WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China-Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel From the United States, 12400-12401 [2011-5082]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS414]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding China—Countervailing and
Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain
Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel
From the United States
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on February 11,
2011, the United States requested the
establishment of a dispute settlement
panel under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) with
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘China’’)
concerning countervailing and antidumping duties on Grain Oriented Flatrolled Electrical Steel (‘‘GOES’’) from the
United States. That request may be
found at https://www.wto.org, in a
document designated as WT/DS414/2.
USTR invites written comments from
the public concerning the issues raised
in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any
comments received during the course of
the dispute settlement proceedings,
comments should be submitted on or
before May 2, 2011, to be assured of
timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2010–0027. If you are unable to
provide submissions by https://
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Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission. If (as explained below) the
comment contains confidential
information, then the comment should
be submitted by fax only to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395–3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Laroski, Associate General
Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative; or Joseph Rieras,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the
United States Trade Representative.
Contact information is: 600 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–
3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C.
3527(b)(1)) requires that notice and
opportunity for comment be provided
after the United States submits or
receives a request for establishment of a
WTO dispute settlement panel.
Consistent with this obligation, USTR is
providing notice that the United States
has requested a panel pursuant to the
WTO Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of
Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). Once it is established
pursuant to the panel will hold its
meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and
would be expected to issue a report on
its findings and recommendations
within nine months after it is
established.
Major Issues Raised by the United
States
The United States considers that
certain measures imposing
countervailing duties and anti-dumping
duties on GOES from the United States
are inconsistent with China’s
commitments and obligations under the
WTO Agreement. The measures are set
forth in the Ministry of Commerce of the
People’s Republic of China
(‘‘MOFCOM’’) Notice No. 21 [2010],
including its annexes. These measures
appear to be inconsistent with Articles
1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 6.4, 6.5.1, 6.8, 6.9, 12.2,
12.2.2, and Paragraph 1 of Annex II of
the Anti Dumping Agreement; Articles
10, 11.2, 11.3, 12.3, 12.4.1, 12.7, 12.8,
15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 22.3, and 22.5 of the
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Agreement; and Article VI of the GATT
1994. On September 15, 2010, the
United States requested consultations
with China. That request may be found
at https://www.wto.org contained in a
document designated as WT/DS414/1.
The United States and China held
consultations on November 1, 2010, but
the consultations did not resolve the
matter.
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Public Comment: Requirements for
Submissions
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning
the issues raised in this dispute. Persons
may submit public comments
electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2010–0027. If you are unable to
provide submissions by https://
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
To submit comments via https://
www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR–2010–0027 on the home
page and click ‘‘search’’. The site will
provide a search-results page listing all
documents associated with this docket.
Find a reference to this notice by
selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document
Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link
entitled ‘‘Submit a Comment.’’ (For
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please consult the resources provided
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The https://www.regulations.gov site
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attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comment and
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contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential
business information must certify that
such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
submitter. Confidential business
information must be clearly designated
as such and the submission must be
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ at
the top and bottom of the cover page
and each succeeding page. Any
comment containing business
confidential information must be
submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at
(202) 395–3640. A non-confidential
summary of the confidential
information must be submitted to
https://www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and open to public
inspection.
Information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business
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determined by USTR to be confidential
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in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that
information or advice may qualify as
such, the submitter—
(1) Must clearly so designate the
information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as
‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the
top and bottom of the cover page and
each succeeding page; and
(3) Must provide a non-confidential
summary of the information or advice.
