EU DELAYS CREATION OF WTO PANEL ASSESSING ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON RUSSIAN STEEL
June 8th, 2014
The European Union (EU) has delayed the creation of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel to rule on Russian complaints that the EU is illegally restricting certain exports of Russia-made steel tubes and pipes.EU diplomats rejected a Russian move to set up panel at a meeting of the WTO disputes settlement body (DSB). That request will now have to be considered at a later DSB meeting, possibly on July 22, maybe August 29, or later. Under WTO rules, Russian can insist on creating a panel if it requests one for a second time.Moscow is unhappy with EU ...
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