Case 7-2, Japan - Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages
A 4 page case brief of an international trade dispute brought before the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Panel in 1998. Canada, the European Union and the United States complained to the WTO that Japan imposed lower taxes on its locally-produced shochu, an alcoholic beverage. The complaining entities maintained that by imposing higher taxes on imported alcoholic beverages, Japan violated Article III, paragraph 2 of the GATT 1994. The WTO panel agreed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
File: CC6_KSintlLawJapan.rtf
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