United States — Countervailing Measures on Cold- and Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil

 

Complainant:	Brazil
Respondent:	United States
Agreements cited: (as cited in request for consultations)	Art. VI  GATT 1994 Art. 1, 2, 10, 11, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.9, 12, 12.3, 12.5, 12.7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19.3, 19.4, 32.1, Annex II, Annex III  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)
Consultations requested:	11 November 2016

 

Summary of the dispute to date

The summary below was up-to-date at 11 November 2016 

 

Consultations

 

Complaint by Brazil

 

On 11 November 2016, Brazil requested consultations with the United States concerning the imposition of certain countervailing measures imposed by the United States with respect to cold- and hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, and certain aspects of the investigations underlying those measures.

 

Brazil claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:

 

- Articles 1, 2, 10, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.9, 12.3, 12.5, 12.7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19.3, 19.4 and 32.1 and Annexes II and III of the SCM Agreement; and

  

- Article VI of the GATT 1994.