Last week, China and India moved forward with the dispute over measures in the Indian solar and IT sectors, as they agreed on panelists who would hear the dispute at the WTO.

China and Türkiye have agreed to delay for another month a decision on how to proceed with a WTO dispute in which a panel found Turkish measures in its EV/auto sector to violate WTO rules.

In a report circulated last week, a WTO panel found that tariffs and regulations imposed by Türkiye in the auto sector violate various GATT obligations and, aside from one claim against certain measures, are not justified by GATT exceptions.

The China-EU WTO dispute over royalty rates for standard essential patents is proceeding to the next stage, with a panel now composed to hear the dispute.

After its first panel request was blocked at a meeting last month (which is allowed under WTO dispute settlement rules), China requested a WTO panel on Indian measures related to the solar/IT sectors for a second time, and this time a panel was established.

A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint concerning "certain measures maintained by India that affect trade in the automotive and renewable energy technology sectors."

At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body today, China's first request for a panel to hear its complaint against Indian measures in the solar and IT sectors was blocked.