China – Measures Concerning the Importation of Canola
Seed from Canada
Request for the Establishment of a Panel bY CANADA
The following
communication, dated 17 June 2021, from the delegation of Canada to the Chairperson of the
Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.
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1. On 9 September 2019, the Government of Canada
requested consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China ("China")
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"), Article 11.1 of the Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ("SPS
Agreement"), and Article 24.8 of the Agreement on Trade
Facilitation ("TFA"), with respect to measures affecting
the importation of canola seed[1]
from Canada.
2. Canada held consultations with China on 28 October
2019 with a view to reaching a satisfactory resolution of the matter.
Unfortunately, those consultations failed to settle the dispute.
[1] The term "seed" in this Request is a reference to seeds intended
for processing or consumption and not for planting.