WTO dispute settlement
Metals at heart of fresh EU dispute with China in WTO
Winning a case in the WTO against Chinese restrictions on rare earths back in 2014 was not enough for both the EU and the United States. Early October, Washington launched a new case against continued export restrictions by China on various minerals and metals. This week, the Brussels followed into …
In brief: EU appeals WTO Airbus subsidy ruling
In an unsurprising move, the Commission has filed an appeal in the WTO against a ruling issued in September it lost on the grounds that EU member states had illegally subsidised the production of A350 and A 380 aircraft models for decades. The ruling came after a compliance assessment …
Appellate Body upholds WTO rebuff of EU antidumping duties on Argentinean biodiesel
The WTO’s appellate body upheld an earlier ruling outlawing EU antidumping duties on Argentinean biofuels. The case has broader ramifications for EU antidumping policy going forward as it follows on other converging rulings in the Court of Justice of the EU.
EU could appeal WTO compliance ruling on long drawn-out Airbus subsidy case
The WTO largely condemned the EU for not complying with a 2010 ruling on its subsidies to is aircraft giant Airbus.
WTO Russia EU pork ban ruling: US doesn’t always see alike with EU
Russia’s ban on imports of pigmeat products brought to the WTO’s dispute settlement body by the EU in 2014 following an outbreak of African swine flu in Lithuania at the height of the Ukraine crisis, was a straight win for Brussels. But the case is far from being closed. What …
In brief: EU launches new case against China raw material export restrictions
Brussels is following Washington on this one. Today, the EU notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with China over duties and other measures concerning the exportation of certain raw materials. This request follows on a similar one filed by Washington last week (13 July 2016). The move follows …
