Solución de controversias

Le 31 juillet 2000 l’OMC a publié le rapport du Groupe spécial dans l’affaire “États-Unis - Mesures de sauvegarde définitives à l’importation de gluten de froment en provenance des Communautés européennes”.

On 22 January 2001 Brazil requested consultations with Canada concerning subsidies which are allegedly being granted to Canada’s regional aircraft industry. Brazil’s claims are as follows: Export credits within the meaning of Item (k) of Annex I to the SCM Agreement are being provided to Canada’s regional aircraft industry by the Export Development Corporation (EDC) and the Canada Account. Loan guarantees within the meaning of Item (j) of Annex I to the SCM Agreement are being provided by EDC Industry Canada and the Province of Quebec to support exports of Canada’s regional aircraft industry. Brazil takes the view that all of the above-mentioned measures are subsidies within the meaning of Article 1 of the SCM Agreement since they are financial contributions that confer a benefit. According to Brazil they are also contingent in law or in fact upon export and constitute therefore a violation of Article 3 of the SCM Agreement.

On 11 August 2011 the European Union requested consultations with Canada regarding Canada's measures relating to domestic content requirements in the feed-in tariff program (the “FIT Program”).

On 18 November 1997 the European Communities requested consultations with the United States in respect of Sections 921-927 of the US Internal Revenue Code and related measures establishing special tax treatment for “Foreign Sales Corporations” (FSC). The European Communities contended that these provisions were inconsistent with the United States' obligations under Articles III:4 and XVI of the GATT 1994 Articles 3.1(a) and (b) of the SCM Agreement and Articles 3 and 8 of the Agreement on Agriculture.

El 11 de julio 2019 la OMC distribuyó los dos informes de los asuntos planteados por los Estados Unidos: “Canadá — Derechos adicionales sobre determinados productos procedentes de los Estados Unidos” (DS557) y “México — Derechos adicionales sobre determinados productos procedentes de los Estados Unidos” (DS560).

The complaint concerned a French Government Order laying down the official name and trade description of scallops. Complainants claimed that this Order will reduce competitiveness on the French market as their product will no longer be able to be sold as “Coquille Saint-Jacques” although there is no difference between their scallops and French scallops in terms of colour size texture appearance and use i.e. it is claimed they are “like products”. Violations of GATT Articles I and III and TBT Article 2 were alleged.

On 24 April 2006 Thailand requested consultations with the United States concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of frozen warmwater shrimp. Thailand requests consultations on the United States’ application in the Preliminary Final and Amended Final Determinations of the practice known as “zeroing” negative dumping margins the effect of which was to artificially create margins of dumping and the consequent imposition of definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand.

Le 31 janvier 2012 l’OMC a publié le rapport du Groupe spécial qui avait examiné les plaintes déposées par le Costa Rica El Salvador le Guatemala et le Honduras concernant l’affaire République dominicaine — Mesures de sauvegarde visant les importations de sacs en polypropylène et de tissu tubulaire (DS415 DS416 DS417 et DS418).

El 18 de enero de 1999 el Órgano de Apelación hizo público el informe sobre el caso “Corea - Impuestos a las bebidas alcohólicas”.

Le 23 décembre 1999 l’OMC a publié le rapport du Groupe spécial dans l’affaire “États-Unis - Imposition de droits compensateurs sur certains produits en acier au carbone plomb et bismuth laminés à chaud originaires du Royaume-Uni”.