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| Dispute | Panel report | Appellate Body Report |
Arbitrator's Report |
Mutually acceptable solution |
| United
States ?Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe from Korea ?“Complaint by
Korea?
(DS202/R) |
Download in
Word Part I (143 pages; 726KB) Part II (31 pages; 160KB) Part III (107 pages; 504KB) Part IV (20 pages; 105KB) Download
in pdf |
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| Argentina
?Definitive Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Ceramic Floor Tiles from Italy
?“Complaint by the European
Communities” (DS189/R) |
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in Word(205 pages;
990KB) Download in pdf(205 pages; 529KB)
(DS189/R) |
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| United
States ?Section 211 omnibus appropriations Act of 1998 ?“Complaint by the
European
Communities” (DS176/R) |
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in Word(125 pages;
719KB) Download in pdf(125 pages; 381KB) (DS176/R) |
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| United
States ?Measures treating exports restraints as subsidies
?
“Complaint by Canada”
(DS194/R) |
Download in
Word Part I (116 pages; 629KB) Part II (73 pages; 319KB) Part III (20 pages; 104KB) Download
in pdf |
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| United
States ?Transitional safeguard measure on combed cotton
yarn from Pakistan ?
“Complaint by Pakistan” (DS192/R) |
Download
in Word(134 pages;
676KB) Download in pdf(134 pages; 418KB) (DS192/R) |
Download
in Word
(45 pages;
208 KB)
Download in pdf (45 pages; 184 KB) (DS192/AB/R) |
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| United
States ?Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel
Products from Japan
?
“Complaint by Japan”
(DS184/R) |
Download in
Word Part I (465KB) Part II (1.25MB) Part III (173KB) Part IV (704KB) Part V (458KB) Part VI (443KB) Download
in pdf |
Download
in Word
(86 pages;
329 KB)
Download
in pdf (86 pages;
225 KB) |
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| United
States — Anti-Dumping Measures on stainless
steel plate in coils and stainless steel sheet
and strip from Korea (DS179/R) |
Download in
Word Part I (332KB) Part II (1.5MB) Download
in pdf (DS179/R) |
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| United
States — Safeguard
Measures on imports of fresh, chilled or frozen
lamb meat from New Zealand and Australia —
“Complaints by New Zealand and
Australia” (DS177/R) (DS178/R) (DS177/AB/R) (DS178/AB/R) |
Download in
Word Part I (491KB) Part II (2.5MB) Part III (1.1MB) Download
in pdf |
Download
in Word (297 KB) Download in pdf (193 KB) (DS177/AB/R) (DS178/AB/R) |
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| Argentina
— Measures affecting the export of bovine
hides and the import of finished leather —
“Complaint by the European Communities” (DS155/R) |
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in Word
(1MB) Download in pdf (584KB) (DS155/R) |
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in Word
(71 KB) Download in pdf (88 KB) (DS155/10) |
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| European
Communities — Anti-dumping measures on
imports of cotton-type bed-linen from India (DS141/R) |
Download
in Word Part I(470KB) Part II(1.2MB) Part III(1.5MB) |
Download
in Word (143 KB) Download in pdf (134 KB) (DS141/AB/R) |
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| Guatemala
— Definitive anti-dumping measures on grey
portland cement from Mexico (DS156/R) |
Download
in Word
(2.3MB) Download in pdf (1.2MB) |
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| Thailand
— Anti-dumping duties on angles, shapes and
sections of iron or non-alloy steel and H-beams
from Poland (DS122/R) (DS122/AB/R) |
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in Word
(2MB) Download
in pdf (DS122/R) |
Download
in Word (198 KB) Download in pdf (114 KB) (DS122/AB/R) |
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| European
Communities — Measures affecting asbestos
and products containing asbestos (DS135/R) and (DS135/R/Add.1) (DS135/AB/R) |
Download
in Word Part I Part II Part III with Addendum Part I Part II Download
in pdf |
Download
in Word (305 KB)
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| United
States — Definitive safeguard measures on
imports of wheat gluten from the European
communities — “Complaint by the
European Communities” (DS166/R) (DS166/AB/R) |
Download in
Word (1.9MB) Download in pdf (1.2MB) (DS166/R) |
Download in
Word (265KB) Download in pdf (161KB) (DS166/AB/R) |
