On March 8, 2017, Turkey requested consultations with the United States regarding countervailing measures imposed by the United States on certain types of pipe and tube products from Turkey.
Turkey claims that the measures are inconsistent with:
• Articles 1.1(a)(1), 1.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.4, 10, 12.7, 14(d), 15.3, 19.4, and 32.1 of the SCM Agreement; and
• Article VI:3 of the GATT 1994.
On May 11, 2017, Turkey requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on May 22, 2017, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on June 19, 2017, the DSB established a panel. Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE reserved their third-party rights.
On September 4, 2017, Turkey requested the Director-General to compose the panel. On September 14, 2017, the Director-General composed the panel.
| Brief Date | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| 07/10/2018 | U.S. Second Executive Summary |
| 06/29/2018 | U.S. Comments on Turkey’s Answers to Panel Questions Following the Second Panel Meeting |
| 06/19/2018 | U.S. Answers to Panel Questions Following the Second Panel Meeting |
| 04/10/2018 | U.S. Second Written Submission |
| 03/20/2018 | U.S. First Executive Summary |
| 03/15/2018 | U.S. Answers to Panel Questions Following the First Panel Meeting |
| 02/28/2018 | U.S. Opening Statement at the First Panel Meeting |
| 12/20/2017 | U.S. First Written Submission |
| Brief Date | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| 02/12/2019 | U.S. Appellee Submission and Executive Summary |
| 01/25/2019 | U.S. Appellant Submission and Executive Summary |
