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Table 4 Relevant trade dispute cases between 1995 and 2013 made under GATT rules

From: Trade and investment liberalization and Asia’s noncommunicable disease epidemic: a synthesis of data and existing literature

Country

Signatory to GATT

Accession to WTO

Dispute claims made (as Complainant)

Dispute claims against (as Respondent)

   

Agriculture

Alcohol

Tobacco

Pharma.

Agriculture

Alcohol

Tobacco

Pharma.

Singapore

1973

1995

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Japan

1955

1995

---

---

---

---

US (2002); US (1997); EC (1997)

US (1995); EC (1996); Canada (1996)

---

---

Brunei Darussalam

1993

1995

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

South Korea

1967

1995

---

---

---

---

US (1995); US (1995) US (1996; US (1997); US (1999*; Australia 1999)*; Canada (2009)*

EC (1997); US (1997)

---

---

Malaysia

1957

1995

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

China

---

2001

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Thailand

1982

1995

EC (1995); EC (2003); EC (2003); Hungary (1996)

---

---

---

Egypt (2000)

---

Philippines (2008)

---

Indonesia

1950

1995

---

---

US (2010)

---

US (2013)

---

---

---

Philippines

1979

1995

Australia (2002)

---

Thailand (2008)

---

US (1997)

EC (2009); US (2010)

  

India

1948

1995

---

---

---

Argentina (2001); EC; Netherlands (2010)

US (2001); US, Australia, Canada, NZL, Switzerland (1997)

EC (2008)

---

US (1997); EC (1997)

Vietnam

---

2007

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Laos

---

2013

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Cambodia

---

2004

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Myanmar

1948

1995

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

  

Totals

5

0

2

3

15

8

1

2

  1. Years in brackets are when request was made for consultation; Pharma.= Pharmaceuticals; *= disputes pertaining to beef importation; †= disputes pertaining to taxation; ‡= disputed agricultural subsidies made under the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU; Data source: [118].