Any comment containing confidential
information must be submitted by fax. A
non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be
submitted to https://
www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and open to public
inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the
URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will
maintain a docket on this dispute
settlement proceeding accessible to the
public. The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by
USTR from the public with respect to
the dispute. If a dispute settlement
panel is convened or in the event of an
appeal from such a panel, the U.S.
submissions, any non-confidential
submissions, or non-confidential
summaries of submissions, received
from other participants in the dispute,
will be made available to the public on
USTR’s Web site at https://www.ustr.gov,
and the report of the panel, and, if
applicable, the report of the Appellate
Body, will be available on the Web site
of the World Trade Organization,
https://www.wto.org. Comments open to
public inspection may be viewed on the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Bradford Ward,
Acting Assistant United States Trade
Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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[Dispute No. WTO/DS413]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding China—Certain Measures
Affecting Electronic Payment Services
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on February 11,
SUMMARY:
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2011, the United States requested
establishment of a dispute settlement
panel under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) with
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘China’’)
concerning certain restrictions and
requirements maintained by China
affecting electronic payment services for
payment card transactions and the
suppliers of those services. That request
may be found at https://www.wto.org
contained in a document designated as
WT/DS413/2. USTR invites written
comments from the public concerning
the issues raised in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any
comments received during the course of
the dispute settlement proceedings,
comments should be submitted on or
before May 2, 2011, to be assured of
timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2010–026. If you are unable to
provide submissions to https://
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission. If (as explained below) the
comment contains confidential
information, then the comment should
be submitted by fax only to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395–3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank J. Schweitzer, Associate General
Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–
3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C.
3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and
opportunity for comment be provided
after the United States submits or
receives a request for establishment of a
WTO dispute settlement panel.
Consistent with this obligation, USTR is
providing notice that it has requested a
panel pursuant to the WTO
Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes
(‘‘DSU’’). Once it is established, the
panel will hold its meetings in Geneva,
Switzerland, and would be expected to
issue a report on its findings and
recommendations within nine months
of its establishment.
Major Issues Raised by the United
States
On September 15, 2010, the United
States requested consultations with
China concerning issues relating to
certain restrictions and requirements
maintained by China affecting electronic
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payment services for payment card
transactions and the suppliers of those
services. Electronic payment services
involve the services through which
transactions involving credit card, debit
card, charge card, check card,
automated teller machine (‘‘ATM’’) card,
prepaid card, or other similar card or
money transmission product, are
processed and through which transfers
of funds between institutions
participating in the transactions are
managed and facilitated. In the financial
services sector, as set out in China’s
Schedule of Specific Commitments on
Services annexed to the Protocol on the
Accession of the People’s Republic of
China, China undertook both market
access and national treatment
commitments with respect to these
services.
Despite its GATS commitments,
China imposes market access
restrictions and requirements on service
suppliers of other Members seeking to
supply electronic payment services in
China. China UnionPay (‘‘CUP’’), a
Chinese entity, is the only entity that
China permits to supply electronic
payment services for payment card
transactions denominated and paid in
renminbi (‘‘RMB’’) in China. China also
requires the handling by CUP of all
RMB transactions in Macao or Hong
Kong using payment cards issued in
Mainland China, as well as any RMB
transactions in Mainland China using
RMB payment cards issued in Hong
Kong, China or Macao, China.
In addition, China requires all
payment card processing devices at
merchant locations, all ATMs, and all
point-of-sale (‘‘POS’’) terminals in China
to be compatible with CUP’s system and
capable of accepting CUP payment
cards. China also requires that all
acquiring institutions post the CUP logo
and be capable of accepting all payment
cards bearing the CUP logo. China
further requires that all payment cards,
including ‘‘dual currency’’ cards, issued
in China capable of being used for
transactions denominated and paid in
RMB bear the CUP logo. These measures
do not impose similar requirements
regarding non-CUP payment cards or to
transactions using non-CUP payment
cards. China also requires that all interbank transactions involving payment
cards be handled through CUP. China
prohibits the use of non-CUP payment
cards for cross-region or inter-bank
transactions.
