Korea targets U.S. ‘Leveling the Playing Field Act,’ use of adverse facts

In a fresh request for consultations with the U.S. at the World Trade Organization, Korea has set its sights on the so-called “Leveling the Playing Field Act” as well as the Commerce Department’s use of adverse facts available to drive up antidumping and countervailing duty margins. Korea, in a Feb. 14 consultation request that was publicly released on Feb. 20, claims the Leveling the Playing Field Act “as such” puts the U.S. in breach of its WTO commitments. It also...