Hoa K Cc bin php t v chnh thc i vi mt hng thp thnh phm nhp khu.

. Tiu : Nguyn n: Hoa K - Cc bin php t v vi mt hng thp Cng ng Chu u (EC) (WT/DS248); Nht Bn (WT/DS249); Hn Quc (WT/DS251); Trung Quc (WT/DS252); Thy S (WT/DS253); Nauy (WT/DS254); New Zealand (WT/DS258); Braxin (WT/DS259). B n: Cc bn th ba:

Hoa K Brazil; Canada; o; i Loan, Cuba, Nht Bn, Hn Quc; Trung Quc; Mexico; New Zealand; Nauy; Thi Lan; Th Nh K; Venezuela; EC

(cc bn th ba khng tham gia vo cc v kin ca mnh) Cc hip nh lin quan (c a ra trong yu cu tham Hip nh v cc bin php t v: iu 3,3.1, 3.2, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5, vn) 5.1, 5.2, 7, 7.1, 2, 9, 9.1, 2.1, 2.2; GATT 1994: iu I:1, XIII, XIX, XIX:1 Ngy nhn c yu cu tham vn: 07 thng 03 nm 2002 Ngy lu hnh bo co Ban Hi thm: 11 thng 07 nm 2003 Ngy lu hnh bo co C quan Phc thm: 10 thng 11 nm 2003 Giai an tham vn Ngy 07/03/2002, Cng ng Chu u (EC) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 20/03/2002, Nht Bn (WT/DS249) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 20/03/2002, Hn Quc (WT/DS251) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 26/03/2002, Trung Quc (WT/DS252) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 03/04/2002, Thy S (WT/DS253) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 04/04/2002, Nauy (WT/DS254) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 14/05/2002, New Zealand (WT/DS258) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Ngy 21/05/2002, Braxin (WT/DS259) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K Kt qu sau qu trnh tham vn.

* Ngy 03/06/2002 EC tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 3.1, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 4.2(c) v 5.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon XIX:1 ca GATT 1994; * Ngy 14/06/2002 Nht Bn tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4 v 5 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3 v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. Hn Quc tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1 v 12ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon X:3, XIII v XIX ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 24/06/2002 Trung Quc tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 9.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v trong thng mi quc t v iu khon I:1, II v XIX ca GATT 1994. Thy S tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4, 5.1 v 8.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. Nauy tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 7.1 v 9.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3(a) v XIX ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 08/07/2002 New Zealand tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7 v 8.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon X:3(a) v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 29/07/2002 Braxin tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4 v 5 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3 v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. DSB thnh lp Ban Hi thm theo tha thun gia cc bn v theo iu khon 9.1 ca Quy tc Gii quyt tranh chp trong WTO (DSU). Cc thnh vin tham gia vi t cch l bn th 3 trong Ban Hi thm thnh lp theo yu cu ca cc bn cng c coi l bn th 3 ca Ban Hi thm ring ny. Canada, i Loan, Cuba, Malaixia, Mexico, Thi Lan, Th Nh K v Venezuela tham gia vo qu trnh hot ng ca Ban vi t cch l bn th 3. Ngy 15/07/2002, DSB nhn thng bo tha thun th tc gia Hoa K v EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Trung Quc, Thy S, Nauy v New Zealand. Ngy 18/07/2002, DSB c thng bo v tha thun th tc gia Hoa K v Braxin. Ngy 15/07/2002, EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Trung Quc, Thy S, Nauy v New Zealand yu cu ch tch DSB xc nh c cu ca Ban Hi thm. Ngy 25/07/2002, c cu ca ban c xc nh. Ngy 20/02/2003, ch tch ban thng bo vi DSB rng ban khng th hon tt cng vic trong 6 thng do khi lng, tnh phc tp v nhy cm ca v kin c v mt php l v thc t. Ban d kin s hon tt cng vic vo cui thng 04/2003. Ngy 11/07/2003, Ban Hi thm cng b bo co ti cc thnh vin. Bo co kt lun rng tt c cc bin php t v ca Hoa K a ra trong v kin u khng ph hp vi mt trong nhng iu kin c p dng bin php t v sau y ca WTO: khng chng minh c (i) s pht trin khng lng trc c, (ii) s gia tng hng nhp khu, (iii) quan h nhn qu, (iv) quan h tng ng. Do vy Ban Hi thm yu cu Hoa K phi sa i li cc bin php ny cho ph hp vi ngha v ca nc ny theo Hip nh v bin php t v v GATT 1994. Ngy 11/08/2003, Hoa K thng bo nh khng co v cc vn php l v gii thch php lut trong bo co ca Ban Hi thm. Ngy 08/10/2003, ch tch C quan Phc thm thng bo vi DSB rng C quan Phc thm khng th a ra bo co trong vng 60 ngy nh yu cu v C quan c tnh mun nht l 10/11/2003 s cng b bo co ti cc thnh vin WTO. Ngy 10/11/2003, C quan Phc thm ban hnh bo co ti cc thnh vin. C quan Phc thm tn thnh kt lun cui cng ca Ban Hi thm rng bin php t v nu ra trong v kin ca Hoa K vi phm cc ngha v ca nc ny theo iu khon XIX:1(a) ca GATT 1994 v Hip nh v bin php t v. C quan Phc thm phn i kt lun ca ban rng Hoa K khng l gii y v hp l s gia tng hng nhp khu v mi

