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WTO Decision Striking Down U. S. Revenue Act of 1916

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2001

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References

1 Revenue Act of 1916, 15 U.S.C. §§71-77 (1994).

2 For recent cases, see Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Mitsui Co., 35 F.Supp.2d (S.D.Ohio 1999); Geneva Steel Co. v. Ranger Steel Supply Corp., 980 F. Supp. 1209 (D. Utah 1997); Helmac Products Corp. v. Roth (Plastics) Corp., 814 F. Supp. 581 (E.D.Mich. 1993).

3 19 U.S.C. §§1671-1677n (1994 & Supp. IV 1998).

4 19 C.F.R. §§351.101-356.30 (1999).

5 19 C.F.R. §§201.0-210.79 (1999).

6 United States—Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 (Complaint by the European Communities), WTO Doc. WT/DS136/R (Mar. 31, 2000) [hereinafter Panel report]; United States—Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 (Complaint by Japan), WTO Doc. WT/DS162/R (May 29, 2000). The two panels comprised the same three panelists. Albeit not identical, the reports are alike in all major respects.

7 See Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Apr. 15, 1994, Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, Annex 1A, The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: The Legal Texts 168 (1994).

8 See Panel report, supra note 6, para. 6.82.

9 See id., para. 3.86.

10 United States—Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, WTO Doc. WT/DS136/AB/R-WT/DS162/AB/R, paras. 90-91 (Aug. 28, 2000) (footnotes omitted) [hereinafter Appellate Body report].

11 See Panel report, supra note 6, para. 6.168 (citing EC—Anti-Dumping Duties on Audio Tapes in Cassettes Originating in Japan, GATT Doc. ADP/136 (unadopted; Apr. 28, 1995)).

12 Appellate Body report, supra note 10, paras. 128, 130 (footnotes omitted).

13 USTR Press Release on WTO Appellate Body Upholds Panel Ruling Against U.S. Revenue Act of 1916, No. 00-59 (Aug. 28, 2000), obtainable from <http://www.ustr.gov>.