Japan asks to join Brazil's orange juice complaint at WTO against US

16/06/2009 12:00 - 630 Views

Japan has asked to join in Brazil's complaint before the WTO against the United States over orange juice (DS382 -'United States - Anti-Dumping Administrative Reviews and Other Measures Related to Imports of Certain Orange Juice from Brazil'). On June 5, Japan notified the US and Brazilian missions in Geneva that it wished to join in the dispute as a third party. Japan explained, saying it "has a substantial trade interest in these consultations. The measures at issue appear to be related to the imports of 'orange juice' products which Japan exports to the United States."

"These consultations also concern the continued use by the United States of the 'zeroing' procedures in its antidumping proceedings which Japan has challenged in the dispute 'United - Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews' (DS322) and must be brought into conformity with the Antidumping Agreement and the GATT 1994, as required by the DSB [WTO Dispute Settlement Body] recommendations and rulings in that dispute."

Ian Elliott

(6/15/2009)

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