quan h nhn qu gia s gia tng hng nhp khu vi thit hi nghim trng i vi 2 trong s 10 bin php t v. Tuy nhin cui cng cc bin php ny cng c chng minh l vi phm Hip nh WTO. Ti cuc hp ngy 10/12/2003, DSB thng qua bo co ca C quan Phc thm v bo co ca Ban Hi thm do C quan Phc thm sa i. Tnh hnh thc thi cc bo co thng qua Ti cuc hp ngy 10/12/2003, Hoa K thng bo vi cc thnh vin rng ngy 04/12/2003, tng thng Hoa K ban hnh mt tuyn co rng s xa b tt c cc bin php t v nu trong v kin theo mc 204 ca B lut thng mi Hoa K 1974.

Bn tm tt cp nht v kin: Bn tm tt cp nht v kin ti ngy 24 thng 02 nm 2010 Thng qua bo co ca Ban Hi thm v C quan Phc thm Khiu kin ca Cng ng Chu u (EC) (WT/DS248); Khiu kin ca Nht Bn (WT/DS249); Khiu kin ca Hn Quc (WT/DS251); Khiu kin ca Trung Quc (WT/DS252); Khiu kin ca Thy S (WT/DS253); Khiu kin ca Nauy (WT/DS254); Khiu kin ca New Zealand (WT/DS258); Khiu kin ca Braxin (WT/DS259). Ngy 07/03/2002, Cng ng Chu u (EC) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v vic p t bin php t v chnh thc di hnh thc tng thu nhp khu i vi thp cn (flat steel), thp cun nng (hot-rolled bar), thp lnh thnh phm (cold-finished bar), thp gia c (rebar), thp ng hp kim (certain welded tubular products), thp hp kim cc bon (carbon and alloy fittings), thp thanh khng g (stainless steel bar), thp dy khng g (stainless steel wire) v di hnh thc hn ngch thu quan i vi thp tm c hiu lc t ngy 20/03/2002. EC cho rng cc bin php k trn ca Hoa K vi phm cc ngha v ca quc gia ny theo Hip nh v bin php t v v GATT 1994, c th vi phm cc iu khon 2.1, 2.2 ,3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1 v 9.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1, XIII v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. EC cng gi quyn lin quan ti vic theo ui v kin theo Hip nh v bin php t v v Quy tc Gii quyt Tranh chp trong WTO (DSU). Ngy 14/03/2002, Nht v Hn Quc yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 15/03/2002, Thy S v Canada cng yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 20/03/2002, Venezuela yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 21/03/2002, Nauy v Trung Quc ng thi yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 22/03/2002, Mexico yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 25/03/2002, New Zealand cng yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB rng nc ny chp thun tham vn ca cc quc gia Canada, Trung Quc, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Mexico, New Zealand, Nauy, Thy S v Venezuela. Ngy 20/03/2002, Nht Bn (WT/DS249) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 7.4. 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1, II, X:3, XIII v XIX:2 ca GATT 1994. Ngy 27/03, Nauy yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 05/04, Mexico cng yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 09/04/2002, New Zealand yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB rng nc ny chp thun ngh tham vn ca Mexico, New Zealand v Nauy. Ngy 20/03/2002, Hn Quc (WT/DS251) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni cc lut lin quan ca Hoa K, bao gm mc 201 v 202 ca B lut thng mi Hoa K 1974 v mc 311 ca Lut thc thi NAFTA. Hn Quc khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4, 5, 7.1, 7.4, 8.1, 9.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu X:3 v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994 v iu khon XVI:4 ca Hip nh Marrakesh . Ngy 27/03, Nht Bn v Nauy yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 05/04, Mexico v New Zealand yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB rng nc ny chp thun ngh tham vn ca Nht Bn, Mexico, New Zealand v Nauy. Ngy 26/03/2002, Trung Quc (WT/DS252) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v cui cng Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 8.1,

