USTR announces results of 2020 annual GSP review

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On November 9, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the results of the 2020 Annual Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Review with respect to: products considered for the addition to, and removal from, the list of eligible products for certain beneficiary countries; and decisions related to competitive need limitations (CNLs), including petitions for waivers of CNLs.

See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-09/pdf/2020-24824.pdf

EU announces countermeasures against US products as a result of WTO large aircraft arbitration

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On 9 November 2020, the Official Journal published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1646 of 7 November 2020 on commercial policy measures concerning certain products from the United States of America following the adjudication of a trade dispute under the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the World Trade Organization. On 11 April 2019, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’) adopted its recommendations and rulings in the dispute DS353 United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (Second complaint) – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European Union, confirming that the United States has failed to bring its measures, found to be inconsistent with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (‘SCM Agreement’), into conformity with its obligations under that Agreement.

See https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2020.373.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2020%3A373%3ATOC