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Consultations
Complaint by the European Communities.
On 12 January 2000, the EC requested
consultations with the US in respect of Section 337 of the US Tariff Act
(19 USC. § 1337) and the related Rules of Practice and Procedure of the
International Trade Commission contained in Chapter II of Title 19 of
the US Code of Federal Regulations. The EC alleged that those measures
violate Article III of GATT 1994 and TRIPS Agreement Articles 2 (in
conjunction with Article 2 Paris Convention), 3, 9 (in conjunction with
Article 5 Berne Convention), 27, 41, 42, 49, 50 and 51.
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