On March 30, 2016, Canada requested consultations with the United States regarding countervailing duties adopted by the United States on supercalendered paper, and the investigation underlying the imposition of those duties.
Canada claims that the measures are inconsistent with:
• Articles 1.1(a)(1), 1.1(b), 2, 10, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.6, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.7, 12.8, 14, 14(d), 19.1, 19.3, 19.4, 22.3, 22.5, 32.1 of the SCM Agreement; and
• Article VI:3 of the GATT 1994. On June 9, 2016, Canada requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on June 22, 2016, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on July 21, 2016, the DSB established a panel. Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey reserved their third-party rights.
On August 22, 2016, Canada requested the Director-General to compose the panel. On August 31, 2016, the Director-General composed the panel.
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07/26/2017 | U.S. Second Integrated Executive Summary |
06/14/2017 | U.S. Closing Statement at the Second Panel Meeting |
06/13/2017 | U.S. Opening Statement at the Second Panel Meeting |
04/25/2017 | U.S. Second Written Submission |
04/06/2017 | U.S. Answers to the Panel's Questions Following the First Panel Meeting |
04/18/2017 | U.S. First Integrated Executive Summary |
03/22/2017 | U.S. Closing Statement at the First Panel Meeting |
03/21/2017 |
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08/27/2018 | U.S. Appellant Submission |
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03/09/2021 | U.S. Responses to First Set of Arbitrator Questions |
11/13/2020 | U.S. Written Submission |