WTO
Total 215 Posts
To Appeal or Not To Appeal? The Question Facing China in the WTO Dispute on Solar Safeguards
On September 2, the WTO circulated a panel report
[https://www.worldtradelaw.net/document.php?id=reports/wtopanels/us-photovoltaicsafeguards(panel).pdf]
in a complaint brought by China against U.S. safeguard measures on certain solar
products, in which the panel found that the U.S. measures do not violate WTO
European Commission Official Pushes Plurilateral Agreement on "Competitive Neutrality," and Wants China Included
In testimony
[https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/committee-on-international-trade_20210901-1645-COMMITTEE-INTA_vd]
before the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade earlier this
week, Antonio Fernández-Martos, head of unit of Multilateral Affairs and WTO at
DG Trade [https://ec.europa.eu/trade/], set out briefly the European
Commission's
Panel Established in U.S. - China WTO Dispute on TRQs on Agricultural Products, But Next Steps Are Unclear
At the August 30 DSB meeting, a WTO panel was established
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_30aug21_e.htm] to hear China's
request that it be found in compliance in a dispute brought by the United States
against the administration of tariff-rate quotes
China Notifies WTO of Subsidies for 2019-2020
The WTO has just posted a July 13 communication
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SCM/N372CHN.pdf&Open=True]
from China entitled "New and Full Notification Pursuant To Article XVI:1 of the
GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement
China Expresses Positive Views about JSIs at WTO General Council Meeting
At the WTO General Council meeting of May 5-6, 2021, a paper on Joint Statement
Initiatives
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/GC/W819R1.pdf&Open=True]
(JSIs) that criticizes a plurilateral approach to negotiations was on the
agenda. The paper was originally
China Agrees To Use Arbitration Appeal Mechanism in WTO Dispute With Australia
In a WTO complaint
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/australias-wto-complaint-against-chinas-ad-cvd-determinations-on-barley/]
by Australia against Chinese AD/CVD measures imposed on Australian barley
(DS598), China and Australia have agreed to procedures
[https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/598-5.pdf&Open=True]
for using an alternative
USTR Requests Written Comments on China's WTO Compliance
In preparation for its annual report to Congress on China's compliance with the
commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO), the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) of the
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has asked for written
comments
