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2012年6月29日，世界贸易组织上诉机构就由美国牛肉及猪肉产品原产国标志（COOL）要求引发的争议发布裁决（WT/DS384/AB/R, WT/DS386/AB/R）。该裁决是上诉机构年内第三次处理有关于世贸组织《技术性贸易壁垒协定》的裁决，也是其年内第三次认定美国技术性（产品）法规不符合《技术性贸易壁垒协定》（TBT 协定）。通过三次胜利裁决，上诉机构建立了对《技术性贸易壁垒协定》较为连贯一致的解读。
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