On October 28, 2014, Pakistan requested consultations with respect to the imposition of provisional and definitive countervailing measures by the European Union on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate from Pakistan, and with respect to certain aspects of the investigation underlying these measures.
Pakistan claims that the measures are inconsistent with:
• Articles 1, 1.1(a)(1), 1.1(a)(2), 1.1(b), 3, 3.1(a), 10, 12.6, 12.8, 14, 14(b), 15.5, 19, 19.1, 19.3, 22.3, 22.4 and 32, and Annexes I, II, III and VI, of the SCM Agreement; and
• Article VI of the GATT 1994.
On February 12, 2015, Pakistan requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on February 23, 2015, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on March 25, 2015, the DSB established a panel. China and the United States reserved their third-party rights. Following the agreement of the parties, the panel was composed on May 13, 2015.
| Brief Date | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| 10/07/2016 | U.S. Third Party Executive Summary |
| 10/03/2016 | U.S. Responses to the Panel's Questions to Third Parties |
| 09/22/2016 | U.S. Third Party Oral Statement |
| 07/29/2016 | U.S. Third Party Submission |
| Brief Date | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| 02/09/2018 | U.S. Third Participant Closing Oral Statement |
| 02/08/2018 | U.S. Third Participant Opening Oral Statement |
| 09/20/2017 | U.S. Third Participant Submission |
| 09/20/2017 | U.S. Executive Summary of Third Participant Submission |