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| Korea
— Measures affecting imports of fresh,
chilled and frozen beef — “Complaint by
the United States” (DS161/R) and (DS169/R/) (DS161/AB/R) and (DS169/AB/R/) |
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in Word (1.9MB) Download in pdf (1MB) (DS161/R) |
Download in
Word
(244KB) Download in pdf (151KB) (DS161/AB/R) and (DS169/AB/R/) |
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| Brazil — Export financing programme for aircraft — Recourse by Canada | Download in Word Download
in pdf |
Download in Word Download in .pdf |
Download in Word Download in
pdf |
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| First
recourse to article 21.5 Download in Word Part I Part II |
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| Appellate
review of first recourse to article 21.5 Download in Word Download
in pdf |
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Second Recourse
to article 21.5 Download
in pdf |
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| Canada — Measures affecting the export of civilian aircraft — Recourse by Brazil to article 21.5 of the DSUs | Download in Word | |||
| United
States — Import measures on certain products
from the European communities (DS165/R) and (DS165/R/Add.1) (DS165/AB/R) |
Download
in Word (525KB) with Addendum 1 (646KB) Download in pdf (195KB) with Addendum 1 (388KB) |
Download in
Word
(176KB)
Download in pdf (98KB) (DS165/AB/R) |
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| United
States — Section 110(5) Of the US Copyright
Act (DS160/R) (DS160/12) (DS160/ARB25/1) |
Download
in Word Part IPart II |
Download in
Word (67KB)
Download in
pdf
(37KB) Recourse
to arbitration under article 25 Download in
pdf
(128KB) |
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| United
States — Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 —
Complaint by Japan (DS162/R, DS162/R/Add.1)and (DS162/AB/R) |
Download
in Word Part IPart II with Addendum 1 Download
in pdf |
Download
in Word
(DS162/AB/R) |
Download
in Word
(77 KB)
Download in pdf (78 KB) |
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| Canada — Measures affecting the export of civilian aircraft — Recourse by Brazil to Article 21.5 of the DSU | Download in Word | |||
| Canada
— Term of Patent Protection
(DS170/R) |
Download
in Word Part I Part ll |
Download
in Word
(DS170/AB/R) |
Download
in Word
(90 KB)
Download in pdf (95 KB) (DS170/10) |
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| Korea — Measures Affecting Government Procurement * | Download in Word | |||
| United
States — Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 —
“Complaint by the European Communities” DS136/R (DS136/AB/R and DS162/AB/R) (DS136/11 and DS162/14) |
Download
in Word
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Download
in Word
(DS136/AB/R
and |
Download
in Word (77 KB) Download in pdf (78 KB) (DS136/11 and DS162/14) |
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| Canada — Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products — “Complaint by the European Communities and their Member States” * | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| Canada — Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry | Download in Word | Download in Word | Download
in Word (DS139 and DS142) Download in pdf |
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| Mexico
— Anti-Dumping Investigation of High
Fructose Corn Syrup (hfcs) from the United States
*
DS132/R |
Download
in Word Corrigendum |
Download
in Word
(47 Pages;
204 KB)
Download
in pdf
(47 Pages;
124 KB) |
Download in
Word Part I (328KB) Part II (187KB) |
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| United States — Imposition Of Countervailing Duties On Certain Hot-Rolled Lead And Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Originating In The United Kingdom | Download
Part IPart II
in Word with Corrigendum Part I
Part II |
Download in Word | ||
| United States — Sections 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974 * | Download in Word | |||
| United States — Tax Treatment for “Foreign Sales Corporations” | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| Recourse
to Article 21.5 DS108/RW Download in Word (65 pages, 446 KB) Annexes: A (103 pages, 533 KB) B (14 pages, 95 KB) C (72 pages, 354 KB) D (57 pages, 401 KB) E (11 pages, 85 KB) F (101 pages, 479 KB) Download
in pdf |
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| Argentina — Safeguard Measures on Imports of Footwear | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| Korea — Definitive Safeguard Measure on Imports of Certain Dairy Product | Download
