On 06 June the European Union (EU) and Canada called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to initiate dispute consultations with the United States of America (US), in respect of the US duties on certain imported steel and aluminium products.
The EU and Canada claim in their separate filings that the US duties of 25% and 10% on imports of steel and aluminium products respectively are inconsistent with provisions of the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the Agreement on Safeguards.