GD/54

Italian Measures in favour of Domestic Production of Ships' Plates

View all disputes

Other titles

Parties

Complainant
Austria
Respondent
Italy
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Ships' plates
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Steel products

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

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

Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

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

Timeline

Request for consultations
Mutually agreed solution

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held, mutually agreed solution
Additional Info L/875 Request for consultations from Austria concerning the application of facilities under Law No.522 of 17 July 1958 (Tambroni Law), through which the Italian Government "grants remission and other tax facilities, in particular where Italian-produced plates are used in Italian shipyards for shipbuilding. (...) The loss of a traditional market causes a substantial prejudice to the Austrian industry concerned and jeopardizes its very existence."SR.13/18 (26/11/1958) Contracting Parties Thirteenth Session - Summary Record of the Eighteenth Meeting (20/11/1958) Italy "confirmed that the consultations had permitted a clarification of the issue and that agreement had been reached with the Austrian delegation."