USTR Seeks Comments on India's WTO Challenge to US State Policies on Renewable Energy Goods

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is accepting public comments on India’s Sept. 9 request for World Trade Organization consultations over cited renewable energy subsidies and domestic content requirements dictated by the states of Washington, California, Montana, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, Delaware and Minnesota (see 1609120076), USTR said (here). USTR will accept comments anytime during dispute settlement, but comments should be in by Nov. 25 to ensure “timely consideration,” USTR said. India says the state programs are inconsistent with the WTO General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994, the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and the WTO-establishing Marrakesh Agreement.

(Federal Register 10/14/16)