Peru — Anti-dumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel from Argentina

 

Short title:	Peru — Biodiesel (Argentina)
Complainant:	Argentina
Respondent:	Peru
Agreements cited: (as cited in request for consultations)	Art. 2.2, 2.2.1.1, 2.2.2(iii), 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 5.3, 6.8, 9.3, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 18.1, 18.4, Annex II  Anti-dumping Art. VI:1, VI:2(a), VI:3, VI:5(a), VI:6  GATT 1994 Art. 10, 14, 14(d), 15.1, 15.5, 19.1, 19.4, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 32.1, 32.5  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Art. XVI:4  Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
Consultations requested:	2 September 2022

 

Summary of the dispute to date

 

The summary below was up-to-date at 2 September 2022 

 

Consultations

 

Complaint by Argentina

 

On 2 September 2022, Argentina requested consultations with Peru with respect to various anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Peru on imports of biodiesel originating from Argentina.

 

Argentina claimed that the various anti-dumping measures on imports of biodiesel appear to be inconsistent with:

 

- Articles 2.2, 2.2.1.1, 2.2.2(iii), 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 5.3, 6.8, 9.3, 11,1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 18.1, 18.4 and Annex II of the Anti-Dumping Agreement;

 

- Articles VI:1(b)(iii), VI:2 and VI:5 of the GATT 1994; and

 

- Article XVI:4 of the Marrakesh Agreement.

 

Argentina claimed that the various countervailing measures on imports of biodiesel appear to be inconsistent with:

 

- Articles 10, 14 (introductory paragraph), 14(d), 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 19.1, 19.4, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 32.1 and 32.5 of the SCM Agreement;

 

- Articles VI:3 and VI:6 of the GATT 1994; and

 

- Article XVI:4 of the Marrakesh Agreement.