. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
WT/DS310/2 
11 June 2004  
 
(04-2534) 
 Original:   English 
   
UNITED STATES – DETERMINATION OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION IN HARD RED SPRING WHEAT 
FROM CANADA 
 
Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Canada 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 10 June 2004, from the delegation of Canada to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is ci rculated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU. 
 
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  On 8 April 2004, the Government of Canada request ed consultations
1 with the Government of 
the United States concerning: the investigation of  the United States International Trade Commission 
(Commission) in Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada (Investigations  Nos. 701-TA-430B and 
731-TA-1019B (Final));  the Commission's final determination that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured by reason of im ports from Canada of hard red spri ng wheat that have been found by 
the Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the Government of Canada and sold in the United 
States at less than fair value (68 Federal Register  (FR) 60707 (23 October 2003));  the Department of 
Commerce's countervailing duty order (68 FR 6064 2 (23 October 2003)) and anti-dumping order (68 
FR 60641 (23 October 2003)) with respect to ha rd red spring wheat from Canada; and the final 
definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties a pplied as a result.  Canada's request for 
consultations was made pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures 
Governing the Settlement of Disputes  (DSU), Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade 1994  (GATT 1994), Article 17 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994  (Anti-Dumping Agreement) and Article 30 of the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  (SCM Agreement). 
 
 Canada and the United States held consultati ons on 6 May 2004 regard ing the inconsistency 
of these measures with Article VI:6(a) of the GATT 1994,  Articles 1, 3.1, 3.2, 3. 4, 3.5 and 18.1 of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement and Articles 10, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 19.1 and 32.1 of the SCM Agreement.  These consultations  failed to settle this dispute. 
 
 Canada therefore requests, pursuant to Articles 4 and 6 of the DSU, Article XXIII of the GATT 1994, Article 17 of the Anti-Dumping Agreemen t and Article 30 of the SCM Agreement, that 
a panel be established at the next meeting of th e Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), to be held on 
22 June 2004.  Canada further request s that the panel have the standard terms of reference as set out in 
Article 7 of the DSU. 
 
                                                      
1 United States – Determination of the International Trade Commission in Hard Red Spring Wheat 
from Canada , Request for Consultations by Canada, WT/DS310/1, G/L/678, G/ADP/D53/1, G/SCM/D59/1, 
15 April 2004. WT/DS310/2 
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 Finally, Canada requests that the panel consid er the claims, and find that the United States' 
measures are inconsistent with  its obligations under the GATT 1994, the Anti-Dumping Agreement 
and the SCM Agreement, as set out below.    In making a final determination of injury and, as a result, imposing final anti-dumping and 
countervailing duties, the United States has acted incons istently with its obliga tions under Article 3 of 
the Anti-Dumping Agreement, Article 15 of th e SCM Agreement and Article VI:6(a) of the 
GATT 1994.  Specifically:  1. The United States violated Article 3.1 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 15.1 of 
the SCM Agreement by failing to base its injury determination on positive evidence and by further 
failing to conduct an objective examination of bot h (a) the volume of the dumped and subsidized 
imports and the effect of those imports on prices in  the domestic market for like products, and (b) the 
consequent impact of those imports on domestic producers of such products. 
 
2. The United States violated Article 3.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 15.2 of 
the SCM Agreement by failing to properly consider the effect of the dumped and subsidized imports 
on prices, including whether there had been a si gnificant price undercutti ng by the dumped and 
subsidized imports and whether the effect of th ose imports was otherwise to depress prices to a 
significant degree.  
3.  The United States violated Article 3.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 15.4 of 
the SCM Agreement by failing to properly examine the impact of the dumped and subsidized imports 
on the domestic industry concerned.  4.  The United States violated Article 3.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 15.5 of 
the SCM Agreement. The violations include: 
 
(i) failing to demonstrate a causal relati onship between the dumped and subsidized 
imports and the injury to the domestic industry, on the basis of an examination of all the relevant evidence before the Commission; and  
 
(ii)  failing to examine known factors othe r than the dumped and subsidized imports 
which were injuring the domestic industr y and further failing to ensure that the 
injuries caused by these other factors were not attributed to the dumped and subsidized imports. 
 
 In making a final determination of injury in the above-described circumstances and, as a 
result, imposing final anti-dumping and countervailing duties, the United States violated Articles 1 
and 18.1 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, Articles 10, 19.1 and 32.1 of the SCM Agreement and Article VI:6(a) of the GATT 1994.   For the foregoing reasons, benefits accruing to  Canada directly or indirectly under the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement, the SCM Agreement and the GATT 1994 have been nullified or impaired. 
 
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