Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526)

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WTO dispute settlement case World Trade Organization dispute

Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) is a World Trade Organization dispute in which Qatar challenged trade and economic measures imposed by the UAE, raising key questions about the scope and interpretation of the GATT security exceptions.

Aliases (1)

Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO dispute settlement case → World Trade Organization dispute →
administeredBy	WTO Dispute Settlement Body →
agreementInvoked	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 → General Agreement on Trade in Services → TRIPS Agreement →
category	disputes involving national security defenses → disputes involving trade restrictions among Gulf Cooperation Council members →
complainant	Qatar →
concerns	goods originating in Qatar → services supplied from or in the territory of Qatar → treatment of Qatari nationals and companies in the UAE market →
disputeNumber	DS526 →
disputeParties	Qatar – United Arab Emirates →
disputeType	state-to-state trade dispute →
forum	World Trade Organization →
governingLaw	covered agreements of the WTO →
involves	intellectual property rights under TRIPS → trade in goods under GATT 1994 → trade in services under GATS →
legalContext	WTO dispute settlement understanding (DSU) →
legalIssue	interpretation of GATT 1994 Article XXI security exceptions → scope of security exceptions in WTO agreements →
measureChallenged	economic and diplomatic measures affecting Qatari entities → restrictions on trade in goods imposed by the United Arab Emirates on Qatar → restrictions on trade in services imposed by the United Arab Emirates on Qatar →
objective	challenge consistency of UAE measures with WTO obligations →
partyRole	Qatar as complaining Member → United Arab Emirates as responding Member →
proceduralStage	WTO dispute settlement proceedings →
proceedingType	WTO consultations and dispute settlement →
raisesQuestion	limits on Members’ use of national security justifications for trade restrictions → whether security exceptions are self-judging under WTO law →
region	Middle East →
relatedCase	Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) → Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567 contextually related crisis) →
relatedTo	2017 diplomatic crisis between Qatar and several neighboring states →
respondent	United Arab Emirates →
securityExceptionInvoked	national security justification by the United Arab Emirates →
shortName	DS526 →
subjectMatter	economic sanctions and restrictions → national security exceptions under WTO law → trade measures affecting goods from Qatar → trade measures affecting services from Qatar →
WTOCaseCode	DS526 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article XXI (Security Exceptions) →	centralIssueIn
Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) ("Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567)") →	relatedCase