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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

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

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 issues

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

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

Transnational subsidies - Part II

Over the past few weeks, various posts have appeared on this blog relating to the issue of transnational subsidization. These posts have focused on one specific aspect of the problem – the extent to which the EU could countervail imports from one country (Egypt), where they are subsidized by a third

India, South Africa and the MPIA

We hear much of the WTO Members who are pushing the MPIA, and much also of US opposition, but less about the views of many other Members, such as India, South Africa and ACP countries, who have not signed on. So it was with some curiosity that I attended a

Food Regulation, Science, Protectionism, and Regulatory Autonomy/Sovereignty

I feel like the role of science in trade agreements doesn't get enough attention, and I'm always excited to see someone trying to raise the profile of this issue. Here is a question from Congressman Earl Blumenauer at last week's House Ways and Means

How to Game the MPIA, or, How to Avoid Being Taken Advantage of in the MPIA

The newly-established Multiparty Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (“MPIA”) contains an interesting provision in para 18 of its “Agreed Procedures”: “At any time during the arbitration, the appellant, or other appellant, may withdraw its appeal, or other appeal, by notifying the arbitrators. This notification shall also be notified to the