Dispute Settlement
-
Canada - European Communities -
Asbestos
-
Canada/Brazil WTO Regional
Aircraft Dispute
- Link to updated information and background
documentation, including WTO reports.
-
Canada - US - Term of Patent Protection
-
Canada - European Union Panel
- Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products
-
Canada - Australia Measures Affecting
Importation of Salmon - Recourse to Article 21.5 by Canada
-
Canada - Japan/EU - Certain
Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry
-
Canada - New Zealand/US - Measures
Affecting the Importation of Milk and the Exportation of Dairy
Products
- Canada Announces End of Dairy WTO Dispute
News
Release - May 9, 2003
-
Canada disappointed with WTO Dairy Decision
News
Release and Backgrounder - December 20, 2002
WTO
- Appelate Body Report - December 20, 2002
pdf - 48 pages, 123 KB
- Canada Appeals WTO Dairy Ruling
News
Release - September 23, 2002
Backgrounders
- Report of the WTO Panel
- July 26, 2002
(pdf - 318 pages, 313 KB)
- Canada to Appeal WTO Dairy Ruling
News
Release - June 24, 2002
- WTO Appellate Ruling Good News for Canadian Dairy Industry
News
Release and Backgrounder - December 3, 2001
- WTO
Report of the Appelate body - December 3, 2001
- Status Report on the
Dispute - Updated November 2001, including:
-
Canada - EU - Beef Hormones
-
Canada
- US - Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals
-
Canada - US - Measures Treating
Export Restraints as Subsidies
-
Canada - United States - Final Dumping Determination
on softwood lumber from Canada
- United
States - Final Dumping Determination on Softwood Lumber from
Canada - Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada
- April 3, 2006
- Request by the United
States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU –
May 31, 2005
- Understanding between
Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles
21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) -
May 27, 2005
- Canada Requests WTO Panel to Review U.S. Implementation
in Softwood Lumber Dumping Case
News
Release - May 20, 2005
- Recourse to Article 22.2
of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend
Concessions Against the United States) - May 19, 2005
- Recourse to Article 21.5
of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment
of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the
United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations)
- May 19, 2005
- Modification to Agreement
on Period of Time for Implementation - February 14, 2005
- Agreement on Period of
Time for Implementation - December 6, 2004
- Adoption of Appellate Body
and Panel Report - August 31, 2004
- WTO Appellate Body Rules in Canada's Favour on Softwood
Anti-Dumping Duties
News Release - August 11, 2004
- Appellate Body Report
- August 11, 2004
- Communication from the
Appelate Body - July 8, 2004
- WTO Panel Decision on Softwood Anti-Dumping Determination
News
Release - April 13, 2004
Panel Report - April 13, 2004
- Communication
from the Chair - December 8, 2003
- Communication
from the Chair - August 29, 2003
- Constitution of a Panel Established
at the Request of Canada - March 5, 2003
- Request for the Establishment
of a Panel Presented by Canada - December 9, 2002
- Request for Consultations
by Canada - September 13, 2002
- "Pettigrew launches new WTO Challenge of U.S. Lumber Dumping
Determination"
News
Release - September 13, 2002
Background information
about the softwood lumber dispute...
-
Canada - United States - Final Countervailing Duty
Determination with Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada
- WTO
Supports Canada's Position on Softwood Lumber (pdf)
News
Release - December 5, 2005
- WTO Compliance Panel Finds U.S. Countervailing Duties on
Canadian Softwood Lumber Exports Illegal
News
Release - August 1, 2005
- Compliance Panel Report - August 1, 2005
- Understanding between
Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles
21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) -
January 14, 2005
- Request by the United
States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU -
January 13, 2005
- Recourse to Article 22.2
of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend
Concessions Against the United States) - December 30,
2004
- Recourse to Article 21.5
of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment
of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the
United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations)
- December 30, 2004
- Softwood Lumber: Canada Denounces U.S. Department of Commerce
Determination
News
Release - December 14, 2004
- Agreement on Period of
Time for Implementation - April 28, 2004
- Adoption of Appellate Body
and Panel Reports - February 17, 2004
- Appellate Body
Report - January 19, 2004
- Corrigendum
- August 29, 2003
- Panel Report - August 29, 2003
- Pettigrew welcomes Positive Interim WTO Decision on Softwood
Lumber
News
Release and Backgrounder - May 27, 2003
- Communication
from the Chair - May 16, 2003
- Constitution of a Panel Established
at the Request of Canada - November 12, 2002
- Request for the Establishment
of a Panel Presented by Canada - July 19, 2002
- Request for Consultations
by Canada - May 3, 2002
Background information about
the softwood lumber dispute...
-
Canada - United States - Investigation of the International
Trade Commission in softwood lumber from Canada
- Softwood
Lumber: Canada wins Appeal at WTO (pdf)
News
Release - April 13, 2006
- Canada to Appeal WTO Panel's Conclusions on Softwood Lumber
(pdf - part
1 | part
2)
News
Release - November 15, 2005
- Understanding between
Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles
21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) –
February 23, 2005
- Request by the United
States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU -
February 23, 2005
- Recourse to Article 22.2
of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend
Concessions Against the United States) - February 14,
2005
- Recourse to Article 21.5
of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment
of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the
United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations)
- February 14, 2005
- Statement
by Minister Peterson on Softwood Lumber - February 9,
2005
- Agreement on Period of
Time for Implementation - October 1, 2004
- Adoption of Panel Report
- April 26, 2004
- News
Release - March 22, 2004
- Panel Report - March 22, 2004
- Communication
from the Chair - December 24, 2003
- WTO Releases Interim Report on Softwood Lumber
News
Release - December 19, 2003
- Constitution
of a Panel Established at the Request of Canada - July
2, 2003
- Request for the Establishment
of a Panel - April 4, 2003
- Request for Consultations
by Canada - January 7, 2003
Background information about
the softwood lumber dispute...
-
Canada - United States - Preliminary
Determinations with Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from
Canada (DS236)
- Canada Wins Key WTO Lumber Decision
News
Release and Backgrounder - September 27, 2002
- WTO Panel Report - September 16, 2002
Part I (126 pages,
600 KB)
Part II (21 pages,
100 KB)
Part III (19 pages, 58
KB)
- Canada Wins Key WTO Lumber Dispute
News
Release and Backgrounder - July 26, 2002
- Constitution of a Panel
Established at the Request of Canada - February 8, 2002
- Canada Asks WTO Director General to Appoint Lumber Dispute
Panellists
News
Release and Backgrounder - January 22, 2002
- WTO Panel to Review Unfair U.S. Duties on Canadian Softwood
Lumber
News
Release and Backgrounder - December 5, 2001
- Request for the Establishment
of a Panel Presented by Canada - October 26, 2001
- Request for Consultation
by Canada - August 27, 2001
Background information
about the softwood lumber dispute...
-
Canada - US - Section 129(C)(1)
of the Uruguay Round Agreement Act
-
Canada/Other
Countries - US - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of
2000 (DS 234) (Byrd
Amendment)
-
Canada - U.S. - Measures Relating to Exports of Wheat
and Treatment of Imported Grain (DS276)
-
Canada - U.S. - Investigation of the International
Trade Commission in Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada
-
Canada Initiates WTO Proceedings against the European
Union on GMOs
News
Release and Backgrounder - May 13, 2003
Chronology (pdf
2 pages, 51 KB)
Dispute Settlement Understanding
(DSU)
WTO - Dispute Settlement Understanding
(DSU)
Given that there are over 140 Members of the World Trade Organization
(WTO), including nearly all of the major trading countries, it should
not be surprising that trade disputes arise from time to time concerning
the interpretation of the rules contained in the WTO Agreements
and how they are being applied by WTO Members. To learn more…
Chapter 11
NAFTA - Chapter 11 - Investment
Chapters
19 & 20
NAFTA
- Decisions and Reports - Chapters 19 and 20
U.S. Trade Remedy
U.S. Trade Remedy Law: The Canadian
Experience
(PDF 270 pages, 732 KB)
Second Edition - 1985-2000
This study describes U.S. anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard
legislation in addition to outlining Canada's experience with U.S.
trade remedy laws in cases brought against Canadian products.
|