GD/101

Japanese Measures on Imports of Leather

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Japan Leather I (US) (Source: GATT Analytical Index)

Parties

Complainant
United States
Respondent
Japan
Third Parties
Australia
India
New Zealand
Canada

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Leather
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Leather and footwear

Related disputes

GATT
Related GD
GD/107
GD/112
GD/138
GD/156
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
  • GATT Article XXIII:2
Claims raised
  • GATT (no specific provision)
Defences raised
  • n.a.

Adjudicators

Type Panel
Chairperson E. Nettel (Austria)
Other members Mr. Ostenfeld (Denmark), Mr. Furulyas (Hungary)

Report

Type Panel
Legal basis at issue
  • GATT Article XXIII:1
  • GATT Article XXIII:2
Claims at issue
  • GATT (no specific provision)
Defences at issue
  • n.a.
No of Pages (total / legal reasoning) 2
  • -
  • -
  • No finding - withdrawal or modification of measure
  • No finding - withdrawal or modification of measure

Timeline

Request for consultations
  • (01/05/1978)
Request for establishment
Establishment
Composition
Report
Adoption of report
Mutually agreed solution
Request withdrawn

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Withdrawal or modification of measure, report adopted, mutually agreed solution, request withdrawn
Additional Info L/4789 (16/03/1979) Japanese Measures on Imports of Leather - Report of the Panel: The matter referred to the Contracting Parties by the United States concerned quantitative restrictions maintained by Japan on certain leather goods. On 26 February 1979 the Panel was informed that bilateral consultations between the US and Japan had been brought to a successful conclusion and that the US was withdrawing the complaint filed under GATT Article XXIII:2



Note: The Report of the Panel (L/4789) reported a mutually agreed solution.