Number: RL32014
Title: WTO Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases
Authors: Jeanne J. Grimmett, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report provides a summary of the status of U.S. compliance efforts in pending World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes that have resulted in adverse rulings against the United States. Although the United States has complied with adverse rulings in many past WTO disputes, 11 cases are currently pending in which the United States has not fully implemented adopted WTO panel and Appellate Body reports or the United States has taken action but the dispute has not been definitively resolved. In some cases, original or subsequently extended compliance deadlines have expired; in others, the original deadline will lapse in 2007 or has not yet been determined. Compliance in these cases may implicate either legislative or administrative action by the United States. The report begins with an overview of WTO dispute settlement procedures, focusing on the compliance phase of the process, followed by a discussion of U.S. laws relating to WTO dispute proceedings. The report then lists pending WTO disputes in the compliance phase, with a brief discussion of major issues and the U.S. compliance history in each.
Pages: 56
Date: January 7, 2008