Wednesday, June 26, 2013

More trade disputes

For those who follow Business Beyond the Reef, it is always interesting to see some updates. There was one recently on the recent trade disputes at the WTO - here.

Reproducing the list here:
European Union — Certain Measures on the Importation and Marketing of Biodiesel and Measures Supporting the Biodiesel Industry (Complainant: Argentina) 15 May 2013 
Australia — Certain Measures Concerning Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Other Plain Packaging Requirements Applicable to Tobacco Products and Packaging (Complainant: Cuba) 3 May 2013 
Peru — Additional Duty on Imports of Certain Agricultural Products (Complainant: Guatemala) 12 April 2013 
India — Certain Measures Relating to Solar Cells and Solar Modules (Complainant: United States) 6 February 2013 
Indonesia — Importation of horticultural products, animals and animal products (Complainant: United States) 10 January 2013 
China — Measures Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on High-Performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes (Complainant: Japan) 20 December 2012 
Argentina — Measures Relating to Trade in Goods and Services (Complainant: Panama) 12 December 2012 
European Union — Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector (Complainant: China) 5 November 2012 
China — Measures Relating to the Production and Exportation of Apparel and Textile Products (Complainant: Mexico) 15 October 2012 
China — Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile and Automobile-Parts Industries (Complainant: United States) 17 September 2012 
United States — Countervailing and Anti-dumping Measures on Certain Products from China (Complainant: China) 17 September 2012 
United States — Measures Affecting the Importation of Fresh Lemons (Complainant: Argentina) 3 September 2012 
United States — Measures Affecting the Importation of Animals, Meat and Other Animal Products (Complainant: Argentina) 30 August 2012 
Argentina — Measures Affecting the Importation of Goods (Complainant: Mexico) 24 August 2012 
Argentina — Measures Affecting the Importation of Goods (Complainant: Japan) 21 August 2012 
Argentina — Measures Affecting the Importation of Goods (Complainant: United States) 21 August 2012 
European Union — Certain Measures Concerning the Importation of Biodiesels (Complainant: Argentina) 17 August 2012
European Union — Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Fatty Alcohols (Complainant: Indonesia) 30 July 2012 
Australia — Certain Measures Concerning Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Other Plain Packaging Requirements Applicable to Tobacco Products and Packaging (Complainant: Dominican Republic) 18 July 2012 
China — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Automobiles (Complainant: United States) 5 July 2012 
South Africa — Anti-Dumping Duties on Frozen Meat of Fowls (Complainant: Brazil)


I was surely following some of them. The list has a fair share of developed and developing countries, across continents and across issues from renewable energy to intellectual property. The notable exception is Africa except for the last case. The list is another indication of the robust, rule based dispute settlement system of the WTO.

Hat tip to Steve.

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