25/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Japan appeals to WTO on Russia's vehicle recycling tax. Like the EU at the beginning of July, Japan notified a request to the WTO on 24 July for consultations with Russia on Russia's vehicle recycling tax - a tax which penalises imported vehicles. Tokyo criticises the incompatibility of this tax with Russia's obligations under several articles of the 1994 GATT, under the agreement on trade-related investment measures (TRIMs), and under the agreement on technical...