Abstract
This Article, divided into five parts, analyzes the U.S.-EC dispute, the relationship between GATT Articles X and XXIV, and discusses the role of trade facilitation in providing a sustainable solution to the issues raised in the dispute. Part II presents the background of the dispute. Part III describes the allegations raised under Article X:3(a) and (b) in the American request for constitution of a WTO panel in light of EC Community law, as well as addresses the relationship between Article X and XXIV. Part IV considers measures necessary to promote trade facilitation, and asserts the essentiality of formal bilateral cooperation between the United States and EC in respect to customs matters. Part V recount the solutions proposed by this work, namely an agreement between WTO Members on the understanding of the relationship between the obligations of Article X and Article XXIV and the conclusion of a bilateral treaty between the United States and EC concerning harmonization of customs procedures and classification.
Recommended Citation
Erskine, Daniel H.
(2006)
"The U.S.-EC Dispute over Custom Matters: Trade Facilitation, Customs Unions, and the Meaning of WTO Obligations,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 18:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol18/iss2/1