Table 4.
Relevant trade dispute cases between 1995 and 2013 made under GATT rules
| Country | Signatory to GATT | Accession to WTO | Dispute claims made (as Complainant) | Dispute claims against (as Respondent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Alcohol | Tobacco | Pharma. | Agriculture | Alcohol | Tobacco | Pharma. | |||
| Singapore | 1973 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1955 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | US (2002); US (1997); EC (1997) | US (1995)†; EC (1996)†; Canada (1996)† | --- | --- |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1993 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 1967 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | US (1995); US (1995) US (1996; US (1997); US (1999*; Australia 1999)*; Canada (2009)* | EC (1997)†; US (1997)† | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | 1957 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | --- | 2001 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thailand | 1982 | 1995 | EC (1995); EC (2003)‡; EC (2003); Hungary (1996) | --- | --- | --- | Egypt (2000) | --- | Philippines (2008)† | --- |
| Indonesia | 1950 | 1995 | --- | --- | US (2010) | --- | US (2013) | --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 1979 | 1995 | Australia (2002) | --- | Thailand (2008)† | --- | US (1997) | EC (2009)†; US (2010)† | ||
| India | 1948 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | Argentina (2001); EC; Netherlands (2010) | US (2001); US, Australia, Canada, NZL, Switzerland (1997) | EC (2008)† | --- | US (1997); EC (1997) |
| Vietnam | --- | 2007 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laos | --- | 2013 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cambodia | --- | 2004 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Myanmar | 1948 | 1995 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||
Years in brackets are when request was made for consultation; Pharma. = Pharmaceuticals; * = disputes pertaining to beef importation; † = disputes pertaining to taxation; ‡ = disputed agricultural subsidies made under the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU; Data source: [118].