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WT/DS320 - Continued Suspension of Obligations in the EC-Hormones Dispute
Last update: 22/02/2008
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: United States -
- Third parties:
Summary of case:
The US continues to suspend obligations and to impose import duties in excess of bound rates on imports from the EC despite the EC's adoption of a measure to comply with the rulings in the EC-Hormones dispute.
Relevant WTO provision:
GATT (I, II), DSU (23.1, 23.2(a)(c), 22.8, 21.5
Current situation:
The panel has issued it's (confidential) final report to the parties. It's public circulation is expected for late March 2008.
Consultation:
Date of request: 08/11/2004
Panel:
Date of request: 13/01/2005
WTO documents
- 10/11/2004 - Request for consultations by the European Communities
- 22/11/2004 - Request to join consultations - Communication from Australia
- 22/11/2004 - Request to join consultations - Communication from Canada
- 23/11/2004 - Request to join consultations - Communication from Mexico
- 16/12/2004 - Acceptance by the United States of the request to join consultations
- 14/01/2005 - Request for the establishment of a panel by the European Communities
- 07/06/2005 - Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of the European Communities - Note by the secretariat
- 02/08/2005 - Communication from the Chairman of the Panels
- 23/01/2006 - Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
- 29/01/2007 - Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
- 26/06/2007 - Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - Addendum
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - part 1
- 31/03/2008 - Report of the Panel - part 2
- 02/06/2008 - Notification of an Appeal by the European Communities
- 16/06/2008 - Notification of an Other Appeal by the United States
- 24/07/2008 - Communication from the Appellate Body
- 16/10/2008 - Report of the Appellate Body
- 22/10/2008 - Communication from the Appellate Body
- 12/11/2008 - Communication from the United States on concerns regarding the Appellate Body's Report
- 20/11/2008 - Communication from the European Communities on Expression of Views regarding Appellate Body Reports and Circulation of Documents
- 21/11/2008 - Appellate Body Report and Panel Report - Action by the Dispute Settlement Body
EU submissions
- 13/06/2005 - Responses to the Panel's Questions to the European Communities and the United States following the Organizational meeting of the Panel with the parties held on Monday 13 June 2005
- 07/07/2005 - Responses to the Panel’s Additional Questions to the Parties on Open Panel Meetings
- 11/07/2005 - First Written Submission of the European Communities
- 12/09/2005 - Oral Statement by the European Communities in the First Substantive Meeting
- 15/09/2005 - Closing Statement of the European Communities
- 03/10/2005 - Replies to Questions from the Panel after the First Substantive Meeting by European Communities
- 03/10/2005 - Replies to Questions from the United States after the First Substantive Meeting by European Communities
- 16/11/2005 - Second Written Submission by the European Communities
- 02/10/2006 - Oral Statement by the European Communities in the Second Substantive Meeting
- 03/10/2006 - Closing Statement by the European Communities in the Second Substantive Meeting
- 03/10/2006 - Oral Statement by the European Communities in the Second Substantive Meeting (Legal discussion)
- 18/10/2006 - Replies to Questions from the Panel after the Second Substantive Meeting by European Communities
- 03/06/2008 - Request for an open appellate hearing by the European Communities
- 05/06/2008 - (DS320, DS321) United States, Canada – Continued Suspension of Obligations in the EC – Hormones Dispute- Appellant Submission by the European Communities
- 23/06/2008 - Comments by the European Communities on the Third Parties' Submissions regarding the Parties' joint request for an open appellate hearing
- 26/06/2008 - AB-2008-5 and AB-2008-6 United States, Canada – Continued Suspension of Obligations in the EC – Hormones Dispute- Appellee's Submission by the European Communities
- 07/07/2008 - Opening statement of the European Communities on the question of whether to allow observation by the public of the oral hearing
- 28/07/2008 - United States − Hormones Dispute AB-2008-5Canada – Hormones Dispute AB-2008-6 - Oral Statementby the European Communities
Other information
- 08/11/2004 - EU-US: EU requests WTO to confirm that there is no justification for US/Canada to continue to apply sanctions
- 31/07/2007 - FACT SHEET - WTO Disputes US - Continued suspension of obligations (WT/DS320) and Canada - Continued suspension of obligations (WT/DS321)
- 31/03/2008 - Inaccurate reporting on WTO panel report in Continued Hormones Sanctions
- 31/03/2008 - Press release: WTO condemns US and Canadian sanctions on EU goods in hormone-treated
- 29/05/2008 - EU appeals WTO panel ruling on US and Canadian sanctions on EU goods in hormone-treated meat dispute