United States – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminium Products

Request for the Establishment of a Panel by india

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

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On 18 May 2018 India requested consultations with the United States of America (United States), pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (the "DSU"), Article XXII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (the "GATT 1994") and Article _14 of the Agreement on Safeguards (the "AoS") with respect to certain measures by the United States to adjust imports of steel and aluminium into the United States, including but not limited to, imposing additional ad valorem rate of duty on imports of certain steel and aluminium products and exempting certain selected WTO Members from the measures.

Consultations were held on 20 July 2018. Unfortunately, the consultations were unsuccessful in resolving the dispute. Therefore, India requests that pursuant to Articles 4.7 and 6 of the DSU, Article XXIII:2 of GATT 1994 and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") establish a Panel to examine this matter, with the standard terms of reference, as set forth in Article 7.1 of the DSU.