Market Access and National Treatment - Goods and Services

The following is a representative list of the WTO cases in which Sidley lawyers have been involved.

Malaysia – Prohibition of Imports of Polyethylene and Polypropylene (WT/DS1) (Singapore v. Malaysia)

United States – Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline (WT/DS2, WT/DS4) (Venezuela v. United States, Brazil v. United States)

Japan – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages (WT/DS11) (United States v. Japan)

European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas (WT/DS27, WT/DS158) (Ecuador et al. v. European Communities, Honduras et al. v. European Communities)

Canada – Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals (WT/DS31) (United States v. Canada)

Turkey – Restrictions on Imports of Textile and Clothing Products (WT/DS34) (India v. Turkey)

United States – Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (WT/DS38) (European Communities v. United States)

United States – Tariff Increases on Products from the EC (WT/DS39) (European Communities v. United States)

Turkey – Taxation of Foreign Film Revenues (WT/DS43) (United States v. Turkey)

Japan – Measures Affecting Consumer Photographic Film and Paper (WT/DS44) (United States v. Japan) 

Brazil – Certain Measures Affecting Trade and Investment in the Automotive Sector (WT/DS52) (United States v. Brazil)

Argentina – Measures Affecting Imports of Footwear, Textiles, Apparel and Other Items (WT/DS56, WT/DS77) (United States v. Argentina, European Communities v. Argentina)

United States – Import Prohibition of Shrimp and Shrimp Products (WT/DS58) (India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand v. United States)

Indonesia – Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile Industry (WT/DS59) (United States v. Indonesia)

European Communities – Customs Classification of Certain Computer Equipment (WT/DS62) (United States v. European Communities, Ireland and United Kingdom)

European Communities – Measures Affecting Importation of Certain Poultry Products (WT/DS69) (Brazil v. European Communities)

European Communities – Measures Affecting Butter Products (WT/DS72) (New Zealand v. European Communities)

Philippines – Measures Affecting Pork and Poultry (WT/DS74) (United States v. Philippines)

Korea – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages (WT/DS84) (United States v. Korea)

United States – Measures Affecting Textiles and Apparel Products (WT/DS85) (European Communities v. United States)

Chile – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages (WT/DS87, WT/DS110) (European Communities v. Chile)

India – Quantitative Restrictions on Imports of Agricultural, Textile and Industrial Products (WT/DS90) (United States v. India)

India – Measures Affecting the Automotive Sector (WT/DS146, WT/DS175) (European Communities and United States v. India)

United States – Sections 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974 (WT/DS152) (European Communities v. United States)

Korea – Measures Affecting Imports of Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Beef (WT/DS161) (United States v. Korea)

United States – Import Measures on Certain Products from the European Communities (WT/DS165) (European Communities v. United States)

United States – Section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Amendments Thereto (WT/DS200) (European Communities v. United States)

Nicaragua – Measures Affecting Imports from Honduras and Colombia (WT/DS201) (Honduras v. Nicaragua)

Mexico – Measures Affecting Telecommunications Services (WT/DS204) (United States v. Mexico)

Chile – Price Band System and Safeguard Measures Relating to Certain Agricultural Products (WT/DS207) (Argentina v. Chile)

Belgium – Administration of Measures Establishing Customs Duties for Rice (WT/DS210) (United States v. Belgium)

European Communities – Conditions for the Granting of Tariff Preferences to Developing Countries (WT/DS246) (India v. European Communities)

Dominican Republic – Measures Affecting the Importation and Internal Sale of Cigarettes (WT/DS302) (Honduras v. Dominican Republic)

Mexico – Tax Measures on Soft Drinks and Other Beverages (WT/DS308) (United States v. Mexico)

Japan – Import Quotas on Dried Laver and Seasoned Laver (WT/DS323) (Korea v. Japan)

Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres (WT/DS332) (European Communities v. Brazil)

China – Measures Affecting Imports of Automobile Parts (WT/DS339, WT/DS340, WT/DS342) (European Communities, United States and Canada v. China)

China – Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products (WT/DS363) (United States v. China)

Thailand – Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines (WT/DS371) (Philippines v. Thailand)

China – Measures Affecting Financial Information Services and Foreign Financial Information Suppliers (WT/DS372, DS373, DS378) (European Communities, United States, Canada v. China)

European Communities and Its Member States – Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products (WT/DS375, WT/DS376, WT/DS377) (United States, Japan and Chinese Taipei v. European Communities)

China – Measures Related to the Exportation of Various Raw Materials (DS394, DS395, DS398 (United States, European Communities and Mexico v. China)

China – Measures Relating to the Exportation of Rare Earths, Tungsten and Molybdenum (DS431, DS432, DS433) (United States v. China)

India – Certain Measures Relating to Solar Cells and Solar Modules (DS456) (United States v. India) 

European Union – Measures on Atlanto-Scandian Herring (DS469) (Denmark (in respect the Faroe Islands) v. European Union)