USTR's trade policy panel probes solar groups on WTO considerations, remedy options

The Trade Policy Staff Committee, chaired by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, on Wednesday questioned solar groups about World Trade Organization safeguard provisions in a Section 201 investigation and heard endorsements from both sides of an import licensing fee as a mechanism President Trump could use to revive the domestic industry. During the Dec. 6 hearing, the TPSC heard from interested parties on the appropriateness of proposed remedies the panel is tasked with considering in the investigation into...