US request for retaliation against India in solar dispute referred to arbitration

At a special meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 12 January, a request from the United States for authorization to suspend concessions or other obligations with respect to India in a dispute relating to domestic content requirements for solar cells and solar modules was referred to arbitration. The DSB also adopted a panel ruling concerning US anti-dumping duties on Korean oil country tubular goods (OCTB) after both Korea and the United States agreed not to appeal the panel’s findings.

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