WTO专家组有关中国原材料出口限制措施案中 GATT第20条例外援引评析

"中国原材料出口限制措施案"是涉及中国WTO争端解决的一个值得关注的新近案例。该案涉及《中国加入议定书》的法律适用、GATT第20条例外援引、司法经济原则、透明度等法律问题。本文在概述基本案情和主要裁定结论的基础上,就专家组对中国是否可就《中国加入议定书》条款援引GATT第20条例外,以及如何适用该例外进行分析。本文认为,尽管总体上援引GATT第20条例外的成功率非常低,但中国应该在上诉中争取澄清《中国加入议定书》第11.3条援引GATT第20条的法理依据。

The LegalAnalysis on GATTArticle 20 Invoked in China 's Export RestrictionMeasures onVarious RawMaterials

The case regarding China's export measures on various raw materials is notable and latest to China's WTO dispute settlement.The case involves the legal issues of the legal application of the Protocol on the Accession,the WTO exception,the principle of judicial economy and the transparency.This paper outlines the basic facts and conclusions based on the major findings of the panel.We analyze the findings on whether China can invoke the GATT Article 20 to the Protocol,and how to apply it.This paper argues tha...