Case
DS222: “Canada — Export credits and loans guarantees for regional
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Brazil
requested the establishment of a panel to examine the WTO
compatibility of Canada's new aircraft financing system. This was
Brazil's first request but only one request is necessary for a panel
to be established in cases of claimed forbidden subsidies. The DSB
agreed to establish a panel. The European Communities, India and the
United States reserved third-party rights to participate in the
Panel's proceeding.
Case
DS210 : “Belgium — Administration of measures
establishing customs duties for rice.”
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The
United States requested for the second time the establishment of a
panel to look at Belgium's customs duties practices on imports of
rice. The EC argued that because the US had altered its request, this
request should be considered as its first one. Nonetheless, the EC
still accepted going ahead with a panel. The DSB agreed to establish a
panel. India reserved third-party rights.
Case
DS207 : “Chile — Price band system and safeguard
measures relating to certain agricultural products.”
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Argentina
requested for the second time the establishment of a panel concerning
Chile's price band system and safeguard measures. The Dispute
Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to establish a panel. The European
Communities, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan,
Nicaragua, Paraguay and the United States reserved their third-party
rights.
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Case
DS141: European Communities — Anti-dumping duties on imports of
cotton-type bed linen from India
The
DSB adopted the Appellate Body report and the Panel report as modified
by the Appellate Body report.
Several
Members commented on the panel and Appellate Body's determination that
the practice of “zeroing” is incompatible with the WTO Agreement on
Anti-Dumping Practices.
Status
reports: Surveillance of implementation of recommendations
adopted by the DSB
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Case DS27:
European Communities — Regime for the importation, sale
and distribution of bananas
The
European Communities presented its status report on its new “first
come — first served” banana import regime (see document
WT/DS27/51/Add.16). The report includes the European Council
Regulation which amends the banana regime. The European Communities
announced that its new regime will apply from 1 July 2001.
Several
delegations criticized the new regime, including Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panama and the United States.
Case DS76:
Japan — Measures affecting agricultural products
Japan
and the United States announced that they had completed their
technical consultations and that they would notify the DSB of the
mutually satisfactory solution in the near future (see document
WT/DS76/11/Add.12).
Case DS90:
India — Quantitative restrictions on imports of
agricultural, textile and industrial products
India
(see document WT/DS90/16/Add.6) repeated its intention to implement by
the deadline of 1 April 2001.
Case DS34:
Turkey — Restrictions on imports of textile and clothing
products
Turkey
and India announced (see document WT/DS34/12/Add.6) that, following
the expiry of the reasonable period of time for implementation (19
February 2001), they had agreed on 8 March 2001 to hold consultations
within the next 30 days. In these consultations, the two parties will
discuss Turkey's compliance with the DSB's recommendations.
The
two countries also announced that they had reached a procedural
agreement (see document WT/DS34/13) on compliance review and request
for sanctions in case they cannot agree during the consultations.
Case DS87:
Chile — Taxes on alcoholic beverages
Chile
announced that its new legislation — which provides for the
progressive reduction of taxes to a single rate for all alcoholic
beverages of 27 per cent as from 21 March 2003 — entered into force on
9 February 2001.
Chile
said it now considered it has complied with the DSB's recommendations.
Implementation of the recommendations of the DSB Back
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Case
DS155: Argentina — Measures Affecting the Export of Bovine Hides
and the Import of Finished Leather
Argentina
announced its intention to implement the DSB's recommendations and
that it had already taken the first step to introduce some changes in
the administration of its customs regulation. Argentina also said that
in order to complete the implementation process it would need a
reasonable period of time.
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Case
DS139: Canada — Certain measures affecting the automotive
industry
Under
“other business”, Canada informed the DSB that it has complied
with its recommendations.
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