WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings Concerning U.S. Restrictions on Cotton and Manmade Fiber Underwear from Costa Rica

요약

Pursuant to section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. Sec. 3537(b)(1)), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that a dispute settlement panel convened under the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the request of Costa Rica will examine a U.S. transitional safeguard restriction on cotton and man-made fiber underwear imports from Costa Rica (category 352/652) applied pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). USTR also invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in the dispute.