EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - MEASURES CONCERNING MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (HORMONES)
Document: Recourse by the United States to Article 22.7 of the DSU
Date: 15 July 1999
Document codes: WT/DS26/21
Complainant: U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway
Dispute stage: Implementation & Compliance
Agreements cited: Art. III, XI  GATT 1994Art. 2  Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Art. 4  AgricultureArt. 2, 3, 5  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - MEASURES CONCERNING
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (HORMONES)
Recourse by the United States to Article 22.7 of the DSU
The following communication, dated 15 July 1999, from the Permanent Mission of the
United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 22.7
of the DSU.
Pursuant to Article 22.7 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the United States requests authorization from the Dispute Settlement
Body (DSB) to suspend the application to the European Communities (EC), and member States
thereof, of tariff concessions and related obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), in an amount equivalent to the level of the nullification or impairment, as
determined by the arbitrators pursuant to DSU Article 22.7 in .
The United States previously circulated in document a request to the DSB for
authorization of suspension of concessions pursuant to DSU Article 22.2. That request included the
relevant background concerning the EC's failure to implement the DSB's recommendations and
rulings concerning the EC's hormones measures, and the measures contemplated by the United States.
For purposes of transparency, the United States is attaching a more detailed version of the list of
products, first provided in document , to be drawn from in selecting the products that
will be subject to duties in excess of bound rates. The attached list shows the trade value, in total and
for each EC member State, of each product on the list.
On 3 June 1999, at the request of the EC this matter was referred to arbitration pursuant to
DSU Article 22.6. On 12 July 1999, the arbitrator issued its decision as follows:
"V. AWARD OF THE ARBITRATORS
83. For the reasons set out above, the arbitrators determine that the level of
nullification or impairment suffered by the United States in the matter is
US$116.8 million per year.
84. Accordingly, the arbitrators decide that the suspension by the United States
of the application to the European Communities and its member States of tariff
concessions and related obligations under GATT 1994 covering trade in a maximum
amount of US$116.8 million per year would be consistent with Article 22.4 of the
DSU."

Article 22.7 of the DSU provides that the DSB shall upon request grant authorization to
suspend concessions or other obligations consistent with the decision of the arbitrator. The
United States therefore requests that the DSB authorize it to suspend concessions in an amount up to
US$116.8 million per year, which is consistent with the arbitrator's decision.

U.S. Imports From the EU
VALUES IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
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Beef Fresh,
Chilled
2 0 1 1 , 2 1 0000000000 1 , 2 1 00000
B e e f F r o z e n 2 0 2 3 1 7901000000 2 9 2000 1 4
Pork Fresh
Chilled Froz
203 119,677 0 115 100,005 1,178 7 375 0 5,444 33 480 0 0 909 11,131
Offals, red meat 206 1,588 0 0 1,476 0 0 32 0 47 0 33 0 0 0 0
P o u l t r y 2 0 7502003000000001
Dried Ham 2101100 2,469 0 0 41 0 1,353 0 0 9 1,010 0 0 57 0 0
Bacon 2101200 546 0 0 180 0 0 0 0 34 332 0 0 0 0 0
M
BV;SIB/D/SM
KD
2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 100000100 2 000000
PLTRY/OFL;S
LT;DR
2 1 0 9 0 2 0501002100000100
MT&OFL;SLT;
DR;SM
2 1 0 9 0 4 0100000000010000
CH;ROQFT;OL 4064020 3,780 0 0 0 0 3,778 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CH;ROQFT;OT
O LV
4064040 489 0 0 0 0 484 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Guts/Bladders 5040000 28,209 0 56 11,040 170 771 10,147 12 0 71 1,962 1,203 0 1,771 1,007
CUT
FLOWERS/BU
DS
6039000 3,776 0 54 7 0 262 32 0 14 156 3,070 0 91 0 89
Foliage 6049100 3,614 1 0 2 0 294 22 0 3 3,078 190 0 9 0 16
FOLIAGES;
BRANCH
6049930 3,038 2 41 3 0 959 8 0 0 899 923 0 48 39 118
Tomato 3/1-
7/14 or 9/1-
11/14
7020020 38,926 0 3,028 2 0 52 6 0 0 8 33,906 0 1,917 0 7
Tomato 7/15-
8/31
7020040 9,597 0 679 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 8,910 0 0 0 1
Tomato 11/15-
2/28
7020060 17,374 0 1,215 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10,532 0 5,617 0 8
ONION/SHAL
L;F/CH
7031040 5,505 0 68 0 0 3,924 0 0 0 142 1,313 0 57 0 0
TRUFFLES;
FRESH
7095200 3,219 0 0 0 0 798 0 0 0 2,415 0 0 6 0 0
CARROTS;
DRIED
7129010 3,010 49 0 0 0 1,394 463 0 103 0 858 0 0 0 143

