GENEVA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - China should revise rules that restrict the import and distribution of audiovisual material like books and films, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute panel said on Wednesday.
The panel, ruling in a case brought by the United States, said China's current system for importing and distributing the material violated international trade rules and the terms of China's accession to the WTO in 2001.
The panel declined to rule on some of the claims raised by the United States, saying they were outside its mandate, and found that some of the regulations targeted by Washington did not contravene international trading rules. (Reporting by Jonathan Lynn)