China Appeals WTO on
Panel Report against its Retaliatory Action against US Security Safeguard
Action under Sec 232
China
has notified its decision to appeal the panel report in the case brought by the
United States in “China — Additional Duties on Certain Products from the United
States” (DS558). The panel report was circulated to WTO members on 16 August.
The appeal was circulated to WTO members on 20 September.
Given
the ongoing lack of agreement among WTO members regarding the filling of
Appellate Body vacancies, there is no Appellate Body Division available at the
current time to deal with the appeal.