Complaint by the European Communities.
On 18 November 1997, the EC requested consultations with the US in respect of Sections 921-927 of the US Internal Revenue Code and related measures, establishing special tax treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations" (FSC). The EC contended that these provisions were inconsistent with US obligations under Articles III:4 and XVI of the GATT 1994, Articles 3.1(a) and (b) of the Subsidies Agreement, and Articles 3 and 8 of the Agreement on Agriculture.
