GD/211

United States - Import Prohibition on Ice Cream from Canada

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Parties

Complainant
Canada
Respondent
United States
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Ice cream
Type of product
Agricultural
Product sub-type
Dairy products

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
Claims raised
  • GATT Article XIII
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

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held
Additional Info C/M/227 (20/01/1989) Minutes of Council Meeting (20/12/1990) Request for consultations from Canada, US "prepared to enter into additional consultations under Article XXIII:1 with Canada on this matter."C/M/228 (16/03/1989) Minutes of Council Meeting (08-09/02/1989) Canada requested information "in the absence pf a commitment by the United States as to when it might be provided, his delegation had no choice but to ask that the item be placed on the agenda for the next meeting."

C/M/229 (21/02/1989) Minutes of Council Meeting (20/03/1989) Canada requested information and "noted that the terminal date [to receive a response from US] would be roughly one year from the time of Canada's initial request. He would report to his authorities who would decide what further action Canada might take."