GD/41

Chilean Luxury Tax on Automobiles

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Parties

Complainant
United States
Respondent
Chile
Third Parties

Products at Issue

Products at issue
Automobiles
Type of product
Non-agricultural
Product sub-type
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels

Related disputes

GATT
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis
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Claims raised
  • GATT Article XI
Defences raised
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Adjudicators

Type
Chairperson
Other members

Report

Type
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Timeline

Request for consultations
Mutually agreed solution
Request withdrawn

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings
Consultations held, mutually agreed solution, request withdrawn
Additional Info SR.11/18 (29/11/1956) Contracting Parties Eleventh Session - Summary Record of the Eighteenth Meeting (17/11/1956) US: consultations were proceeding. Chile: "would soon introduce a draft law with a view to modifying the taxes on automobiles."IC/SR.31 (14/05/1957) Intersessional Committee - Summary Record of the Meetings (24-27/04/1957) US "reported that the situation had been rectified and his delegation expressed its gratitude to the Government of Chile for having taken appropriate action to that end."