UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS

Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Switzerland

The following communication, dated 8 November 2018, from the delegation of Switzerland to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.

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On 9 July 2018, Switzerland requested consultations with the Government of the United States, pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), Article XXII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards with respect to certain measures imposed by the United States to adjust imports of steel and aluminium into the United States, including imposing additional ad valorem rates of duty on imports of certain steel and aluminium products and exempting certain selected WTO members from the measures. These measures adversely affect exports of such products from Switzerland to the United States. The request was circulated to WTO Members on 12 July 2018 as document WT/DS556/1, G/L/1251 and G/SG/D59/1.

Switzerland held consultations with the United States on 30 August 2018. Unfortunately, those consultations failed to resolve the dispute.