GD/117

Austria - Restrictions on Imports of Video Tape Recorders

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Parties

Complainant
Respondent
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Video tape recorders
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Machinery; electrical and electronic equipment

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • GATT Article XXII:1
Claims raised
  • GATT Article XIX
Defences raised
  • n.a.

Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type
Legal basis at issue
  • GATT Article XXII:1
Claims at issue
Defences at issue
  • n.a.
No of Pages (total / legal reasoning)
  • -
  • -

Timeline

Request for consultations

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held
Additional Info L/5119/Add.1 (23/04/1981) Communication from Austria (13/04/1981) Austria had entered into consultations with Japan.L/5985 (21/04/1986) Communication from Austria (09/04/1986) On 31/12/1985 Austria terminated the safeguard by which import restrictions had been imposed on video tape recorders produced in Japan.