US Protection of its Ethanol Industry violates Numerous WTO Obligations
Article from: TDM 3 (2004), in Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law
Introduction
The US ethanol industry is among the most highly protected and supported industries in the United States and indeed the world. This support and protection violates the United States' WTO obligations. Because of these violations there is a growing risk that US trade partners will challenge the ethanol programs at the WTO. The most likely candidates are those WTO members from developing nations, such as members of the G-22, that have found their promised market access for agricultural products thwarted by the US commitment - despite its alleged support of free trade - to protect ...