On July 31, 2017, Qatar requested consultations with the United Arab Emirates with respect to measures relating to trade in goods, trade in services and trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights from Qatar.
Qatar claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
On August 15, 2018, Turkey requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
Turkey claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1(a) and (b), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement;
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIII:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994; and
• Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement.
On July 9, 2018, Switzerland requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
Switzerland claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 11.1(a), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement;
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994; and
• Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement.
On June 29, 2018, Russia requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
Russia claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 8.1, 11.1(a) and (b), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement; and
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994.
On June 12, 2018, Norway requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
Norway claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 11.1(a) and (b), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement;
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994; and
• Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement.
On May 18, 2018, India requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
India claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 9.1, 11.1(a) and (b), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement; and
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994.
On June 1, 2018, the EU requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
The EU claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 9, 11.1(a), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement;
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994; and
• Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement.
On April 5, 2018, China requested consultations with the United States concerning certain duties that the United States imposed on imports of steel and aluminum products.
China claimed in its request for consultations that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 11.1(a), 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement; and
• Articles I:1, II:1(a) and (b), X:3(a), XIX:1(a), and XIX:2 of the GATT 1994.
On October 1, 2018, Qatar requested consultations with Saudi Arabia concerning Saudi Arabia’s alleged failure to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights held by or applied for entities based in Qatar.
Qatar claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
On October 12, 2018, Russia requested to join the consultations.
On December 20, 2016, Japan requested consultations with India regarding certain measures imposed by India on imports of iron and steel products into India.
In its request for consultations, Japan claims that the measures are inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 3.1, 4.1(a), 4.1(b), 4.1(c), 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 4.2(c), 5.1, 7.1, 11.1(a), 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 of the Safeguards Agreement; and
• Articles I:1, II:1(b), XI:1 and XIX:1(a) of the GATT 1994.
