WTO rules for EU in US trade row

On the 31 August 2004, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has given the European Union and others the go-ahead to impose sanctions on the US for its anti-dumping rule under the Byrd Amendment. The WTO issued decisions by the arbitrator regarding the level of suspension of concessions and other obligations that Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Communities, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, may request to apply, respectively, in the case 'United States: Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000'.

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Professor David Collie website: Anti-dumping duties and the Byrd amendment, August 2004 http://www.collie.plus.com/byrd.pdf

European Commission: DG Trade: Trade Issues: Respecting the Rules: WTO Dispute Settlement: Cases involving the EU; http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/wtodispute/show.cfm?id=165&code=1

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/04/1055, 31.08.04: US Byrd Amendment – WTO says eight WTO Members may retaliate against the US – Joint Press statement by Brazil, Canada, Chile, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, and Mexico http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-04-1055_en.htm?locale=en

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