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Japan Requests WTO Talks on Canada's Green Energy Local Content Rules

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry reports that Japan has requested World Trade Organization consultations with the Canadian government on Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Program, in which electricity generated by using renewable energy (e.g. solar and wind energy) is subsidized.…

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The Program sets forth certain local content requirements, which accords less favorable treatments to imported equipment than those made in Ontario.