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Dispute settlement between Brazil and U.S.

U.S. subsidies on upland cotton

Complainant: Brazil Respondent: United States Third Parties: Argentina; Australia; Benin; Canada; Chad; China; Chinese Taipei; European Communities; India; New Zealand; Pakistan; Paraguay; Venezuela; Japan; Thailand

Dispute settlement between Brazil and U.S.


U.S. subsidies on upland cotton

What are the effects of the U.S. subsidies in the cotton market?

Dispute settlement between Brazil and U.S.


U.S. subsidies on upland cotton

U.S policy subsidies:


GSM 102: covers credit terms up to three years GSM 103: covers credit terms up to ten years SCPG: Supplier Credit Guarantee Program guarantees payment by foreign buyers to U.S. All classified as export subsidies.

http://www.fas.usda.gov/ http://www2.mre.gov.br/cgc/algodo%20DS%20267-atualizao-junho2008.pdf

they discriminated against foreign cotton by encouraging the use of domestic products over imported products

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