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    • Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Ripe Olives from Spain


    Status: Pending

    Subject: Anti-Dumping Agreement, GATT 1994, SCM Agreement,

    Respondent: United States

    Complainant(s): Brazil, Canada, Mexico, China, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, India, Australia,

    Dispute Number: DS577

    Link to Dispute Site: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds577_e.htm



    On January 29, 2019, the European Union requested consultations with the United States concerning the imposition of countervailing and anti-dumping duties on ripe olives from Spain, as well as the legislation that was the basis for the imposition of those duties.

    The European Union claimed that the challenged measures appear to be inconsistent with:

    • Articles 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 10, 12.1, 12.5, 12.8, 14, 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4 and 32.1 of the SCM Agreement;

    • Articles 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement; and

    • Articles VI:1, VI:2 and VI:3 of the GATT 1994.

    On February 11, 2019, Australia requested to join the consultations.

    On May 16, 2019, the European Union requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on May 28, 2019, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel.

    At its meeting on June 24, 2019, the DSB established a panel. Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Turkey reserved their third-party rights.

    On October 8, 2019, the European Union requested the Director-General to compose the panel. On October 18, 2019, the Director-General composed the panel.

    Panel Proceedings
    Brief Date Brief Description
    04/20/2021 U.S. Integrated Executive Summary 
    04/13/2021 U.S. Comments on EU’s Answers to Additional Panel Questions Following the Second Videoconference with the Parties
    03/26/2021 U.S. Answers to Additional Panel Questions Following the Second Videoconference with the Parties
    03/11/2021 U.S. Comments on EU’s Answers to Questions from the Panel Following the Second Videoconference with the Parties
    02/25/2021 U.S. Answers to Questions from the Panel Following the Second Videoconference with the Parties
    02/04/2021 Closing Statement of the United States the Panel's Second Videoconference with the Parties
    02/03/2021 Opening Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Second Videoconference with the Parties
    12/10/2020 U.S. Second Written Submissi
    11/12/2020 U.S. Answers to Questions from the Panel Following the Videoconference with the Parties
    10/22/2020 Closing Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Videoconference with the Parties 
    10/19/2020 Opening Statement of the United States at the Panel’s Videoconference with the Parties 
    09/08/2020 U.S. Answers to Further Questions from the Panel 
    06/10/2020 U.S. Answers to Advance Questions from the Panel
    03/17/2020 U.S. First Written Submission

     

    Article 21.5 Proceedings (Recourse by the European Union)
    Brief Date Brief Description
    12/8/2023 U.S. Answers to Panel Questions
    12/1/2023 U.S. Integrated Executive Summary
    11/14/2023 U.S. Answers to Panel Questions
    10/26/2023 U.S. Closing Statement at the Meeting with the Panel
    10/25/2023 U.S. Opening Statement at the Meeting with the Panel
    10/18/2023 U.S. Second Written Submission
    09/20/2023 U.S. First Written Submission