Country or region: United States
Trade topics: Dispute settlement
Dispute settlement: WTO - Complaint against the EU

Summary of the case

Complaint by: United States
Complaint against: EU
Third parties: No third party

EC laws and regulations on customs.

Relevant WTO provision: GATT (X:1, X:3(a) and X:3(b) )

Status

The US have filed a request for consultations.

Consultations requested: 21 September 2004
Panel requested: 13 January 2005

Documents

EU submissions and other related documents

Full case details and WTO documents on the WTO website

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