GD/156

Japan - Quantitative Restrictions on Imports of Leather Footwear

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QRs on Leather Footwear

Parties

Complainant
United States
Respondent
Japan
Third Parties

Products at Issue

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

Related disputes

GATT
Related GD
GD/101
GD/107
GD/112
GD/138
WTO

Key legal aspects

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

Adjudicators

Type Panel
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type Panel
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
Establishment
Request withdrawn

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held, withdrawal or modification of measure, request withdrawn
Additional Info C/M/193 (22/11/1985) Minutes of Council Meeting (05/11/1985) Japan: "in respect of leather imports, his Government had already notified its intention to negotiate under Article XXVIII:5. As to the Panel on leather footwear, Japan was willing to follow GATT procedures." L/5826/Add.1 (12/12/1985) Communication from the US (02/12/1985) US: "In view of the announcement by the Government of Japan at the meeting of the Council on 5-6 November 1985 that it has intended, of its own initiative, to take measures to eliminate the import quota system on leather footwear, the United States no longer intends to pursue its recourse to Article XXIII in this matter."

C/RM/S/8B (04/07/1990) Trade Policy Review Mechanism - Japan - Report by the Secretariat: Restrictions on imports of leather footwear: "Panel was set up, but the matter was not pursued as parties agree on a bilateral solution." (Original underlined)