On January 18, the World Trade Organization said the public can listen in on dispute panel proceedings between Japan and Canada over whether the domestic content requirements under Ontario's Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program violate WTO rules by requiring that wind and solar projects include a minimum amount of Ontario originated goods and services. On February 2-3, a three-member WTO panel will meet in Geneva to hear the first round of arguments from Japan and Canada, with the EU joining the case on the side of the Japanese government.
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WTO rules public can view Japanese-Canadian dispute hearing
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
- David Leiter, Sarah Litke and Daniel Phillips
- Canada, Global, Japan
- January 22 2012
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How Yee Loh
In-house Counsel
Kuok Group