WORLD TRADE WT/DS217/R WT/DS234/R ORGANIZATION 16 September 2002 (02-4742) Original: English UNITED STATES – CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY OFFSET ACT OF 2000 Report of the Panel The report of the Panel on United States – Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 is being circulated to all Members, pursuant to the DSU. The report is being circulated as an unrestricted document from 16 September 2002 pursuant to the Procedures for the Circulation and Derestriction of WTO Documents (WT/L/160/Rev.1). Members are reminded that in accordance with the DSU only parties to the dispute may appeal a panel report. An appeal shall be limited to issues of law covered in the Panel report and legal interpretations developed by the Panel. There shall be no ex parte communications with the Panel or Appellate Body concerning matters under consideration by the Panel or Appellate Body. Note by the Secretariat: This Panel Report shall be adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) within 60 days after the date of its circulation unless a party to the dispute decides to appeal or the DSB decides by consensus not to adopt the report. If the Panel Report is appealed to the Appellate Body, it shall not be considered for adoption by the DSB until after the completion of the appeal. Information on the current status of the Panel Report is available from the WTO Secretariat. WT/DS217/R WT/DS234/R Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 II. FACTUAL ASPECTS ..................................................................................................... 2 III. PARTIES' REQUESTS FOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................... 4 A. COMPLAINING PARTIES...................................................................................................... 4 B. UNITED STATES................................................................................................................. 5 IV. ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES................................................................................. 5 A. FIRST WRITTEN SUBMISSION OF THE COMPLAINING PARTIES ................................................. 6 1. Australia.......................................................................................................................... 6 2. Brazil............................................................................................................................... 9 3. Canada .......................................................................................................................... 15 4. Chile and Japan............................................................................................................. 24 5. European Communities, India, Indonesia and Thailand................................................ 32 6. Korea............................................................................................................................ 40 7. Mexico........................................................................................................................... 45 B. FIRST WRITTEN SUBMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES ...........................................................51 C. FIRST ORAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPLAINING PARTIES ....................................................55 1. Australia........................................................................................................................ 55 2. Brazil............................................................................................................................. 59 3. Canada .......................................................................................................................... 64 4. Chile .............................................................................................................................. 68 5. European Communities................................................................................................. 71 6. India .............................................................................................................................. 75 7. Indonesia....................................................................................................................... 77 8. Japan............................................................................................................................. 78 9. Korea............................................................................................................................ 82 10. Mexico........................................................................................................................... 84 11. Thailand ........................................................................................................................ 90 D. FIRST ORAL STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.................................................................91 E. ANSWERS OF COMPLAINANTS TO QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL............................................96 1. Australia........................................................................................................................ 96 2. Brazil........................................................................................................................... 102 3. Canada ........................................................................................................................ 108 4. Chile ............................................................................................................................ 116 WT/DS217/R WT/DS234/R Page ii 5. European Communities, India, Indonesia, Thailand.................................................... 123 6. Japan........................................................................................................................... 132 7. Korea.......................................................................................................................... 141 8. Mexico......................................................................................................................... 145 F. ANSWERS OF THE UNITED STATES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL, CHILE AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES...............................................................................................151 1. Answers of the United States to questions from the Panel........................................... 151 2. Answers of the United States to questions from Chile .................................................. 154 3. Answers of the United States to questions from the European Communities............... 156 G. SECOND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OF THE COMPLAINING PARTIES.........................................156 1. Australia...................................................................................................................... 156 2. Brazil........................................................................................................................... 164 3. Canada ........................................................................................................................ 169 4. Chile and Japan........................................................................................................... 178 5. European Communities, India, Indonesia and Thailand.............................................. 185 6. Korea.......................................................................................................................... 193 7. Mexico......................................................................................................................... 198 H. SECOND WRITTEN SUBMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES ...................................................205 I. SECOND ORAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPLAINING PARTIES ..............................................213 1. Australia...................................................................................................................... 213 2. Brazil........................................................................................................................... 216 3. Canada ........................................................................................................................ 220 4. Chile ............................................................................................................................ 224 5. European Communities............................................................................................... 227 6. India ............................................................................................................................ 232 7. Indonesia..................................................................................................................... 233 8. Japan........................................................................................................................... 234 9. Kore a .......................................................................................................................... 237 10. Mexico......................................................................................................................... 241 11. Thailand ...................................................................................................................... 246 J. SECOND ORAL STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ...........................................................247 K. COMPLAINING PARTIES' ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL AFTER THE SECOND MEETING...........................................................................................................251