Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 17/09/1997

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Certain Indonesian Measures Affecting the Automobile Industry

Pursuant to section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that, at the request of the United States, a dispute settlement panel has been established under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), to examine certain Indonesian measures affecting the automobile industry. More specifically, in this dispute the United States alleges that the Indonesian measures in question are inconsistent with several WTO agreements, including Articles I:1, III:2, and III:7 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994); Article 2 of the Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures (TRIMs Agreements); Articles 3, 20 and 65 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement); and Article 28.2 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement); In addition, the United States alleges that the measures in question constitute subsidies that cause ``serious prejudice'' to the interests of the United States in view of Articles 6 and 27 of the SCM Agreement. USTR also invites written comment