UnitedStates—CountervailingandAnti-dumpingMeasuresonCertainProductsfromChina(17September2012)VSKeyfactsComplainant:Respondent:Agreementscited:(ascitedinrequestforconsultations)RequestforConsultations:ChinaAmericaGATT1994:Art.X,VISubsidiesandCountervailingMeasures:Art.10,15,19,21,32Anti-dumping(ArticleVIofGATT1994):Art.9,1117September2012ConsultationsComplaintbyChina.On17September2012,ChinarequestedconsultationswiththeUnitedStatesconcerningthefollowingmeasures:(i)anewpieceoflegislation(PublicLaw112-99)thatexplicitlyallowsfortheapplicationofcountervailingmeasurestonon-marketeconomycountries;(ii)countervailingdutydeterminationsoractionsmadeorperformedbyUSauthoritiesbetween20November2006and13March2012inrespectofChineseproducts;(iii)anti-dumpingmeasuresassociatedwiththeconcernedcountervailingdutymeasuresaswellasthecombinedeffectoftheseanti-dumpingmeasuresandtheparallelcountervailingdutymeasures;and(iv)theUnitedStates'failuretoprovidetheUSDepartmentofCommerce(USDOC)withlegalauthoritytoidentifyandavoidthedoubleremediesinrespectofinvestigationsorreviewsinitiatedonorbetween20November2006and13March2012.Chinaconsidersthatthesemeasuresareinconsistentwith:Articles10,15,19,21and32oftheSCMAgreement;ArticlesVI,X:1,X:2andX:3oftheGATT1994;andArticles9and11oftheAnti-DumpingAgreement.