"This seems to indicate that the US is willing to forgo appeals 'into the void' and also suggests some degree of openness on the part of the US towards Article 25 as an alternative appeal process."
Doc circulated today in dispute DS488, post-ruling, implementation stage
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Doc circulated today in dispute DS488, post-ruling, implementation stage
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DS488 is "United States—Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea" (wonderful title!)
The US lost the case. S.Korea wants to be allowed to retaliate; the US wants arbitration on whether it is now complying
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wto.org/english/tratop…
The US lost the case. S.Korea wants to be allowed to retaliate; the US wants arbitration on whether it is now complying
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wto.org/english/tratop…
Today's document: docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…
@snlester spotted paragraphs 4 & 5, leading to his comment about not appealing "into the void".
(A well-known problem of the badly drafted rules: unclear sequence—compliance arbitration (Art21.5), authorising retaliation (Art22.6))
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@snlester spotted paragraphs 4 & 5, leading to his comment about not appealing "into the void".
(A well-known problem of the badly drafted rules: unclear sequence—compliance arbitration (Art21.5), authorising retaliation (Art22.6))
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