International trade · 22/10/2002

USTR Seeks Public Comment on WTO Dispute Over EC Steel Safeguard Measures

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comment on a WTO dispute regarding the European Communities' (EC) provisional safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products, which appear to be inconsistent with the EC's obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards.