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World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Decisions - Bernan's Annotated Reporter - Volume 78 Features Decisions Settled Between April 4, 2006 and August 14, 2006

Posted on: Monday, 14 January 2008, 15:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c79377) has announced the addition of World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Decisions - Bernan's Annotated Reporter - Volume 78 to their offering.

This volume covers three major dispute settlement decisions. Each dispute is carefully analyzed and annotated by international trade experts Felipe Berer and Mark D. Nguyen of Bryan Cave, LLP. The annotations for each decision provide readers with insights into possible market implications deriving from the WTO report. The focus is on the various possible consequences raised by WTO rulings and how they affect industry interests and market access in general. The analysis extends beyond the parties and issues involved in a specific dispute, and can therefore be applied more broadly. The disputes covered in Volume 78 include:

Decisions settled between April 4, 2006 and August 14, 2006

WTO disputes concerning the "zeroing" practice used by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce in trade remedy investigations.

United States Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada.

A dispute regarding European customs practices.

Key market implications:

Bi-national working group established to discuss policies that may eliminate border measures

Canadian lumber prices expected to decrease.

United States Laws, Regulation and Methodology for Calculating Dumping Margins (Zeroing)

Key market implications:

Positive outlook for U.S. Importing Industries

All exporting countries expect to benefit from removal of "zeroing"

Business and chain of supply of multinationals may become less restrictive

Compliance efforts face opposition from U.S. Congress

WTO Jurisprudence and related disputes had similar outcomes

Ongoing WTO Doha round and bilateral FTA negotiations not likely for a for reform

European Communities - Selected Customs Matters

Key market implications:

Dispute requires little change to current European Communities' customs procedures

European Communities and the United States still debate basis and outcome of dispute

Dispute should encourage countries to conform to uniform administration of customs processes including classification of products

Countries Covered

First Dispute Settlement Decision Appellant: Canada Appellee: United States Third Parties: China, European Communities

Second Dispute Settlement Decision Appellant/Appellee: European Communities Appellant/Appellee: United States Third Parties: Argentina, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway

Third Dispute Settlement Decision Appellant: United States Appellee: European Communities Third Parties: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea

Products Mentioned:

First Dispute: Footwear, asbestos, bed linen, tube or pipe fittings, corn syrup, H-beams, cotton yarn, hot-rolled steel, lamb, lead and bismuth II, shrimp, softwood lumber, steel safeguards, wheat gluten

Second Dispute: Dairy, cigarettes, bed linen, sugar, hormones, poultry, agricultural products, apples, film, rice, H-beams, oil country tubular goods, carbon steel, corrosion-resistant steel, DRAMS, gambling, hot-rolled steel, shrimp, softwood lumber, steel safeguards, wool shirts and blouses.

Third Dispute: Footwear, hides and leather, textiles and apparel, desiccated coconut, gold coins, wheat and grain, bananas, chicken cuts, computer equipment, hormones, poultry, sardines, dessert apples, cement, agricultural products, alcoholic beverages, film, dairy, H-beams, carbon steel, corrosion-resistant steel, gambling, gasoline, hot-rolled steel, malt beverages, oil country tubular goods, shrimp, stainless steel, underwear, upland cotton, wool shirts and blouses.

Content Outline:

Preface

United States - Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada - Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada

Report of the Appellate Body, WT/DS277/AB/RW

United States - Laws, Regulations and Methodology for Calculating Dumping Margins ("Zeroing")

Report of the Appellate Body, WT/DS294/AB/R

European Communities - Selected Customs Matters Report of the Panel, WT/DS315/R

Table I - Overview of Dispute Settlement Activity Table II - Countries Involved in Disputes Table III - Treaty Provisions Interpreted Table IV - BISD and Dispute References

Index

The WTO DSDs contain detailed annotations and comprehensive summaries of WTO decisions. In each volume you will find current information about the overall status of all disputes before the WTO, legal precedents and conclusions, case and treaty citations, an extensive index, and in-depth analyses from Bryan Cave trade lawyers and advisors.

Enhanced volumes featuring in-depth analyses from Bryan Cave experts describe market implications for the various industries and nations affected by the WTO decisions.

Bryan Cave has a leading International Trade Practice with more than fifty trade lawyers and advisors, including Mark D. Nguyen and Felipe Berer, the two lead editors of Bernan's Annotated Reporter series. Nguyen and Berer have outstanding experience assisting clients in the analysis of cross-border trade rules and trade agreements, including the implications of U.S. bilateral and regional trade agreements and WTO rules.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c79377

Source: Business Wire

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