Indonesia – Safeguard on Certain Iron or Steel Products

AB-2017-6

Report of the Appellate Body

Table of Contents

1   Introduction.. 7

2   Arguments of the participants. 9

3   Arguments of the third participants. 10

4   Issues raised in this appeal. 10

5   Analysis of the appellate body. 10

5.1   Whether Indonesia's Notice of Appeal and appellant's submission comply with the Working Procedures for Appellate Review.. 10

5.2   Whether the Panel erred in finding that Indonesia's specific duty on imports of galvalume is not a safeguard measure. 13

5.2.1   The Panel's findings. 14

5.2.2   Whether the Panel erred under Article 6.2, 7.1, or 11 of the DSU. 16

5.2.3   Whether the Panel erred in its interpretation and application of Article 1 of the Agreement on Safeguards and Article XIX of the GATT 1994. 20

5.3   Whether the Panel's terms of reference include a claim under Article I:1 of the GATT 1994 against the specific duty as a stand-alone measure. 30

5.3.1   The Panel's findings. 30

5.3.2   The relevant legal standard under Article 6.2 of the DSU. 31

5.3.3   Analysis of the Panel's terms of reference. 32

6   Findings And Conclusions. 38

6.1   Whether Indonesia's Notice of Appeal and appellant's submission comply with the Working Procedures for Appellate Review.. 38

6.2   Whether the Panel erred in finding that Indonesia's specific duty on imports of galvalume is not a safeguard measure. 38

6.2.1   Whether the Panel erred under Article 6.2, 7.1, or 11 of the DSU. 38

6.2.2   Whether the Panel erred in its interpretation and application of Article 1 of the Agreement on Safeguards and Article XIX of the GATT 1994. 38

6.3   Whether the Panel's terms of reference include a claim under Article I:1 of the GATT 1994 against the specific duty as a stand-alone measure. 39

6.4   Recommendation. 40