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Canada — Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Type de cour
Autres
Date
Mai 6, 2013
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
WTO Appelate Body
Numéro de référence
WT/DS412
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Énergie
Résumé

On 13 September 2010, Japan requested consultations with Canada regarding Canada's measures relating to domestic content requirements in the feed-in tariff program (the “FIT Program”).

Japan claimed that the measures are inconsistent with Canada's obligations because they appear to be laws, regulations or requirements affecting the internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution, or use of equipment for renewable energy generation facilities that accord less favorable treatment to imported equipment than that accorded to like products originating in Ontario.

Both the Panel and the Appellate Body found, albeit for different reasons, that the measures at issue did not fall within the scope of the derogation under Art. III:8(a) of GATT. Thus, the Appellate Body found that the discrimination relating to foreign generation equipment was not covered by the derogation.

The Appellate Body reversed the Panel majority's finding that the European Union and Japan failed to establish that the challenged measures conferred a benefit.

Based on: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/1pagesum_e/ds412sum_e.pdf

https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds412_e.htm

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