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    • United States – Safeguard Measure on Imports of Large Residential Washers


    Status: Pending

    Subject: GATT 1994, Safeguards,

    Respondent: United States

    Complainant(s): Korea,

    Third Parties: Brazil, Mexico, China, Egypt, European Union, Norway, Russian Federation, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam,

    Dispute Number: DS546

    Link to Dispute Site: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds546_e.htm



    On May 14, 2018, Korea requested consultations with the United States concerning definitive safeguard measures imposed by the United States on imports of large residential washers. 

    Korea claimed that the measures appear to be inconsistent with: 

    • Articles 1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 7.4, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 of the Agreement on Safeguards; and
    • Article I:1, II, X:3 and XIX:1(a) of the GATT 1994. 
       

    On May 25, 2018, Thailand requested to join the consultations. Subsequently, the United States informed the DSB that it had accepted the request of Thailand to join the consultations. 

    On August 14, 2018, Korea requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on August 27, 2018, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel. 

    At its meeting on September 26, 2018, the DSB established a panel. Brazil, China, the European Union, Egypt, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Norway, the Russian Federation, Thailand, and Viet Nam reserved their third-party rights. 

    On June 20, 2019, Korea requested the Director-General to compose the panel. On July 1, 2019, the Director-General composed the panel.

    Panel Proceedings
    Brief Date Brief Description
    08/10/2021 U.S. Integrated Executive Summary 
    07/23/2021 U.S. Comments on Korea’s Answers to Second Set of Questions from the Panel
    07/09/2021 U.S. Answers to Second Set of Questions from the Panel
    06/18/2021 Closing Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Second Videoconference with the Parties
    06/14/2021 Opening Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Second Videoconference with the Parties
    05/07/2021 U.S. Second Written Submission
    03/19/2021 U.S. Answers to First Set of Questions from the Panel
    02/26/2021 Closing Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Videoconference with the Parties 
    02/23/2021 Opening Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Videoconference with the Parties
    12/17/2019 U.S. First Written Submission
    9/17/2019 U.S. Letter Request to Korea Regarding Open Meetings and Non-Confidential Summaries