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El 30 de agosto de 2017, la OMC hizo públicos los informes del Grupo Especial que se ocupó de los asuntos “Brasil — Determinadas medidas relativas a la tributación y las cargas” planteados por la Unión Europea y el Japón (DS472 y DS497, respectivamente).

On 2 October 2006, the European Communities requested consultations with the United States concerning its continued application of the “zeroing” methodology. In particular, the request for consultations concerns (i) the implementing regulation (19 CFR Section 351) of the US Department of Commerce, especially section 351.414(c)(2); and (ii) the Import Administration Antidumping Manual (1997 edition), including the computer program(s) to which it refers. The European Communities claims that, based on these regulations, the US Department of Commerce continued to apply the “zeroing” methodology in the determinations of the margin of dumping in the final results of the anti-dumping administrative reviews concerning various EC goods, and any assessment instructions issued pursuant to those final results.

On 4 October 1996, the US requested consultations with Argentina concerning the imposition of specific duties on these items in excess of the bound rate and other measures by Argentina. The US contended that these measures violate Articles II, VII, VIII and X of GATT 1994, Article 2 of the TBT Agreement, Article 1 to 8 of the Agreement on the Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994, and Article 7 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

El 20 de noviembre de 2015, el Órgano de Apelación hizo público el informe sobre el caso “Estados Unidos - Medidas relativas a la importación, comercialización y venta de atún y productos de atún - Recurso”.

On 6 April 1998, Poland requested consultations with Thailand concerning the imposition of final anti-dumping duties on imports of angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel and H-beams. Poland asserted that provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed by Thailand on 27 December 1996, and a final anti-dumping duty of 27.78% of CIF value for these products, produced or exported by any Polish producer or exporter, was imposed on 26 May 1997. Poland further asserted that Thailand refused two requests by Poland for disclosure of findings. Poland contended that these actions by Thailand violate Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.

El 14 de julio de 2014, la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Estados Unidos - Medidas en materia derechos compensatorios sobre determinados productos procedentes de China”.

El 17 de junio de 2005, la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Comunidades Europeas - Medidas compensatorias sobre las microplaquetas para memorias dinámicas de acceso aleatorio procedentes de Corea”.

On 6 May 1999, the US requested consultations with Canada in respect of the term of protection granted to patents that were filed in Canada before 1 October 1989. The US contended that the TRIPS Agreement obligates Members to grant a term of protection for patents that runs at least until twenty years after the filing date of the underlying protection, and requires each Member to grant this minimum term to all patents existing as of the date of the application of the Agreement to that Member. The US alleged that under the Canadian Patent Act, the term granted to patents issued on the basis of applications filed before 1 October 1989 is 17 years from the date on which the patent is issued. The US contended that this situation is inconsistent with Articles 33, 65 and 70 of the TRIPS Agreement.

Le 12 octobre 1998, l’Organe d’appel a publié son rapport sur l’affaire “États-Unis - Prohibition à l’importation de certaines crevettes et de certains produits à base de crevettes”.

El 28 de noviembre de 2002, el Órgano de Apelación hizo público el informe sobre el caso “Estados Unidos - Derechos compensatorios sobre determinados productos planos de acero al carbono resistente a la corrosión procedentes de Alemania”.