- Country or region
- Chile
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Context
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: Chile
- Third parties: Canada, Mexico, Peru, United States
Chile's special sales tax on spirits imposes a higher tax on imported spirits than on Pisco, a locally brewed spirit.
Relevant WTO provision: GATT (III:2)
Status
New legislation providing for the progressive reduction of taxes to a single rate for all alcoholic beverages of 27 per cent was published on 9 Feb. 2001.
- Consultations requested: 04 June 1997
- Panel requested: 03 October 1997
- Panel established: 18 November 1997
- Panel report circulated: 15 June 1999
- Appeal requested: 13 September 1999
- Appeal report circulated: 13 December 1999
- Panel/Appellate Body report adopted: 12 January 2000
- Implementation deadline: 21 March 2001