Washington state to Boeing and expects to rule by the end of this year or early in 2019 on an appeal of an earlier decision that the support constituted illegal subsidies.