USTR Seeks Applicants for USMCA AD/CVD Dispute Settlement Panels

Applications are due Nov. 22 for inclusion on a roster of potential panelists for USMCA dispute settlement cases involving antidumping duty proceedings and amendments to AD/CVD laws. USTR reviews its roster of 25 panelists annually, and this round will cover April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. Canada and Mexico also keep rosters of 25. Applicants should be of “good character and of high standing and repute, and are to be chosen strictly on the basis of their objectivity, reliability, sound judgment, and general familiarity with international trade law,” USTR said. Roster members may not be affiliated with any of the three USMCA governments, except for judges, who will be appointed to the roster “to the fullest extent practicable.”