If a WTO case went forward, it would be at least 18 months before a decision was reached, and the normal penalty provided for under WTO rules would be US tariff penalties against European imports.

• 如果在世界贸易组织立案，该组织需要至少18个月才能做出决定，而且根据世贸组织规定，正常的处罚措施将是美国对来自欧盟的进口产品实行关税惩罚。