- Country or region
- United States
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Dispute settlement
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: United States
- Third parties: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Republic Of, Saint Lucia, Thailand
By imposing strict time limits within which unilateral determinations must be made and trade sanctions taken, certain parts of sections 301-310 of the Trade Act do not allow the US to comply with the DSU.
Relevant WTO provision: DSU (3, 21, 22, 23); WTO (XVI:4); GATT (I, II, III, VIII, XI)
Status
Panel report adopted.
- Consultations requested: 25 November 1998
- Panel requested: 26 January 1999
- Panel established: 02 March 1999
- Panel report circulated: 22 December 1999
- Panel/Appellate Body report adopted: 27 January 2000