- Country or region
- United States
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Context
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: United States
- Third parties: Brazil, Mexico
Methodology applied by the US in CVD cases to determine whether a privatised company (British Steel Ltd) continues to benefit from subsidies bestowed on the previously state owned company (British Steel Corporation).
Relevant WTO provision: Subsidies (1.1(b), 10, 14, 19.4)
Status
US revoked CVD duties on British Steel retroactively (from 1 Jan. 1995).
- Consultations requested: 12 June 1998
- Panel requested: 14 January 1999
- Panel established: 17 February 1999
- Panel report circulated: 23 December 1999
- Appeal requested: 27 January 2000
- Appeal report circulated: 10 May 2000
- Panel/Appellate Body report adopted: 07 June 2000