The International Economic Dispute Settlement Directorate (DISCO) is responsible for intervening in international trade dispute settlement mechanisms and in the defense of national interests in trade defense investigations initiated by other countries.
The WTO has a dispute settlement procedure with clearly defined stages and deadlines that allows the rules of the multilateral trading system to be enforced, hence contributing to its effectiveness.
Argentina is an important player in the WTO dispute settlement system, which allows claims and eventually a dispute to be raised if another trading partner does not comply with the provisions of the WTO Agreements. Currently, a dispute brought by Argentina against the United States is being examined by a panel: “United States. Antidumping measure on Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from Argentina” (DS617). Two disputes initiated against Peru are in the consultation stage: “Peru. Antidumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel from Argentina” (DS572 and DS614).
Argentina had no disputes as a respondent since May 2016 when the Appellate Body and Panel reports were adopted in the case “Argentina . Measures relating to trade in goods and services” (DS453) presented by Panama and in which the Argentine position prevailed.
WTO members can participate as a third party in disputes between other WTO members if they have an interest in the matter subject to the dispute. Argentina is currently a third party in five disputes - still ongoing -: “European Union. Certain measures relating to palm oil and biofuels based on oil palm crops” ( DS593); "European Union. Countervailing and anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled stainless steel flat products from Indonesia” (DS616); “European Union. Countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia” (DS618); “United States. Certain tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act” (DS623); and “European Union. Additional measures concerning the importation of citrus fruit from South Africa” (DS624).
More information on the WTO dispute settlement mechanism can be obtained in the link: www.wto.org/spanish/tratop_s/dispu_s/dispu_s.htm
Regarding investigations related to trade defense measures on Argentine export products, the United Kingdom and the European Union are each one currently reviewing the countervailing duties imposed on biodiesel from Argentina in 2019. Both reviews should be concluded in 2025. On December 10th, 2024, Brazil initiated an investigation for alleged dumping in powdered milk originating in Argentina. Likewise, on December 27th 2024 China launched a safeguard investigation on meat of bovine animals imported from our country.
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