A World Trade Organization dispute panel announced last week that it will issue a ruling by September on Japan’s claims that provisions in Ontario’s green energy program violate global trade rules. Japan secured the establishment of the panel on July 20 to rule on its claims that domestic content requirements under Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff program violate WTO rules that prohibit linking subsidies to the use of domestic products and prohibit discriminatory treatment between domestic and imported goods. The European Union is also challenging the program, and the two proceedings are being converged.