Crs Report for Congress - Wto Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases January 22, 2007 - Rl32014 (Paperback)


Although the United States has complied with adverse rulings in many past World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, 10 cases are pending in which rulings have not yet been implemented or the United States has taken action and the dispute has not yet been resolved. A WTO Member found to have violated a WTO obligation will generally be given a reasonable period of time to comply. While the Member is expected to withdraw the offending measure, compensation and temporary retaliation are available if the Member has not complied by the established deadline. The United States has not yet settled disputes with the European Communities (EC) involving a music copyright statute and a trademark provision affecting property confiscated by Cuba. H.R. 217 (Serrano) and H.R. 624 (Rangel) would repeal the trademark statute, as well as remove the current trade embargo on Cuba. Also unresolved is a dispute with Japan regarding a provision of U.S. antidumping law involving the calculation of dumping rates for producers and exporters who are not individually investigated. The WTO-inconsistent Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act was repealed in P.L. 109-171, but antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on goods entered before October 1, 2007, may still be distributed to ...

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Although the United States has complied with adverse rulings in many past World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, 10 cases are pending in which rulings have not yet been implemented or the United States has taken action and the dispute has not yet been resolved. A WTO Member found to have violated a WTO obligation will generally be given a reasonable period of time to comply. While the Member is expected to withdraw the offending measure, compensation and temporary retaliation are available if the Member has not complied by the established deadline. The United States has not yet settled disputes with the European Communities (EC) involving a music copyright statute and a trademark provision affecting property confiscated by Cuba. H.R. 217 (Serrano) and H.R. 624 (Rangel) would repeal the trademark statute, as well as remove the current trade embargo on Cuba. Also unresolved is a dispute with Japan regarding a provision of U.S. antidumping law involving the calculation of dumping rates for producers and exporters who are not individually investigated. The WTO-inconsistent Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act was repealed in P.L. 109-171, but antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on goods entered before October 1, 2007, may still be distributed to ...

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Bibliogov

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2013

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October 2013

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

64

ISBN-13

978-1-295-02422-3

Barcode

9781295024223

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1-295-02422-5



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