US House passes repeal of tax law at centre of WTO sanctions case
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WASHINGTON : The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.
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BRUSSELS : The EU commission acted to ease trade tensions with the United States, saying it would lift sanctions after US President George W. Bush approved a repeal of illegal corporate tax breaks.
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US Senate and House of Representatives negotiators agreed on Wednesday on a huge corporate tax bill that will repeal export subsidies that violate global trade rules and give manufacturers a new tax break.
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European Union has decided to lift, at least temporarily, sanctions imposed on U.S. goods since Congress enacted sweeping changes in corporate tax law earlier this month.
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The World Trade Organization imposed penalties yesterday on exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has tried to defuse by unsuccessfully urging Congress to repeal legislation aimed at protecting US steel makers.
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U.S. Senate and House of Representatives negotiators agreed on Wednesday on a huge corporate tax bill that will repeal export subsidies that violate global trade rules and give manufacturers a new tax break.
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The European Union will lift sanctions against the United States now that US President George W. Bush has signed a law reforming corporate tax breaks deemed illegal by the World Trade Organisation, the EU executive commission said.
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The World Trade Organization yesterday authorized the European Union and seven other leading US trading partners to impose more than $150 million worth of sanctions against the United States for failing to repeal antidumping rules deemed illegal by the WTO.
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The European Union, Japan and Canada won permission from the World Trade Organization to levy tariffs on US goods to retaliate for a law that has given American companies $750 million in customs imposed on foreign competitors.
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The World Trade Organization on Friday approved stiff sanctions on U.S. exports ranging from almonds to ski jackets intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment, said a key trade diplomat.
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The World Trade Organization gave final approval on Friday to the European Union, Japan and others to hit the United States with an initial &#36;150 million in trade sanctions in a dispute over an illegal anti-dumping law.
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Chile on Friday became the eighth member  of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to win the right to hit  the United States with sanctions over an illegal anti-dumping  law known as the Byrd amendment.
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The US House of Representatives approved an amended giant economic stimulus plan Thursday which had been sought by President George W. Bush amid fears the economy is sliding into a recession.
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BRUSSELS (CP) - World Trade Organization arbitrators Tuesday authorized the European Union and other leading U.S. trade partners to impose sanctions against the United States in response to anti-dumping rules.
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Two weeks after the Republican leadership in Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to expire, the House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to repeal the District
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The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
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The EU commission acted to ease trade tensions with the United States, saying it would lift sanctions after US President George W. Bush approved a repeal of illegal corporate tax breaks.