India Appeals WTO Decision in US Hot-Rolled Steel Dispute
The Indian government appealed on Aug. 8 the recent World Trade Organization decision in favor of the U.S. in a dispute involving U.S. countervailing duties on Indian hot-rolled carbon steel flat products. A WTO dispute settlement panel released a report…
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to the public in July that rejected consideration of Indian claims that the U.S. violates the “facts available” provision in the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. The case is outside the panel’s “terms of reference,” said the ruling. The panel did conclude the U.S. violated WTO agreement on a number of grounds, mostly involving iron ore inputs (here). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative defended the WTO ruling at the time, saying the WTO agreement does not specify which facts should be selected in such circumstances, and therefore the Indian claims are invalid (see 14071518). The appellate body usually takes up to three months to make a decision, said the WTO.