9.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1, II, X:3, XIX:1 v XIX:2 ca GATT 1994. Ngy 04/04, Nht Bn yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 05/04, New Zealand yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB chp thun ngh tham vn ca Nht Bn v New Zealand. Ngy 03/04/2002, Thy S (WT/DS253) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 8.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1 v XIX:1ca GATT 1994. Ngy 11/04, New Zealand yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 15/04, Nht Bn yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB chp thun ngh tham vn ca Nht Bn v New Zealand. Ngy 04/04/2002, Nauy (WT/DS254) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu khon 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 8.1, 9.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1, II, X:3 v XIX ca GATT 1994. Ngy 11/04, New Zealand yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 15/04, Nht Bn yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB chp thun ngh tham vn ca Nht Bn v New Zealand. Ngy 14/05/2002, New Zealand (WT/DS258) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm v khiu ni Hoa K vi phm cc iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 8.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v cc iu khon I:1, X v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. Ngy 24/05, EC yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 27/05, Nht Bn yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 30/05, Hn Quc yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 31/05, Nauy, Trung Quc v Mexico yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB chp thun ngh tham vn ca Trung Quc, EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Mexico v Nauy. Ngy 21/05/2002, Braxin (WT/DS259) yu cu tham vn vi Hoa K v bin php t v chnh thc Hoa K p dng i vi thp thnh phm. Ngy 24/05, EC yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 27/05, Nht Bn yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 30/05, Hn Quc yu cu tham gia tham vn. Ngy 31/05, Nauy, Trung Quc v Mexico yu cu tham gia tham vn. Hoa K thng bo vi DSB chp thun ngh tham vn ca Trung Quc, EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Mexico v Nauy. i vi tng yu cu thnh lp Ban Hi thm ca mi tm nguyn n ti cc cuc hp ca DSB: * Ngy 03/06/2002 EC tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 3.1, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 4.2(c) v 5.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon XIX:1 ca GATT 1994; * Ngy 14/06/2002 Nht Bn tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4 v 5 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3 v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. Hn Quc tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1 v 12ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon X:3, XIII v XIX ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 24/06/2002 Trung Quc tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 9.1 v 12 ca Hip nh v bin php t v trong thng mi quc t v iu khon I:1, II v XIX ca GATT 1994. Thy S tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4, 5.1 v 8.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. Nauy tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 7.1 v 9.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3(a) v XIX ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 08/07/2002 New Zealand tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7 v 8.1 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon X:3(a) v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. * Ngy 29/07/2002 Braxin tuyn b bin php t v ca Hoa K vi phm iu khon 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4 v 5 ca Hip nh v bin php t v v iu khon I:1, X:3 v XIX:1 ca GATT 1994. DSB thnh lp Ban Hi thm theo tha thun gia cc bn v theo iu khon 9.1 ca Quy tc Gii quyt tranh chp trong WTO (DSU).

