Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- A note on the American Law Institute
- List of reporters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 EC – Asbestos European Communities – Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products
- 3 US – Shrimp United States – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Malaysia
- 4 US – Lamb United States – Safeguard Measures on Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Lamb Meat from New Zealand and Australia: What Should Be Required of a Safeguard Investigation?
- 5 EC – Bed Linen European Communities – Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports of Cotton-Type Bed Linen from India
- 6 Mexico – Corn Syrup Mexico – Anti-Dumping Investigation of High Fructose Corn Syrup from the United States, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the United States
- 7 Argentina – Ceramic Tiles Argentina – Definitive Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Ceramic Floor Tiles from Italy
- 8 US – Lead and Bismuth II United States – Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Originating in the United Kingdom: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Privatization and the Injury Caused by Non-Recurring Subsidies
- 9 US – Export Restraints United States – Measures Treating Export Restraints as Subsidies
- 10 Canada - Dairy Canada – Measures Affecting the Importation of Dairy Products and the Exportation of Milk
- 11 US – Section 110(5) Copyright Act USt – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act, Recourse to Arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU: Would've or Should've? Impaired Benefits due to Copyright Infringement
- Index
- References
8 - US – Lead and Bismuth II United States – Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Originating in the United Kingdom: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Privatization and the Injury Caused by Non-Recurring Subsidies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- A note on the American Law Institute
- List of reporters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 EC – Asbestos European Communities – Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products
- 3 US – Shrimp United States – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Malaysia
- 4 US – Lamb United States – Safeguard Measures on Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Lamb Meat from New Zealand and Australia: What Should Be Required of a Safeguard Investigation?
- 5 EC – Bed Linen European Communities – Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports of Cotton-Type Bed Linen from India
- 6 Mexico – Corn Syrup Mexico – Anti-Dumping Investigation of High Fructose Corn Syrup from the United States, Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the United States
- 7 Argentina – Ceramic Tiles Argentina – Definitive Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Ceramic Floor Tiles from Italy
- 8 US – Lead and Bismuth II United States – Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Originating in the United Kingdom: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Privatization and the Injury Caused by Non-Recurring Subsidies
- 9 US – Export Restraints United States – Measures Treating Export Restraints as Subsidies
- 10 Canada - Dairy Canada – Measures Affecting the Importation of Dairy Products and the Exportation of Milk
- 11 US – Section 110(5) Copyright Act USt – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act, Recourse to Arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU: Would've or Should've? Impaired Benefits due to Copyright Infringement
- Index
- References
Summary
Facts of the case
In 1993, the US Department of Commerce began to levy countervailing duties on imports of certain leaded bars from the United Kingdom. The United States applied tariffs to goods imported from British Steel Engineering Steels, a subsidiary of British Steel plc. Following investigations by the US Department of Commerce and the United States International Trade Commission, the US authorities held that the imposition of duties was both required by Section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as amended) and not in violation of any of the country's obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization.
In its investigation of the domestic industry's petition for countervailing duties, the US Department of Commerce determined that British Steel Engineering Steels was the owner of assets that originally belonged to British Steel Corporation, a former state-owned company in the United Kingdom. According to the US Department of Commerce, British Steel Corporation received equity infusions and outright grants from the British government totaling £7 billion between 1977 and 1986 that were used to develop capacity for producing leaded bars.
In 1986, British Steel Corporation joined with the privately owned Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds to create a joint venture known as United Engineering Steels Limited. Both British Steel Corporation and Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds contributed assets to United Engineering Steels Ltd., including the assets for producing leaded bars that were formerly held by British Steel Corporation.
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- Information
- The WTO Case Law of 2001The American Law Institute Reporters' Studies, pp. 170 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004
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