South Korea launches WTO challenge over U.S. tariffs

[January 25, 2018]  GENEVA (Reuters) - South Korea has launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization over U.S. safeguard tariffs on washing machines, a filing published by the WTO showed on Thursday.

Delegates arrive at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

"Korea considers these measures to be inconsistent with the United States' obligations under the relevant provisions of the GATT 1994 and Agreement on Safeguards," South Korea's complaint said.

(Reporting by Tom Miles; editing by Stephanie Nebehay)

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