Expired Measures, Excess Duty Drawbacks and Causation: The Appellate Body Report in EU-PET (Pakistan)

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  • Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan
  • Isabelle Van Damme

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  • Van Bael & Bellis
  • Münchener Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wirtschaftswissenschaft - CESifo GmbH
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)232-248
Seitenumfang17
FachzeitschriftWorld trade review
Jahrgang19
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2020

Abstract

The Appellate Body report in EU-PET (Pakistan) raises distinct questions regarding the need for findings in relation to expired measures, the conditions under which duty drawback schemes may constitute subsidies and the causation methodology to apply under the SCM Agreement. We conclude that the report offers no clear guidance on whether the function and design of WTO dispute settlement require or preclude findings in case of expired measures. We welcome the Appellate Body's conclusion that, in case of duty drawback schemes, the financial contribution element of the subsidy is limited to the excess remission or drawback of import charges. Finally, although the Appellate Body rightly found that authorities are free to choose the methodology for the causation analysis provided that the analysis is complete and objective, the methodology used by the investigating authority in this case shows a number of deficiencies that were not recognized by the Appellate Body.

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Expired Measures, Excess Duty Drawbacks and Causation: The Appellate Body Report in EU-PET (Pakistan). / Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik; Van Damme, Isabelle.
in: World trade review, Jahrgang 19, Nr. 2, 01.04.2020, S. 232-248.

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Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan A, Van Damme I. Expired Measures, Excess Duty Drawbacks and Causation: The Appellate Body Report in EU-PET (Pakistan). World trade review. 2020 Apr 1;19(2):232-248. doi: 10.1017/S1474745620000087
Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik ; Van Damme, Isabelle. / Expired Measures, Excess Duty Drawbacks and Causation : The Appellate Body Report in EU-PET (Pakistan). in: World trade review. 2020 ; Jahrgang 19, Nr. 2. S. 232-248.
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