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A Possible Fourth MPIA Case

I previously noted the three WTO disputes where agreed procedures between the parties for using the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) have been circulated. There is now a fourth dispute, Colombia - AD Duties on French Fries (DS591). The agreed procedures in the case are here. The panel was

China, the WTO, and Hong Kong

I write to call your attention to a new Trade Winds episode on Zoom on July 15, when China’s ambassador to China, Zhang Xiangchen, gave an excellent presentation on the need to preserve and reform the WTO and to improve multilateral cooperation. He explained that China will consider the

Additions to the MPIA

There have been two recent additions to the MPIA: One new party and one new arbitrator nomination. The new party is Benin, which notified its decision to join on June 22. The new arbitrator nomination is the great Thomas Cottier. The World Trade Institute had this announcement: Switzerland has nominated

Guest Post: Transnational subsidies II (continued) – WTO concerns over the EU’s Foreign Subsidies White Paper

This is a guest post is from Victor Crochet and Marcus Gustafsson, trade lawyers with Van Bael & Bellis Cross-border subsidies have become a growing source of concern as states increasingly ‘globalize’ the use of subsidies for their commercial or wider strategic advantage. On 17 June 2020, the European Commission

The USMCA Chapter 31 Dispute Settlement Roster Is Set

The roster of panelists for USMCA Chapter 31 state-state dispute settlement is out (the list of rapid response labor panelists for the Canada-Mexico mechanism is here, and for the U.S.-Mexico mechanism is here). Recall that the absence of a roster under NAFTA appears to have been a cause

More from the U.S. on DSU Article 11

At the June 29 DSB meeting, in the context of discussing the Australia - Plain Packaging AB report, the U.S. made the following comment on DSU Article 11 appeals: As the United States has explained, and Members know well, Article 17.6 of the DSU limits an appeal “to

Case Studies in Chinese Economic Pressure

Recently, a trade economist asked me if I had come across a list of instances where the Chinese government had put economic pressure on another government in relation to a non-trade issue. I hadn't seen anything, but it seemed worth digging into, so I put an excellent Cato

Insights on Vanadium and US Trade Policy

Here is my submission to the US Department of Commerce, Section 232 Vanadium Investigation, Docket No. BIS–2020–0002 Prof. Steve Charnovitz George Washington University 26 June 2020 In Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the US Congress delegated authority to the President to require Trade Contraction

“Personal Dignity” as a Non-Trade Value in Trade Policy?

I was struck by the notion of “personal dignity” in USTR Lighthizer’s recent article “How to Make Trade Work for Workers.” He framed the article by asking the question: “What should the objective of trade policy be?” Instead of the goals of promoting world peace and economic efficiency, Lighthizer