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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8216

23 May 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/steel
Japan follows closely on EU's heels in dispute with Washington

Geneva, 22/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 21 May, Japan officially filed a complaint with the WTO against the new customs duties applied by the United States to steel imports, thus following closely behind the European Union. The same day, the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body was to hear the arguments put forward by the EU, which calls for the creation of an independent three-member committee to determine whether the US measures comply with world trade regulations. It is likely that, if this...

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