GD/189

United States - Tariff Increases and Import Prohibitions of Imports from Brazil

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Other titles

Informatics Retaliation

Parties

Complainant
Brazil
Respondent
United States
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Computer products
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Machinery; electrical and electronic equipment

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
Claims raised
  • GATT Article I
  • GATT Article II
  • GATT Article XIII
  • GATT Article XXVII
Defences raised
  • n.a.

Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

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

Timeline

Request for consultations
Request for establishment

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held
Additional Info L/6274/Add.1 (23/12/1987) Request by Brazil for Good Offices of the Director-General (15/12/1987) US had not indicated acceptance of bilateral consultations, so Brazil requested good offices with a view to conciliation of differences under the "Understanding regarding Notification, Consultation, Dispute Settlement and Surveillance" adopted on 28 November 1979 (document L/4907) paras. 7, 8 and 9 (BISD 26S/210); paras. 7, 8 and 9 which reaffirm the Decision of 5 Decision of 5 April 1966 under Article XXIII (BISD 14S/18, document L/2644).