On January 27, 2022, the European Union requested consultations with China with regard to measures allegedly imposed by or attributable to China on the importation of goods from, and exportation of goods to, the European Union and on trade in services between the European Union and China.
The European Union claimed that the measure or series of measures at issue appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles I:1, V:6, X:3(a), XI:1, and XVII of the GATT 1994;
On February 18, 2022, the European Union requested consultations with China with regard to measures that allegedly adversely affect the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
The European Union claimed that the measures at issue appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 1.1, 28.1, 28.2, 41.1, and 44.1 of the TRIPS Agreement; and
• Section 2(A)(2) of China's Accession Protocol.
The European Union also claimed that:
On June 24, 2021, China requested consultations with Australia with respect to anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Australia on imports of certain products originating in China, inter alia, wind towers, deep drawn stainless steel sinks and railway wheels.
China claimed that the anti-dumping measures on wind towers, deep drawn stainless steel sinks and railway wheels appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.4 and 9.3 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement; and
• Articles VI:1 and VI:2 of the GATT 1994.
On June 22, 2021, Australia requested consultations with China with respect to anti-dumping and countervailing measures on bottled wine in containers of 2 litres or less imported from Australia. Australia claimed that these measures appear to be inconsistent with:
On October 30, 2020, Hong Kong, China requested consultations with the United States regarding certain measures concerning the origin marking requirement applicable to goods produced in Hong Kong, China.
Hong Kong, China claimed that measures appear to be inconsistent with:
On March 13, 2020, Turkey requested consultations with the European Union concerning the provisional and definitive safeguard measures imposed by the European Union on imports of certain steel products and the investigation that led to the imposition of those measures.
Turkey claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1(b), 4.1(c), 4.2, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 4.2(c), 5.1, 5.2, 6, 7.1, 7.4 and 9.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards; and
• Articles I:1, II:1(b), XIII:1, XIII:2 and XIX:1(a) of the GATT 1994.
On April 2, 2019, the European Union requested consultations with Turkey regarding various measures concerning the production, importation and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The measures identified by the European Union include the following alleged acts: a localization requirement, a technology transfer requirement, an import ban on localized products, and a prioritization measure.
The European Union claimed that:
• The localization requirement and the prioritization measure appear to be inconsistent with Article III:4 of the GATT 1994.
On January 29, 2019, the European Union requested consultations with the United States concerning the imposition of countervailing and anti-dumping duties on ripe olives from Spain, as well as the legislation that was the basis for the imposition of those duties.
The European Union claimed that the challenged measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 10, 12.1, 12.5, 12.8, 14, 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4 and 32.1 of the SCM Agreement;
• Articles 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement; and
On July 16, 2018, the United States requested consultations with the European Union concerning the imposition by the European Union of additional duties with respect to certain products originating in the United States.
The United States claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with: • Articles I:1, II:1(a), and II:1(b) of the GATT 1994.
On July 3, 2019, the United States requested consultations with India regarding India's imposition of additional duties with respect to certain products originating in the United States.
The United States claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with:
• Articles I:1, II:1(a), and II:1(b) of the GATT 1994.
On September 19, 2019, the United States requested the establishment of a Panel.
