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Brazil Files WTO Complaint Against United States

By: World Trade Organisation
Published: Sat 12 Nov 2016 04:10 PM
Brazil Files WTO Complaint Against United States Over Countervailing Measures on Steel Products (Ds514)
On 11 November, Brazil notified the WTO Secretariat that it had requested dispute consultations with the United Stated regarding countervailing duties imposed by the United States on imports of Brazilian cold— and hot-rolled steel flat products.
> News item: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/ds514rfc_11nov16_e.htm

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