Thursday, July 17, 2008
WTO Appellate Body Report: U.S. - Measures Relating to Shrimp from Thailand & U.S. - Customs Bond Directive for Merchandise Subject to Duties
Yesterday, the Appellate Body issued its Report on the cases United States - Measures Relating to Shrimp from Thailand (DS343) and United States - Customs Bond Directive for Merchandise Subject to Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties (DS345). Thailand brought the complaint in DS343; India brought the complaint in DS345. The full Report can be found here. An excerpt containing just the AB's findings and conclusions can be found here. Summaries of the cases can be found here (DS343) and here (DS345). The Panel Reports were issued (here and here) on February 29, 2008.