The United States considers that these
measures are inconsistent with China’s
obligations under GATS Article XVI:1 to
accord services and services suppliers of
any other Member treatment no less
favorable than that provided for in
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS414]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China--Countervailing
and Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel
From the United States
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on February 11, 2011, the United
States requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under
the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
(``WTO Agreement'') with the People's Republic of China (``China'')
concerning countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Grain Oriented
Flat-rolled Electrical Steel (``GOES'') from the United States. That
request may be found at https://www.wto.org, in a document designated as
WT/DS414/2. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning
the issues raised in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any comments received during the
course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be
submitted on or before May 2, 2011, to be assured of timely
consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to https://www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2010-0027. If you are unable
to provide submissions by https://www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of
transmission. If (as explained below) the comment contains confidential
information, then the comment should be submitted by fax only to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395-3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Laroski, Associate General
Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative; or Joseph
Rieras, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade
Representative. Contact information is: 600 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395-3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (``URAA'') (19 U.S.C. 3527(b)(1)) requires that notice
and opportunity for comment be provided after the United States submits
or receives a request for establishment of a WTO dispute settlement
panel. Consistent with this obligation, USTR is providing notice that
the United States has requested a panel pursuant to the WTO
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of
Disputes (``DSU''). Once it is established pursuant to the panel will
hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and would be expected to
issue a report on its findings and recommendations within nine months
after it is established.
Major Issues Raised by the United States
The United States considers that certain measures imposing
countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties on GOES from the United
States are inconsistent with China's commitments and obligations under
the WTO Agreement. The measures are set forth in the Ministry of
Commerce of the People's Republic of China (``MOFCOM'') Notice No. 21
[2010], including its annexes. These measures appear to be inconsistent
with Articles 1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 6.4, 6.5.1, 6.8, 6.9, 12.2, 12.2.2, and
Paragraph 1 of Annex II of the Anti Dumping Agreement; Articles 10,
11.2, 11.3, 12.3, 12.4.1, 12.7, 12.8, 15.1, 15.2, 15.5, 22.3, and 22.5
of the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement; and Article VI
of the GATT 1994. On September 15, 2010, the United States requested
consultations with China. That request may be found at https://www.wto.org contained in a document designated as WT/DS414/1. The
United States and China held consultations on November 1, 2010, but the
consultations did not resolve the matter.
Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public
comments electronically to https://www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR-2010-0027. If you are unable to provide submissions by https://www.regulations.gov, please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of transmission.
To submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, enter docket
number USTR-2010-0027 on the home page and click ``search''. The site
will provide a search-results page listing all documents associated
with this docket. Find a reference to this notice by selecting
``Notice'' under ``Document Type'' on the left side of the search-
results page, and click on the link entitled ``Submit a Comment.'' (For
further information on using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site,
please consult the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on
``How to Use This Site'' on the left side of the home page.)
The https://www.regulations.gov site provides the option of
providing comments by filling in a ``Type Comment and Upload File''
field, or by attaching a document. It is expected that most comments
will be provided in an attached document. If a document is attached, it
is sufficient to type ``See attached'' in the ``Type Comment and Upload
File'' field.
A person requesting that information contained in a comment
submitted by that person be treated as confidential business
information must certify that such information is business confidential
and would not customarily be released to the public by the submitter.
Confidential business information must be clearly designated as such
and the submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top
and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page. Any comment
containing business confidential information must be submitted by fax
to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640. A non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be submitted to https://www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential summary will be placed in the
docket and open to public inspection.
Information or advice contained in a comment submitted, other than
business confidential information, may be determined by USTR to be
confidential
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in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that information or
advice may qualify as such, the submitter--
(1) Must clearly so designate the information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as ``SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE''
at the top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page; and
(3) Must provide a non-confidential summary of the information or
advice.
Any comment containing confidential information must be submitted
by fax. A non-confidential summary of the confidential information must
be submitted to https://www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential
summary will be placed in the docket and open to public inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR
will maintain a docket on this dispute settlement proceeding accessible
to the public. The public file will include non-confidential comments
received by USTR from the public with respect to the dispute. If a
dispute settlement panel is convened or in the event of an appeal from
such a panel, the U.S. submissions, any non-confidential submissions,
or non-confidential summaries of submissions, received from other
participants in the dispute, will be made available to the public on
USTR's Web site at https://www.ustr.gov, and the report of the panel,
and, if applicable, the report of the Appellate Body, will be available
on the Web site of the World Trade Organization, https://www.wto.org.
Comments open to public inspection may be viewed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Bradford Ward,
Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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