It’s as if the WTO is becoming a key venue for the EU to settle its disputes with trading partners at a time when the United States is retreat.
WTO dispute settlement
Week in Brussels: ECT exit, Moldova too, EU Japan data flows, Malaysia on WTO ruling
It’s been a big week for the big supply chain sustainability pieces of legislation of the soon-ending von der Leyen European Commission. A trilogue deal on forced labour was inked, and Coreper might well also endorse a watered-down version of the CSDDD corporate sustainability due diligence legislation today. It’s also …
Malaysia palm oil WTO panel divided over EU protectionist intent
The World Trade Organization released the panel report in one of the two cases brought by two world leading producers of palm oil against a European Union directive that excludes the oil produced in their countries from its future biofuels mix. The lengthy 348-page report does not settle for good …
WTO: Ukraine circulates legal arguments against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
Ukraine has circulated its request for consultations with EU member states Hungary, Poland and Slovakia with the dispute settlement body in Geneva in relation to these countries’ unilateral import bans.
EU, Indonesia reignite biodiesel trade squabbles
Welcome back to Borderlex after its small team took a much needed summer break ahead of a packed autumn of trade news to expect in Brussels, London and at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. The most notable news thus far in this scorching-hot European summer is the reignition of …
WTO Corner: Another panel that does not go to the MPIA
Plans by Japan and China to go to arbitration under the alternative appeals mechanism MPIA in the World Trade Organization, announced last March, were quietly shelved as the panel report on a steel anti-dumping case brought by Tokyo was simply published on Monday.
WTO Corner: Japan-China dispute goes to MPIA, Australia and China settle
The alternative appeals mechanism set up by 25 World Trade Organization members is set to hear a second case brought by two mighty countries: Japan and China.
WTO dispute settlement body formally starts reform conversation
Reform has emerged, like a submarine, to the surface of the World Trade Organization’s turbulent waters as the issue was formally discussed for the first time at today’s monthly meeting of the dispute settlement body.
WTO panel report: US origin marking changes for Hong Kong products not legal
The World Trade Organization released a panel ruling today related to a dispute brought by Hong Kong authorities against Washington’s decision to mark the origin of products imported from Hong Kong as originating in China. The conclusions are similar to those of a recent report on US Section 232 tariffs …
WTO Corner: China files dispute on US export controls, Indonesia appeals on nickel
After a few months of calm at the World Trade Organization, a storm has descended upon the dispute settlement body in Geneva. China requests consultations with US over semiconductor export controls A Chinese official confirmed that the government requested consultations at the dispute settlement body with the United States regarding …
