Crs Report for Congress - Wto Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases: May 2, 2007 - Rl32014 (Paperback)

Although the United States has complied with adverse rulings in many past World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, there are currently 11 cases in which rulings have not yet been implemented or the United States has taken action and the dispute has not been fully 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 remove 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 and H.R. 624 would repeal the trademark statute, as well as remove the current trade embargo on Cuba; S. 749 and H.R. 1306 would amend the law. Also unresolved is a dispute with Japan regarding an antidumping (AD) law provision involving the calculation of dumping rates for producers and exporters who are not individually investigated. The WTOinconsistent Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act was repealed in 2006 (P.L. 109-171), with a transition period ending September 30, 2007. Complainants EC, ...