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and practices in Russia26.11.2013
Panel established on Russia’s recycling fee on motor vehicles
WTO: 2013 NEWS ITEMS
25 November 2013
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
The Dispute Settlement Body, on 25 November 2013, established a panel requested by the European Union to examine Russia’s recycling fee on motor vehicles.
DS462: Russian Federation — Recycling Fee on Motor Vehicles
The European Union referred to its statement made at the previous Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting and reiterated its request for the establishment of a panel to examine Russia’s recycling fee on motor vehicles. Russia regretted the EU’s request for the establishment of a panel and said that the Russian president had signed the legislation eliminating and modifying sections of the existing utilisation fee regime which the EU had referred to in its request for the establishment of a panel. Russia believed that the matter could be resolved through consultations. The DSB established a panel. China, India, Japan, Korea, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States reserved their third-party rights to participate in the panel’s proceedings.
wto.org 26 November 2013 | 
