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On 1 February 1999, the US requested consultations with Korea in respect of a Korean regulatory scheme that allegedly discriminates against imported beef by inter alia, confining sales of imported beef to specialized stores (dual retail system), limiting the manner of its display, and otherwise constraining the opportunities for the sale of imported beef. The US alleged that Korea imposes a mark-up on sales of imported beef, limits import authority to certain so-called “super-groups” and the Livestock Producers Marketing Organization (“LPMO”), and provides domestic support to the cattle industry in Korea in amounts which cause Korea to exceed its aggregate measure of support as reflected in Korea’s schedule. The US contended that these restrictions apply only to imported beef, thereby denying national treatment to beef imports, and that the support to the domestic industry amounts to domestic subsidies that contravene the Agreement on Agriculture. The US alleged violations of Articles II, III, XI, and XVII of GATT 1994; Articles 3, 4, 6, and 7 of the Agreement on Agriculture; and Articles 1 and 3 of the Import Licensing Agreement.

El 11 de julio de 2019, la OMC distribuyó dos informes del Grupo Especial que entendió en los asuntos planteados por el Canadá y México: “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS550) y “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS551).

El 22 de mayo de 2014, el Órgano de Apelación de la OMC emitió sus informes sobre el asunto “Comunidades Europeas — Medidas que prohíben la importación y comercialización de productos derivados de las focas (DS400 / DS401)”.

On 6 December 2017, the WTO circulated the panel report in the dispute brought by Indonesia in “United States — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures On Certain Coated Paper From Indonesia

El 27 de noviembre de 2014, la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Perú - Derecho adicional sobre las importaciones determinados productos agropecuarios”.

Le 19 janvier 2004, l’Organe d’appel a publié son rapport sur l’affaire “États-Unis - Détermination finale en matière de droits compensateurs concernant certains bois d’oeuvre résineux en provenance du Canada”.

On 25 May 2012, China requested consultations with the United States concerning the imposition of countervailing duty measures by the United States on certain products from China. China challenges various aspects of certain identified countervailing duty investigations, including their opening, conduct and the preliminary and final determinations that led to the imposition of countervailing duties. China also challenges the “rebuttable presumption” allegedly established and applied by the US Department of Commerce that majority government ownership is sufficient to treat an enterprise as a “public body”.

On 12 June 2003, the European Communities requested consultations with the United States concerning a methodology used by the US, among others, in the calculation of dumping margins, known as “zeroing”. The “zeroing” methodology, generally speaking, involves treating specific price comparisons which do not show dumping as zero values in the calculation of a weighted average dumping margin. The request concerned specific provisions of the US Tariff Act of 1930 and the Department of Commerce implementing regulation as well as US Department of Commerce methodology and its determinations in specific cases involving products imported from the European Communities.

El 18 de agosto de 2017 un Grupo Especial de la OMC hizo público un informe relativo a los asuntos planteados por Viet Nam y el Taipe Chino en la diferencia “Indonesia — Salvaguardia sobre determinados productos de hierro o acero” (DS490 y 496).

L’OMC a publié, le 12 juillet 1999, le rapport d’arbitrage concernant l’affaire “Communautés Européennes - Mesures concernant les viandes et les produits carnés - Plainte initiale des États-Unis”.