EU Complains About Continuing Byrd Amendment Payments at WTO
The European Union asked again that the U.S. stop making payments to U.S. firms that petitioned in antidumping and countervailing duties orders, "arguing that every such disbursement was a clear act of non-compliance with the rulings on this matter," a…
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Geneva trade official said, describing a Dispute Body Settlement meeting at the World Trade Organization on July 22. The payments stem from the long-repealed Byrd Amendment, also known as the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000. Even though the amendment was repealed in 2005, and only entries filed before Oct. 1, 2007, are eligible for payments, the distributions continue (see 1905300013 and 1711300025). The U.S. said it is complying with the WTO ruling, and said that the EU's annual retaliation is just $3,356. The U.S. official said that the EU spent more preparing for the presentation than its damages under CDSO.