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Belgian Family Allowances (Allocations Familiales)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Panel
GATT B.I.S.D. 59 (November 7, 1952)
Facts
Belgium (defendant) enacted a law that levied a charge on foreign goods purchased by public bodies if those goods originated in a country whose system of family allowances did not meet specific requirements. The levy was collected only on products purchased by public bodies for their own use, not general imports. And the levy was charged at the time the purchase price was paid, not at the time of importation. Belgium granted an exemption from this law for goods that originated in Luxemburg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Norway and Denmark (plaintiffs) objected and filed a claim challenging Belgium’s levy.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning ()
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