- Country or region
- Brazil
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Dispute settlement
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: Brazil
- Third parties: No third party
Brazil has imposed an import ban on retreaded tyres, has adopted measures banning the importation of used tyres and has imposed a fine per unit on the importation, marketing, transportation, storage and keeping of imported but not of domestic retreaded tyres.
Relevant WTO provision: GATT (I:1,III:4, XI:1, XIII:1)
Status
The Appellate Body has ruled on 3 December 2007 that Brazil's measures are incompatible with the GATT 1994, and the DSB has adopted the reports. Brazil now has to implement the ruling.
- Consultations requested: 06 July 2006
- Panel requested: 20 June 2005
- Panel report circulated: 12 June 2007
- Appeal requested: 03 September 2007
- Appeal report circulated: 03 December 2007
- Panel/Appellate Body report adopted: 17 December 2007