WTO Dispute Settlement Body to Consider Status of Member Countries’ Overhaul Efforts

The efforts being made by various countries, including the U.S., to bring their trading system into line with World Trade Organization standards will be discussed at a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body Aug. 29, according to a WTO notice.

The Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of representatives from all WTO member nations and oversees legal disputes between them, also will hear the reports of the dispute resolution panel that determined Aug. 8 that China’s export quotas, duties and other export restrictions on tungsten, molybdenum and rare earth elements violated Beijing’s obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and ...