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On 21 January 2021 the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Korea in “United States — Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products and the Use of Facts Available” (DS539).

El 22 de febrero de 2018 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Corea - Prohibiciones de importación y prescripciones en materia de pruebas y certificación relativas a los radionúclidos”.

El 12 de abril de 2018 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Corea - Derechos antidumping sobre las válvulas neumáticas procedentes del Japón”.

El 16 de septiembre de 2002 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Estados Unidos - Ley de compensaciónpor continuación del dumping o mantenimiento de las subvencionesde 2000”.

On 6 February 2020 the Appellate Body issued its report in the case brought by Canada in “United States - Countervailing Measures on Supercalendered Paper from Canada” (DS505).

El 17 de septiembre de 1998 la OMC hizo público el informe del Grupo especial sobre el caso “Corea - Impuestos a las bebidas alcohólicas”.

On 24 November 2009 Korea requested consultations with the United States regarding their use of zeroing in three anti–dumping cases involving certain products from Korea namely stainless steel plate in coils stainless steel sheet and strip in coils and diamond sawblades and parts thereof. Korea claimed that the effect of the use of zeroing by the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) in these three cases has been either to artificially create margins of dumping where none would otherwise have been found or to inflate margins of dumping. In its consultation request Korea alleged that the USDOC's use of zeroing in its final determinations amended final determinations and anti-dumping duty orders in the three cases in question was inconsistent with the United States' obligations under Article VI of GATT 1994 and Articles 1 2.1 2.4 2.4.2 and 5.8 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement. On 3 December 2009 Japan requested to join the consultations.

On 21 October 2002 the European Communities requested consultations with Korea on certain measures establishing subsidies to its shipbuilding industry which according to the European Communities are inconsistent with Korea’s obligations under the SCM Agreement. These measures are as follows: - Corporate restructuring subsidies in the form of debt forgiveness debt and interest relief and debt-to-equity swaps provided through government-owned and government-controlled banks; - Special taxation on in-kind contribution and the special taxation on spin-off scheme provided in the Special Tax Treatment Control Law which establishes two tax programmes limited to companies under corporate restructuring and provided tax concessions to Daewoo; - Pre-shipment loans and advance payment refund guarantees provided by the state-owned Export-Import Bank of Korea (“KEXIM”) to all Korean shipyards

Le 17 septembre 1998 l’OMC a publié le rapport du Groupe spécial dans l’affaire “Corée - Taxes sur les boissons alcooliques”.

On 3 September 2003 Korea requested consultations with the European Communities concerning certain measures by the EC and its member States in favour of their shipbuilding industry which according to Korea are inconsistent with their WTO obligations. These measures are as follows: - EC Regulation 1177/2002 (“TDM Regulation”) and EC Regulation 1540/98 as well as the EC member States’ implementing provisions. These measures provide for subsidies in favour of commercial vessels in various forms; - The provision by the EC and the member States of subsidies in support of commercial vessels built in the EC in form of (a) operational aid granted on a contractual basis in forms such as grants export credits guarantees or tax breaks (b) restructuring aid (c) regional or other investment aid (d) research and development aid (e) environmental protection aid and (f) insolvency and closure aid.