Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program

Schnepf, Randy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Dispute settlement;    Agriculture;    International agricultural cooperation;    Cotton production;   

RP-ID  :  RL32571
RP-ID  :  RL32571_2010Jul30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a description and status report on Brazil's challenge to certain aspects of the U.S. cotton program under the rules of the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) dispute settlement process in case DS267.1 The "Brazil cotton case" had its WTO origins in 2002 and has since evolved into a sprawling legal enterprise that is still ongoing as of mid-2010. The report begins by summarizing the most recent developments in the case. It then provides a detailed history of the case in chronological phases. Readers interested in the current status of the dispute, and in particular details of the negotiations to reach a mutual settlement and avoid trade retaliation against U.S. goods and services, should proceed directly to the report section entitled "Phase V: Retaliation or Settlement?"