Argentina Starts WTO Complaint Over Peru's AD/CVD on Biodiesel From Argentina

Argentina has requested dispute consultations with Peru at the World Trade Organization over Peru's antidumping and countervailing duties on biodiesel from Argentina, the WTO announced. Argentina is contesting six measures imposed by Peru: 1) the original CVD investigation, 2) the original AD investigation, 3) the CVD changed circumstances review, 4) the AD changed circumstances review, 5) the CVD sunset review, and 6) the AD sunset review.

Argentina says that the measures are inconsistent with elements of the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the Anti-Dumping Agreement, Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, and Article XVI of the Marrakesh Agreement. Argentina argued Peru violated the introductory paragraph of Article 14 of the SCM Agreement in its original CVD investigation because the method Peru used to calculate the countervailable benefit "was not provided for in Peru's legislation or implementing regulation."