GD/137

United States - Initiation of a Countervailing Duty Investigation into Softwood Lumber Products from Canada

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Other titles

US Softwood Lumber I (Source: GATT Analytical Index)

Parties

Complainant
Canada
Respondent
United States
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Lumber
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Wood products

Related disputes

GATT
Related GD
GD/164
GD/258
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • SCM Article 3
Claims raised
  • SCM (no specific provision)
Defences raised
  • n.a.

Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type
Legal basis at issue
  • SCM Article 3
Claims at issue
Defences at issue
  • n.a.
No of Pages (total / legal reasoning)
  • -
  • -

Timeline

Request for consultations
  • (27/10/1982)
Request for conciliation

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held
Additional Info L/5496 (01/06/1983) Report of the SCM Committee para. 16: Canada held consultations under SCM Article 3 with the US and further requested conciliation under SCM Article 17 regarding the US countervail cases on certain softwood lumber exported from Canada. "Pending a final resolution of these cases Canada asked that this matter be deferred."SCM/M/15 (12/07/1983) Minutes of the SCM Committee Meeting (28-29/04/1983 and 19/05/1983) para. 41(b): "with respect to paragraph 16, the representative of the United States stated that his authorities considered the request made by Canada for conciliation regarding the United States countervail cases on certain softwood lumber products to be premature."