Dispute
Settlement Body 12 March 2001
Panels established on measures by Belgium, Canada and Chile
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), on 12 March 2001, established three panels:
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Case DS222: 揅anada ?Export credits and loans guarantees for regional aircraft?
Brazil requested the establishment of a panel to examine the WTO compatibility of Canada's new aircraft financing system. This was Brazil's first request but only one request is necessary for a panel to be established in cases of claimed forbidden subsidies. The DSB agreed to establish a panel. The European Communities, India and the United States reserved third-party rights to participate in the Panel's proceeding.
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DS210 : ?span class="paralargetext">Belgium ?Administration of measures
establishing customs duties for rice.?/span>
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The United States requested for the second time the establishment of a panel to look at Belgium's customs duties practices on imports of rice. The EC argued that because the US had altered its request, this request should be considered as its first one. Nonetheless, the EC still accepted going ahead with a panel. The DSB agreed to establish a panel. India reserved third-party rights.
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DS207 : ?span class="paralargetext">Chile ?Price band system and safeguard
measures relating to certain agricultural products.?/span>
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Argentina requested for the second time the establishment of a panel concerning Chile's price band system and safeguard measures. The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to establish a panel. The European Communities, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Nicaragua, Paraguay and the United States reserved their third-party rights.
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Appellate Body report adopted
Case DS141: European Communities ?Anti-dumping duties on imports of cotton-type bed linen from India
The DSB adopted the Appellate Body report and the Panel report as modified by the Appellate Body report.
Several Members commented on the panel and Appellate Body's determination that the practice of 搝eroing?is incompatible with the WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping Practices.
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Status reports: Surveillance of implementation of recommendations adopted by the DSB
Case DS27: European Communities ?Regime for the importation, sale and distribution of bananas
The European Communities presented its status report on its new 揻irst come ?first served?banana import regime (see document WT/DS27/51/Add.16). The report includes the European Council Regulation which amends the banana regime. The European Communities announced that its new regime will apply from 1 July 2001.
Several delegations criticized the new regime, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States.
Case DS76: Japan ?Measures affecting agricultural products
Japan and the United States announced that they had completed their technical consultations and that they would notify the DSB of the mutually satisfactory solution in the near future (see document WT/DS76/11/Add.12).
Case DS90:
India ?Quantitative restrictions on imports of
agricultural, textile and industrial products
India (see document WT/DS90/16/Add.6) repeated its intention to implement by the deadline of 1 April 2001.
Case DS34:
Turkey ?Restrictions on imports of textile and clothing
products
Turkey and India announced (see document WT/DS34/12/Add.6) that, following the expiry of the reasonable period of time for implementation (19 February 2001), they had agreed on 8 March 2001 to hold consultations within the next 30 days. In these consultations, the two parties will discuss Turkey's compliance with the DSB's recommendations.
The two countries also announced that they had reached a procedural agreement (see document WT/DS34/13) on compliance review and request for sanctions in case they cannot agree during the consultations.
Case DS87:
Chile ?Taxes on alcoholic beverages
Chile announced that its new legislation ?which provides for the progressive reduction of taxes to a single rate for all alcoholic beverages of 27 per cent as from 21 March 2003 ?entered into force on 9 February 2001.
Chile said it now considered it has complied with the DSB's recommendations.
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Implementation of the recommendations of the DSB
Case DS155: Argentina ?Measures Affecting the Export of Bovine Hides and the Import of Finished Leather
Argentina announced its intention to implement the DSB's recommendations and that it had already taken the first step to introduce some changes in the administration of its customs regulation. Argentina also said that in order to complete the implementation process it would need a reasonable period of time.
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Other business
Case DS139: Canada ?Certain measures affecting the automotive industry
Under 搊ther business? Canada informed the DSB that it has complied with its recommendations.
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