|
WTO begins hearing on Vietnam’s shrimp lawsuit
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel on October 20 began a hearing on Vietnam-filed lawsuit against the US imposition of anti-dumping measures on its shrimp, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The panel includes three members, appointed by WTO General Director Pascal Lamy in late July and responsible for assisting the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in making rulings or recommendations. The panel started to consider the lawsuit since the two sides submitted their documents in late August.
On the first day of the hearing, the Vietnamese delegation presented evidence and arguments asking for protection of legitimate rights for Vietnam ’s shrimp exporters. The US sides also gave evidence to protect US shrimp raising farmers’ benefit.
The hearing continues on October 21.
Vietnam and the US held consultations on the issue in March this year, but they failed to reach any consensus.
Vietnam brought the issue to the WTO panel in order to demand the US change its use of a method known as “zeroing” on Vietnam ’s shrimp, particularly in regular assessment in accordance with the US law.
vietnamplus
|
