Viet Nam and United
States Settle Fish Duties Dispute Outside WTO
On
17 January, Viet Nam and the United States submitted a notification to the WTO's
Dispute Settlement Body of a mutually agreed solution in dispute DS536, “United
States — Anti-Dumping Measures on Fish Fillets from Viet Nam.” The notification
was circulated to WTO members on 21 January.
Mutually
agreed solution
At
any stage during the dispute settlement process, parties can settle the dispute
by finding a “mutually agreed solution”. Solutions mutually acceptable to the parties
to the dispute must also be consistent with the relevant WTO agreement and must
not nullify or impair benefits accruing under the agreement to any other member.
Parties are required to notify the Dispute Settlement Body and relevant councils
and committees of any mutually agreed solution they have reached.