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Is the WTO Gambling Dispute Back?

For selfish reasons, I kind of hope so. It was a lot of fun to watch, and I've missed it the past couple years. This Reuters article suggests it may be on its way back: The United States violated global trade law by shutting down Internet gambling sites

More on Menthol Cigarettes

Recall that one of the issues in the WTO Clove Cigarettes case is whether clove cigarettes and/or menthol cigarettes act as "starter" cigarettes. The advisory panel report to the FDA on menthol cigarettes, mentioned in the last post, may be relevant to this issue: Adolescents 12 to

The Health Risks of Menthol Cigarettes

For those of you following the WTO Clove Cigarettes dispute, this will no doubt be of interest and could be discussed in the panel proceedings: Removing menthol cigarettes from sale in the U.S. would benefit public health, members of an advisory panel said in a report that urged more

Norway's EC - Seal Products Panel Request

Norway's panel request in the EC - Seal products case is here. From the request: The EU seal regime imposes a general prohibition on the importation and sale of processed and unprocessed seal products in the EU, thereby depriving Norway of access to a significant market for its exports

The Seal Products Panel Requests

There are two of them, one for the DS369 dispute and one for the DS400 dispute. These were both brought by Canada; no word yet on whether Norway will be making a panel request to follow its consultations request in DS401. DS369 deals with consultations from 2007, relating to Belgian

A Panel Request in the Seal Products Case

Reuters reports that Canada is requesting a panel in the Seal Products WTO case (DS400): Canada asked the World Trade Organization on Friday to set up a panel to resolve its dispute with the European Union over the EU's ban on trade in seal products, Fisheries Minister Gail

Implementing Australia - Apples

Australia and New Zealand have agreed (Word doc) on a period of 9 months (from DSB adoption) for implementing the Australia - Apples findings, with the period ending on August 17, 2011. Here's something from their agreement: The agreed period of time for implementation will allow Australia to be

The China Wind Power WTO Complaint

Speaking of U.S. - China economic law, as Sungjoon was in the last post, here's the key part of the U.S. WTO complaint related to alleged Chinese subsidies to the wind power industry (DS419): My authorities have instructed me to request consultations with the Government of the

China's Appeal in the U.S. - AD/CVD on Chinese Products Dispute

China's appeal in the U.S. - AD/CVD on Chinese Products (DS379) dispute is here: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/na/ds379-6(na).pdf Some key issues in the appeal: Double Remedies This is the one I blogged about here. (In the comments on that post, I mentioned

Is there something wrong with this picture? (as painted by the Panel in US-AD/CVD)

I have finally finished reading the Panel report in DS379. What an amazing decision! The Panel has effectively declared the second largest economy in the world as a completely distorted one for the purpose of the SCM. The following are some key points of the decision, and their possible implications: