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China, Minerals Export, Raw and Rare Earth Materials: A Perfect Storm for World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement
Author(s) -
Van Calster Geert
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12023
Subject(s) - world trade , raw material , settlement (finance) , rare earth , international trade , natural resource , economics , natural resource economics , earth (classical element) , china , earth science , political science , biology , ecology , geology , law , mathematical physics , physics , finance , payment
In C hina – R aw M aterials , the W orld T rade O rganization ( WTO ) Panel and A ppellate body firmly restrict the application of G eneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade A rticle XX 's ‘conservation of exhaustible natural resources’ to ecological considerations. This has an immediate impact on C hina's policy with respect to raw materials (including rare earth elements). It also impacts on any future challenge of the O rganization of the P etroleum E xporting C ountries under the WTO .