Determinations Under Section 304 of the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Certain Canadian Practices Affecting Periodicals

摘要

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(1)(A)(ii)) (``the Trade Act'') that certain acts, policies and practices of the Government of Canada that restrict or prohibit imports of certain periodicals into Canada and apply discriminatory treatment to certain imported periodicals violates, or otherwise denies benefits to which the United States is entitled to under, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. This determination is based on the report of a dispute settlement panel convened under the World Trade Organization (WTO), at the request of the United States, to examine the Canadian measures at issue. That report, as modified by a report of the WTO Appellate Body, and adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), found four Canadian measures affecting periodicals to be inconsistent with Canada's obligations under GATT 1994. Following the adopting of this report by the DSB, Canada submitted a letter to the DSB announcing its commitment to meet its obligations under the WTO with regard to this matter and comply with the panel and Appellate Body reports within a rea