GD/268

United States - Restrictions on Imports of Wool Suits from Brazil

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Parties

Complainant
Brazil
Respondent
United States
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Wool suits
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Textiles and Apparel

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
  • MFA Article 11:4
  • MFA Article 11:5
Claims raised
  • MFA Article 1:6
  • MFA Article 11:9
Defences raised
  • n.a.

Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type
Legal basis at issue
  • MFA Article 11:4
  • MFA Article 11:5
Claims at issue
Defences at issue
  • n.a.
No of Pages (total / legal reasoning)
  • -
  • -
  • -

Timeline

Request for consultations
  • (30/04/1992)
Request for establishment

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held
Additional Info COM.TEX/SB/1793 (28/08/1992) Report of the Textiles Surveillance Body Sixth Meeting (1992) (22-24/07/1992) TSB received a notification from USA on the extension of its agreement with Brazil for the period 01/04/1992 to 31/03/1993 with provision for a further extension to 31/03/1994.COM.TEX/SB/1797 (25/09/1992) Report of the Textiles Surveillance Body Seventh Meeting (1992) (31/07/1992) TSB recommended the parties to resume consultations.

DS37/1 (28/01/1993) Communication from Brazil (25/01/1993) Requests that the Council examine this matter in its own first meeting of 1993. Brazil was also to ask the TSB to examine the matter for a third time.

C/M/261 (12/03/1993) Minutes of Council Meeting (9-10/92/1993) Communication from Brazil DS37/1. Brazil referred the matter to the good offices of the Director-General, pursuant to 1966 Decision on Procedures under GATT XXIII (BISD 14S/18) para.1

COM.TEX/SB/1857 (26/07/1993) Report of the Textiles Surveillance Body Fourth Meeting (1993) (25-17/05/1993) TSB was informed that the problem had been resolved.

COM.TEX/SB/1862 (10/08/1993) Agreement Regarding International Trade in Textiles - Notification Transmitted under MFA 4. Rescission of a restraint under the agreement between USA and Brazil.

COM.TEX/SB/1864 (10/08/1993) Report of the Textiles Surveillance Body Fifth Meeting (1993) (01-02/07/1993) TSB received the notification from the USA of a decision to revoke the restraint on men's and boys' wool suits when imported from Brazil.



Note: Only dispute under the Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles or the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA).