Report: DOE Delays on LNG Exports May Violate WTO Rules

Posted on Dec 4, 2013 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off

A report by James Bacchus, former chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), concludes that U.S. Department of Energy actions that unnecessarily delay approval of LNG exports likely violate WTO rules forbidding export restrictions, and such delays are not excused by any exception available for export restrictions for the protection of the environment, human health, or for the conservation of natural resources. The report was commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers. Read more in the press release.

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Report: DOE Delays on LNG Exports May Violate WTO Rules

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