in Word in Word with Corrigendum Download
in pdf |
Download in Word | ||
| Chile — Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages | Download in Word | |||
| Turkey — Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
Australia — Subsidies provided to producers and exporters of automotive leather * |
Download in Word | |||
Canada
— Measures
affecting the Importation of milk
and the exportation of dairy products |
Download
in Word
|
Download
in Word Corrigendum Download in pdf |
Download
in Word(73 pages;
458 KB)
DS103/RW |
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| Canada — Measures Affecting the Export of Civilian Aircraft | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| India — Quantitative Restrictions on Imports of Agricultural, Textile and Industrial Products | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| United States — Anti-Dumping Duty on Dynamic Ramdom Access Memory Semiconductors (DRAMS) of one Megabit or above from Korea * | Download in Word | |||
| Japan — Measures Affecting Agricultural Products | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| Korea — Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages | Download Part I Part II in Word | Download in Word | Download in Word | |
| India — Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical Products — “Complaint by the Europeean Communities” * | Download in Word | |||
| Indonesia — Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile Industry * | Download
in Word I II III Corrigendum I II III IV Download in pdf |
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| Guatemala — Anti-dumping Investigation regarding Portland Cement from Mexico * | Download in Word | Download in Word | ||
| Australia — Measures Affecting Importation of Salmon * | Download
in Word I II Download in pdf |
Download in Word | Download
in word
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| United
States — Import prohibition of certain
shrimp and shrimp products *
DS58/R |
Download
in pdf I II III DS58/R |
Download
in word DS58/AB/R Download in pdf DS58/AB/R |
Download
in word
(586 KB) Download in pdf (339 KB) DS58/RW |
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| Japan — Measures affecting consumer photographic film and paper, complaint by the United States * | ||||
| EC Measures concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones)-Complaint by Canada * | Download in PDF format | Download in Word | ||
| EC Measures concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones)-Complaint by the United States * | Download in PDF format | Download in Word | ||
| United States — Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline * | Download Panel Reports in PDF format | Download Appellate Body Reports in PDF format | ||
| Japan — Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages * | Download in PDF format | |||
| United States — Restrictions on Imports of Cotton and Man-Made Fibre Underwear * | Download in PDF format | Download in PDF format | ||
| Brazil — Measures Affecting Desiccated Coconut * | ||||
| United States — Measure Affecting Imports of Woven Wool Shirts and Blouses * | Download in PDF format | Download in PDF format + Corr. 1 | ||
| Canada — Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals * | ||||
| EC — Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas * | European Communities ?Regime for the Importation | Download in PDF | ||
EC
-Regime for The Importation, Sale and
Distribution of Bananas
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Download in Word | |||
EC
— Regime for the Importation, Sale and
Distribution of Bananas |
Download in Word | |||
European
Communities — Regime for the Importation,
Sale and Distribution of Bananas
— Recourse to Arbitration by the European
Communities under Article 22.6 of the DSU |
Download in Word | |||
| India — patent protection for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products — “complaint by the United States” * | ||||
| Argentina — certain measures affecting imports of footwear, textiles, apparel and other items, complaint by the United States * | ||||
| Customs classification of certain computer equipment, complaint by the United States * against — “The European Communities, United Kingdom and Ireland” | Download in Word | |||
| European Communities — measures affecting importation of certain poultry products, complaint by Brazil * | Download in Word |
Note:*
Both Appellate Report and Panel Report, as modified by the Appellate Report, have been adopted.