貿易法專題研究
Seminar on International Trade Law
China’s Trade Disputes and WTO Disputes on TRIPS
Chang-fa Lo
September 2008
Description and Requirements:
1. The course will be conduced in English.
2. It will be divided into two parts.
3. The first part will be on China’s trade regimes by reviewing disputes under the WTO with China as the respondent. Many of these disputes have been settled. But a comprehensive review will help us knowing the trade practices of China. The disputes are listed below. Participants responsible for reporting the disputes will explain to the class about the nature and the status of the disputes. They will also make comments thereupon. Depending on the number of participants, there will be two to four persons responsible for each dispute, with DS372, 373 and 378 being counted as one dispute; DS538 and 539 as one; and DS339, 340 and 342 as one. We will spend three weeks on these disputes.
DS378
China — Measures Affecting Financial Information Services and Foreign Financial Information Suppliers (Complainant: Canada) 20 June 2008
DS373
China — Measures Affecting Financial Information Services and Foreign Financial Information Suppliers (Complainant: United States) 3 March 2008
DS372
China — Measures Affecting Financial Information Services and Foreign Financial Information Suppliers (Complainant: European Communities) 3 March 2008
DS363
China — Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products (Complainant: United States) 10 April 2007
DS362
China — Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Complainant: United States) 10 April 2007
DS359
China — Certain Measures Granting Refunds, Reductions or Exemptions from Taxes and Other Payments (Complainant: Mexico) 26 February 2007
DS358
China — Certain Measures Granting Refunds, Reductions or Exemptions from Taxes and Other Payments (Complainant: United States) 2 February 2007
DS342
China — Measures Affecting Impor