Background and Facts
Introduction
On 6 June 2006, India requested consultations with the United States pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes （“the DSU”）, Article ⅩⅫ:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 （the “GATT 1994”）, Article 17 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 （the “Anti-Dumping Agreement”） and Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures （the “SCM Agreement”） with respect to certain measures imposed by the United States on imports of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India. India and the United States held consultations, which failed to resolve the dispute.