United States – Definitive Anti-dumping and Countervailing
Duties on Certain Products from China
Request
for Consultations by China
The
following communication, dated 19
September 2008, from the delegation of China to the delegation of the United States
and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance
with Article 4.4 of the DSU.
_______________
My authorities have instructed
me to request consultations with the Government of the United States pursuant
to Article 4 of the Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (the DSU),
Article XXIII:1 of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994),
Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures (the SCM
Agreement) and Article 17 of the Agreement
on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994 (the AD Agreement).
This request concerns the
definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by the United States
pursuant to the final anti-dumping and countervailing duty determinations and
orders issued by the US Department of Commerce in the investigations listed
below.