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    Status: Pending

    Respondent: Russian Federation

    Complainant(s): European Union,

    Third Parties: South Africa, Brazil, United States, China, Chinese Taipei, Norway, Japan, Korea, India, Australia,

    Dispute Number: DS475

    Link to Dispute Site: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds475_e.htm



    On April 8, 2014, the European Union requested consultations with Russia concerning certain measures adopted by Russia affecting the importation of live pigs and their genetic material, pork, pork products and certain other commodities from the European Union, purportedly because of concerns related to cases of African Swine Fever. The European Union claims that the measures at issue are inconsistent with:

    •Articles 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7, 8, Annex B, and Annex C of the SPS Agreement; and  

    •Articles I:1, III:4 and XI:1 of the GATT 1994.

    On June 27, 2014, the European Union requested the establishment of a panel.  At its meeting on July 22, 2014, the DSB established a panel.  The United States, Australia, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, India, Japan, Korea, Norway, and South Africa reserved their third-party rights.

     

     

     

    Panel Proceedings
    Brief Date Brief Description
    05/19/2015 U.S. Responses to the Questions to the Third Parties
    05/02/2019 U.S. Third-Party Comments on Russia Preliminary Ruling Request
    04/21/2015 U.S. Third Party Oral Statement at the Third-Party Session of the First Meeting of the Panel with the Parties
    03/10/2015

    First Written Submission of United States

     

    Appellate Proceedings
    Brief Date Brief Description
    11/24/2016 U.S. Third Participant Opening Statement at the Oral Hearing
    10/14/2016 U.S. Third Participant Submission and Executive Summary

     

    Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European Union
    Brief Date Brief Description
    08/09/2019 U.S. Third Party Executive Summary
    07/26/2019 U.S. Third-Party Answers to Panel Questions
    07/10/2019 U.S. Third-Party Oral Statement
    06/17/2019 U.S. Third-Party Submission 
    05/02/2019 U.S. Third-Party Comments on Russia Preliminary Ruling Request