WTO Dispute Panel Formed in U.S.-Vietnam AD case
The World Trade Organization established a panel to settle a dispute between Vietnam and the U.S., at a Feb. 27 meeting. The dispute (here), stems from Vietnam’s complaints over U.S. antidumping measures on certain frozen warm water shrimp, according to…
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the WTO. Antigua and Barbados also submitted comments at the Feb. 27 on the ongoing dispute about U.S. measures that Antigua and Barbuda say prevent the supply of gambling and betting services on a cross-border basis. At the meeting, the two countries said the U.S. had used “intemperate and dismissive” language by previously referring to WTO-approved trade remedies as IP theft and government-authorized piracy. Antigua and Barbuda said WTO rulings should be “applied equally by all countries despite their size.” In response, the U.S. said it has been negotiating in good faith, and has “offered substantial compensatory adjustments” in other services areas, agreed on by every member except Antigua and Barbuda. (A summary of that dispute, which began in 2003, is here.) At the Feb. 27 meeting, Trinidad and Tobago (speaking on behalf of CARICOM), Haiti, Jamaica and Barbados supported Antigua and Barbuda's statement. Brazil, Cuba and China also supported Antigua and Barbuda and urged the U.S. to engage with Antigua and Barbuda to reach an amicable resolution to the dispute, according to meeting minutes. The U.S. and Brazil also reported that they reached a "mutually satisfactory solution" regarding the AD dispute over imports of orange juice from Brazil, the minutes said.