United States — Certain Systemic Trade Remedies Measures

 

Complainant:	Canada
Respondent:	United States
Agreements cited: (as cited in request for consultations)	Art. 21.1, 21.3  Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) Art. 1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.9, 7.4, 7.5, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1, 9.4, 10.1, 10.6, 11.1, 11.2, 18.1, 18.4  Anti-dumping Art. X:3(a), VI:2, VI:3  GATT 1994 Art. 1.1(a)(1), 1.1(b), 7.3, 10, 11.2, 11.3, 11.6, 12.1, 12.8, 14(d), 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4, 20.1, 20.6, 21.1, 21.2, 32.1, 32.5  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)
Consultations requested:	20 December 2017

 

Summary of the dispute to date

 

The summary below was up-to-date at 25 January 2018 

 

Consultations

 

Complaint by Canada

 

On 20 December 2017, Canada requested consultations with the United States concerning certain laws, regulations and other measures maintained by the United States with respect to anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings (investigations, reviews or other proceedings).

 

Canada claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:

 

- Articles 1, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.9, 7.4, 7.5, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1, 9.4, 10.1, 10.6, 11.1, 11.2, 18.1, and 18.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement;

 

- Articles 1.1(a)(1), 1.1(b), 7.3, 10, 11.2, 11.3, 11.6, 12.1, 12.8, 14(d), 15.1, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4, 20.1, 20.6, 21.1, 21.2, 32.1, and 32.5 of the SCM Agreement; and

 

- Article VI:2, VI:3 and X:3(a) of the GATT 1994;

 

- Article 21.1 and 21.3 of the DSU.

 

On 19 January 2018, Argentina and the Russian Federation requested to join the consultations.