TRADE REMEDIES

1. THE 2004 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL TRADE REMEDIES SEMINARTRADE REMEDIES :THE STATE OF PLAYSeoul 20 May 2004PRESENTATION: JOHANN HUMAN Rules Division WTO Secretariatjohann.human@wto.org

2. TRADE REMEDIES NOTES • Data are based on notifications by WTO Members. • AD and CVD data: If an investigation covers imports from more than one country, the number of countries is counted – for example, if 3 countries were involved, it is counted as 3 initiations/measures. • Safeguard data: Due to the nature of Safeguard action, an investigation is counted as one action, regardless of the number of WTO Members affected. • No data on Reviews included.

3. ANTI – DUMPINGNUMBER OF INITIATIONS1995-2003 Total 2400

4. ANTI – DUMPINGINITIATIONS BY IMPORTING COUNTRY 1995 - 2003 379 329 Total 2400 274 180 166 163 122 109 73 72 61 59

5. ANTI-DUMPINGINITIATIONS BY IMPORTING COUNTRY 2001 - 2003 206 Total 887 148 66 56 47 45 41 41 30 29

6. ANTI – DUMPINGMEASURES IMPOSED1995-2003 Total 1500

7. ANTI – DUMPINGMEASURES IMPOSED BY SECTOR1995 - 2003

8. ANTI – DUMPINGINITIATIONS BY IMPORTING MEMBER1995 - 2003

9. ANTI – DUMPINGNUMBER OF INITIATIONS AGAINST KOREA1995-2003 Total 182

10. ANTI – DUMPINGMEMBERS INITIATING AGAINST KOREA1995-2003 Total 182

11. CVD’sINITIATIONSIMPORTING COUNTRY1995 - 2003 66 Total 168 Members 16 (EC = 1) 42 12 11 6 6

12. CVD’sMEASURESIMPORTING COUNTRY1995 - 2003 43 Total 100 Members 11 (EC = 1) Brazil initiated before 1995 20 7 7 5 4

13. CVD’sMEASURESEXPORTING COUNTRY1995 - 2003 28 Total 100 Members 21 (EC = 1) 19 8 6 6 4

14. CVD’sMEASURES BY SECTOR 1995 - 2004 Other Metals Plastics Vegetables Prep Food

15. CVD’sINITIATIONS: LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT1995 - 2004 Total 168 Developing 21% Developed 79%

16. CVD’sINITIATIONS AGAINST KOREA1995 - 2003 TOTAL 13 1 2 8 2

17. CVD’sINITIATIONS AGAINST KOREA: MEMBERS1995 - 2003 TOTAL 13 1 6 6

18. SAFEGUARDSINITIATIONS1995 - 2003 Total 121Terminations 43

19. SAFEGUARDSINITIATIONS: STEEL1995 - 2003 Total 22

20. SAFEGUARDSINITIATIONS1995 - 2003 14 Total 121 10 9 9 9 9

21. SAFEGUARDSMEASURES IMPOSED1995 - 2003 8 Total 61 6 5 5 4 4

22. SAFEGUARDS INITIATIONS BY SECTOR1995 - 2004 Agric/Food Chemicals Steel

23. SAFEGUARDSINITIATIONS: LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT1995 - 2004 Total 121 Developing 86% Developed 14%

24. TRADE REMEDIESINITIATIONS1995 - 2003 Total 121Terminations 43

25. DISPUTE SETTLEMENTPANEL REPORTS ADOPTED1995 - 2004 TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTS ADOPTED BY DSB 90 45% 55%

26. DISPUTE SETTLEMENTPANELSTRADE REMEDIES INVESTIGATIONS 1995 - 2004 TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTS ADOPTED BY DSB 50 3 8 17 22

27. TRADE REMEDIES INVESTIGATIONSPANEL REPORTS ADOPTED1995 - 2004 % of measures imposed challenged 13% 1.3% 5% NB: Does not include Subsidy Measures challenged

28. TRADE REMEDIESTHE FUTURE? • More Members active • State of world economy? • World Steel Market? • Termination of Agreement on Textiles and Clothing end of 2004. • Effect of expiry of “Peace Clause” - Agreement on Agriculture • Doha Development Agenda outcome?

29. ANTI - DUMPING NUMBER OF MEMBERS - INITIATIONS1980 - 2003 MEMBERS HAVING TAKEN ACTION 41 EC = 1

30. ATC SAFEGUARDSMEASURES IMPOSED1995 - 2003 Total measures imposed 53 Total initiations 65

31. ATC SAFEGUARDSMEASURES IMPOSED BY MEMBER1995 - 2003 28(24 IN 1995) Total measures imposed 53 Total initiations 65 All Developing countries, except US 17 IN 1999 9(7 IN1996) 9 IN 1998

32. ATC SAFEGUARDSINITIATIONS: EXPORTING MEMBER1995 - 2003 13 7 7 5 4

33. TRADE REMEDIESTHE FUTURE? • DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA • Negotiating Group on Rules • Mandate to “clarify and improve”: • Anti – Dumping Agreement • Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement • NOT Safeguards Agreement

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