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Complaint by Argentina.
On 3 September 2012, Argentina requested consultations with the United States concerning certain measures affecting the importation of fresh lemons from the Northwest region of Argentina.
The specific measures challenged by Argentina:
(i) a series of US measures allegedly maintained for the past 11 years, which Argentina argues constitute an import prohibition on citrus fruits affecting fresh lemons originating in the Northwest region of Argentina;
(ii) the United States' failure to grant approval for the importation of fresh lemons from the Northwest region of Argentina; and
(iii) alleged undue delays in the approval procedures for the importation of fresh lemons from the Northwest region of Argentina.