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TOMATOES;
DRIED
07129074
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5,137 0 24 0 0 0 46 3 0 879 0 263 3,898 0 25
CHSTNTS;FR;
DR;SH
8024000 9,098 0 17 0 0 173 23 13 0 8,303 0 247 323 0 0
PAPRIKA.DR;
CRS;G
9042020 10,252 0 4 0 0 14 319 0 0 8 0 0 9,905 0 1
Oats 10040000 36,477 0 0 729 14,702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,043 3
OATS;RLD;FL
KD
11041200 513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 466 0 0 0 0 0 46
OATS;WORK
D
1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 , 0 2 40000000 9 8 200000 4 2
WL
GR;XC&FS
(IL)
15059000 4,853 0 210 0 0 210 1,425 0 0 107 48 0 0 0 2,852
Meat Preps 1601 5,952 23 0 4,986 0 43 119 0 647 38 15 0 81 0 0
HOMO
POF;MOF/BLD
1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0200002000000000
GOOSE
LVR;PR/PR
16022020 1,072 0 0 0 0 1,072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AN
LV;XG;PRP/PR
S
16022040 347 0 29 0 0 318 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P o u l t r y P r e p s 1 6 0 2 3 1 0 0404000000000000
P o u l t r y P r e p s 1 6 0 2 3 2 0 0000000000000000
Poultry Preps 16023900 26 0 1 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
HMCTS;CN
C/V;P/P
1 6 0 2 4 1 1 0000000000000000
Pork Preps 16024120 56,437 22 3,912 45,424 0 59 130 0 38 139 6,713 0 0 0 0
HAM/CUT;NE
S;P/P
16024190 590 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 527 4 0 26 0 0
Pork Preps 16024220 27,101 0 7,951 17,199 0 0 50 0 0 1 1,900 0 0 0 0
SH/CUT;NES;P
R/P
1 6 0 2 4 2 4 0 5 70 3 8000000 1 900000
SWN
OFF;PRP;PRS
16024910 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SW MT
BND/CK/CND
16024920 6,437 0 54 2,159 0 3 0 0 23 0 4,198 0 0 0 0
SMT;NES;NC/
V;PP
16024940 3,466 0 870 1,924 0 0 0 0 5 512 155 0 0 0 0
MX
PK/BF;PRP/PR
S
16024960 4,222 0 0 3,403 0 0 2 0 0 0 627 0 1 189 0
MT 16024990 219 0 10 56 0 0 13 0 0 44 90 0 1 5 0

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SW;NES;PR/P
RS
OFF;BOV(XL)
PR/PR
1 6 0 2 5 0 0 5000000000000000
M BV;C/P;N
C/V
1 6 0 2 5 0 0 9 4 700000000 4 700000
Beef Preps 16025010 36 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
B e e f P r e p s 1 6 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 1 800 8 000000 2 210870
MT
BV;NES;NCV
PP
1 6 0 2 5 0 6 0000000000000000
B e e f P r e p s 1 6 0 2 5 0 9 0 1 200000000660000
CHEWING
GUM; WHE
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COUGH
DROPS
17049025 56,577 0 5 0 0 0 392 0 2 85 0 12 0 4 56,077
Chocolate 18063100 17,853 115 1,647 105 144 954 11,586 17 114 1,489 76 17 67 42 1,480
RUSKS;
TOASTED B
19054000 9,800 0 11 0 65 765 2,432 690 0 2,844 478 24 604 996 891
Tomato
preserved
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Tomato puree 20029040
/80
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LING/RSPBRY
S JAM
20079905 3,063 201 35 943 24 743 352 5 7 24 7 0 0 456 266
Psatsum 20083042 18,934 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18,931 0 0
P s a t s u m 2 0 0 8 3 0 4 6 5 , 1 6 300000000700 5 , 1 5 402
Canned Pear 20084000 2,841 4 906 0 0 21 0 50 0 40 0 0 1,809 0 12
Canned Peaches 20087000 10,994 0 0 0 0 151 0 6,998 0 20 0 0 3,805 0 19
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Fruit Juice 20098060 21,360 6,333 1,812 585 701 142 7,057 26 5 2,373 1,312 5 99 844 66
FRUIT JU MIX
UNF
20099040 6,546 2,516 1,535 1 274 34 1,717 10 0 132 166 0 45 90 25
CHICORY
ROASTED
21013000 3,935 0 152 0 0 2,040 1,596 0 0 29 70 48 0 0 0
MUSTARD;PR
EPARED
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Soups 21041000 5,748 2 101 4 0 630 2,892 1 128 591 166 158 36 14 1,025
Mineral Water 22011000 125,261 5 1,213 0 0 99,180 3,130 35 134 17,977 70 1,245 196 219 1,857
Feed 23099010 44,024 64 178 481 44 500 34,935 0 1,924 1,973 2,490 0 38 0 1,398
GLUE;FOR
RETAIL
35061050 26,299 214 132 28 0 2,329 18,493 2 3,363 114 529 8 10 81 995

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Artificial Stable
Fibers, rayon
55041000 25,539 8,302 0 0 2,875 49 6,393 0 1 20 65 0 51 7,241 542
Yarn 55101100 30,462 21,151 1,102 0 1,092 1,266 2,883 3 0 2,591 45 7 285 0 36
Hair Clippers 85102000 15,176 14,258 0 0 0 6 663 0 0 0 54 0 16 0 179
Motorcycles
50-250 cc
87112000 7,914 6,332 14 2 0 100 93 0 11 1,124 4 0 34 1 199
Motorcycles
250-500 cc
87113000 10,152 6,771 0 0 0 245 286 0 16 717 21 0 1,025 563 509