GENEVA, March 23 (Reuters) - The director-general of the
World Trade Organization said on Tuesday she was disappointed in
the European Union's export authorisation scheme for COVID-19
vaccines, saying that she was talking to them about this
measure.
"While we understand the politics of what they are doing - I
have said openly I am disappointed, particularly in the fact
that they extended it from March," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at a
WTO online event, saying export restrictions must be temporary.
Under the scheme, which is to be extended through June,
companies must get an authorisation before exporting COVID-19
shots, and may have export requests denied if they do not
respect their supply commitments with the EU.