GATT Disputes

GD/258

United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada

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Other titles

US Softwood Lumber II (Source: GATT Analytical Index)

Parties

Complainant	Canada
Respondent	United States
Third Parties	Japan

Products at Issue

Products at issue	Lumber
Type of product	Non-agricultural
Product sub-type	Wood products

Related disputes

GATT	Related GD GD/137 GD/164
WTO

Key legal aspects

Legal basis	SCM Article 3:1
Claims raised	SCM Article 2:1 SCM Article 5:1
Defences raised	n.a.

Adjudicators

Type	Panel
Chairperson	Michael D. Cartland (Hong Kong)
Other members	Luzius Wasescha (Switzerland), David Hayes (United Kingdom)

Report

Type	Panel
Legal basis at issue	SCM Article 3:1
Claims at issue	SCM Article 2:1 SCM Article 5:1
Defences at issue	SCM Article 4:6

No of Pages (total / legal reasoning)	162
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No inconsistency found Inconsistency found
Defence found to be inapplicable

Timeline

Request for consultations	SCM/W/251 (16/10/1991)
Request for conciliation	SCM/128 (01/11/1991)
Conciliation meeting	SCM/M/55 (15/11/1991)
Request for establishment	SCM/133 (02/12/1991)
Establishment	SCM/M/56 (16/12/1991)
Composition	SCM/141 (21/02/1992)
Report	SCM/162 (07/12/1992)
Adoption of report	SCM/M/67 (27/10/1993) SCM/M/67/Corr.1 (n.a.)

Outcome

Outcome of the proceedings	Report adopted
Additional Info	n.a.