Cc thnh vin tham gia vi t cch l bn th 3 trong Ban Hi thm thnh lp theo yu cu ca cc bn cng c coi l bn th 3 ca Ban Hi thm ring ny. Canada, i Loan, Cuba, Malaixia, Mexico, Thi Lan, Th Nh K v Venezuela tham gia vo qu trnh hot ng ca Ban vi t cch l bn th 3. Ngy 15/07/2002, DSB nhn thng bo tha thun th tc gia Hoa K v EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Trung Quc, Thy S, Nauy v New Zealand. Ngy 18/07/2002, DSB c thng bo v tha thun th tc gia Hoa K v Braxin. Ngy 15/07/2002, EC, Nht Bn, Hn Quc, Trung Quc, Thy S, Nauy v New Zealand yu cu ch tch DSB xc nh c cu ca Ban Hi thm. Ngy 25/07/2002, c cu ca ban c xc nh. Ngy 23/10/2002, Malayxia quyt nh rt khi danh sch bn th 3 tham gia v kin. Ngy 20/02/2003, ch tch ban thng bo vi DSB rng ban khng th hon tt cng vic trong 6 thng do khi lng, tnh phc tp v nhy cm ca v kin c v mt php l v thc t. Ban d kin s hon tt cng vic vo cui thng 04/2003. Ngy 11/07/2003, Ban Hi thm cng b bo co ti cc thnh vin. Bo co kt lun rng tt c cc bin php t v ca Hoa K a ra trong v kin u khng ph hp vi mt trong nhng iu kin c p dng bin php t v sau y ca WTO: khng chng minh c (i) s pht trin khng lng trc c, (ii) s gia tng hng nhp khu, (iii) quan h nhn qu, (iv) quan h tng ng. Do vy Ban Hi thm yu cu Hoa K phi sa i li cc bin php ny cho ph hp vi ngha v ca nc ny theo Hip nh v bin php t v v GATT 1994. Ngy 11/08/2003, Hoa K thng bo nh khng co v cc vn php l v gii thch php lut trong bo co ca Ban Hi thm. Ngy 08/10/2003, ch tch C quan Phc thm thng bo vi DSB rng C quan Phc thm khng th a ra bo co trong vng 60 ngy nh yu cu v C quan c tnh mun nht l 10/11/2003 s cng b bo co ti cc thnh vin WTO. Ngy 10/11/2003, C quan Phc thm ban hnh bo co ti cc thnh vin. C quan Phc thm tn thnh kt lun cui cng ca Ban Hi thm rng bin php t v nu ra trong v kin ca Hoa K vi phm cc ngha v ca nc ny theo iu khon XIX:1(a) ca GATT 1994 v Hip nh v bin php t v. C quan Phc thm phn i kt lun ca ban rng Hoa K khng l gii y v hp l s gia tng hng nhp khu v mi quan h nhn qu gia s gia tng hng nhp khu vi thit hi nghim trng i vi 2 trong s 10 bin php t v. Tuy nhin cui cng cc bin php ny cng c chng minh l vi phm Hip nh WTO. Ti cuc hp ngy 10/12/2003, DSB thng qua bo co ca C quan Phc thm v bo co ca Ban Hi thm do C quan Phc thm sa i. Tnh hnh thc thi cc bo co thng qua Ti cuc hp ngy 10/12/2003, Hoa K thng bo vi cc thnh vin rng ngy 04/12/2003, tng thng Hoa K ban hnh mt tuyn co rng s xa b tt c cc bin php t v nu trong v kin theo mc 204 ca B lut thng mi Hoa K 1974. Mc d tt c cc khiu ni ca 8 nguyn n c coi l mt khiu ni trong qu trnh tham vn, Hoa K vn yu cu Ban Hi thm ban hnh 8 bo co ring bit, th hin quyn gii quyt vn vi tng nguyn n theo WTO. Cc nguyn n quyt lit phn i yu cu ny ca Hoa K, cho rng iu ny s lm chm li tin a ra bo co ca Ban Hi thm. Ban Hi thm quyt nh ban hnh bo co di dng mt ti liu bao gm 8 bo co. Do vy, ti liu ny c coi l gm 8 bo co lin quan vi nhau trong v kin ny. Ti liu gm mt trang gii thiu chung, mt phn miu t chung v mt phn nu ln cc kt lun. Tuy nhin, ti liu ny bao gm cc kt lun v cc khuyn ngh c c th ha cho tng i tng nguyn n vi cc con s ring. Theo quan im ca Ban Hi thm, phng php ny tn trng quyn ca tt c cc bn ng thi m bo gii quyt v kin nhanh chng v hiu qu.