WTO to create Dispute-Settlement panel in May
The WTO is planning to create a dispute-settlment panel later this month to deal with the anti-dumping tariff conflict between the U.S. and
Japan, trade sources report.
The panel will have adjudicating power and examine
Japan's claim that the U.S. is keeping anti-dumping tariffs in place beyond WTO-mandated guidelines without justification.
Japan maintains that the U.S. position is illegal and has requested a dispute panel when the WTO meets on May 22. Since
Japan previously requested the panel, the WTO is required to comply.
Toyko and Washington are also in a deadlock over emergency import tariffs on steel products that were imposed by the U.S. on March 22 as well as an anti-dumping law known as the Byrd Amendment.
Japan reiterates that the U.S. is violating WTO provisions.