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WTO Arbitration Authorizes United States to Impose $7.5 Billion in...

On 2nd October 2019, the decision of a World Trade Organization (WTO) Arbitrator was released in the long-running European Communities and Certain Member States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (DS316) dispute. The purpose of the arbitration was to determine the exact amount of the countermeasures that the United States is authorized to take against the European… Continue reading WTO Arbitration Authorizes United States to Impose $7.5 Billion in…

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in the Korea-Japan Dispute Concerning...

On 10 September 2019, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) issued its report inKorea – Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan (DS504). The underlying dispute concerned the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Korea on imports of pneumatic valves originating from Japan following the investigation conducted by the Korea Trade Commission… Continue reading WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in the Korea-Japan Dispute Concerning…

Canada and the European Union Announce an Interim Bilateral Arbitration...

Canada and the European Union have formalized an interim bilateral arbitration solution for the current deadlock in appointing members to the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Appellate Body is composed of seven members who are appointed to serve for four-year terms and may be reappointed for an additional four-year term. Currently, there are… Continue reading Canada and the European Union Announce an Interim Bilateral Arbitration…

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in the U.S.-China Dispute Concerning...

On 16 July 2019, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) issued its report in United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China (Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China) (DS437). This appeal concerned China’s recourse to Article 21.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement… Continue reading WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in the U.S.-China Dispute Concerning…

WTO Compliance Panel Issues Report in Philippines-Thailand Dispute Concerning Certain...

On 12 July 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel issued its report in the second compliance proceeding in Thailand – Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines (Second Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the Philippines) (DS371). This was the Philippines’ second recourse to Article 21.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures… Continue reading WTO Compliance Panel Issues Report in Philippines-Thailand Dispute Concerning Certain…

WTO Panel Issues Report in India-United States WTO Dispute Concerning...

On 27 June 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel issued its report in the dispute United States – Certain Measures Relating to the Renewable Energy Sector (DS510). The dispute concerned a challenge by India of various measures implemented by certain U.S. States that India alleged violated the national treatment obligation in Article III:4 of the GATT… Continue reading WTO Panel Issues Report in India-United States WTO Dispute Concerning…

Law to Suspend Canada’s WTO Obligations Concerning Safeguards Receives Royal...

On 21st June 2019, Bill C-101, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, received Royal Assent and became law in Canada. It sped through the legislative process in the House of Commons and the Senate in just sixteen days, having been introduced for First Reading in the House of Commons… Continue reading Law to Suspend Canada’s WTO Obligations Concerning Safeguards Receives Royal…

Agreement to Eliminate the U.S. Section 232 Tariffs on Canadian...

On the afternoon of Friday 17th May 2019, the United States and Canada issued a joint statement to announce that the U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum products under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (the “section 232 tariffs”) and the countermeasures imposed by Canada in the form of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel,… Continue reading Agreement to Eliminate the U.S. Section 232 Tariffs on Canadian…

On May 2nd Canadian Companies Doing Business in Cuba Could...

On 17 April 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the suspensions that have applied to the civil remedies provisions in Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 since its inception will not be continued and civil remedies will be available to certain United States nationals effective on May 2nd. In general… Continue reading On May 2nd Canadian Companies Doing Business in Cuba Could…

From “Soup to Nuts” to Services – Potential Market Opportunities...

The long running disputes between the United States and European Union concerning subsidies granted to Boeing and Airbus are moving into the trade retaliation stage. If the US and the EU impose countermeasures on one another in the form of tariffs applied strategically to certain traded goods or other measures applied to services, this could… Continue reading From “Soup to Nuts” to Services – Potential Market Opportunities…

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