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EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service

Author: Jana Titievskaia; Graphic: Samy Chahri, Members' Research Service

PE 659.347 - November 2020

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EU-US dispute over civil aircraft subsidies

Since the

1980s onset of intensified sales competition between American and European civil aircraft

manufacturers, aircraft trade has been a point of contention in transatlantic trade. Between 1992 and 2004, the

Bilateral Agreement on Trade in Large Civil Aircraft regulated the permitted levels of support to aircraft

manufacturers. In 2003, Europe's Airbus sold more large civil aircraft than United States-owned Boeing for the

first time. The following year, the USA renounced the agreement and launched a World Trade Organization

(WTO) case over State aid given to Airbus. The European Union filed a parallel case against US subsidies to

Boeing. Following a long-standing dispute, the WTO authorised US imposition of countermeasures worth nearly

US$7.5 billion in 2019. In October 2020, in a mirror case brought by the EU against the US subsidies to Boeing,

the EU was authorised to impose retaliatory tariffs. On 9 November, the EU imposed these tariffs, on US$4billion

worth of US aircraft, food and drink production. In addition to the tariffs, the aviation industry has been hard-hit

by the coronavirus crisis. Joe Biden's success in the recent Presidential election strengthen hopes for a

negotiated solution to the dispute. US tariffs over Airbus subsidisation In October 2004, competition between aircraft manufacturers led to a US complaint that the European Communities and certain Member States (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK)) were breaking the WTO Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement. The US administration cited e.g.

direct grants, government-provided goods and services, and loans on preferential terms. In 2011, the WTO

Appellate Body

ruled that certain subsidies caused serious prejudice to US interests. The EU soon

announced it had brought subsidies into conformity with WTO obligations. However, the US contested this

and requested the establishment of a compliance panel, leading to a further appeal.

In 2019, the WTO authorised the USA to take countermeasures covering a maximum of nearly US$7.5 billion

of imports from the EU. As a result, the USA applied a 15 % duty on new aircraft, in spite of France, Spain

and Airbus agreeing in July 2020 to fix remaining inconsistencies in an effort to bring the EU into full

compliance with the WTO rulings. In addition, the USA applied 25 % duties on a selection of over a hundred

of non-aircraft European goods, in particular food (e.g. mandarin oranges, pork), dairy products (e.g.

yoghurt, cheeses), wine (from France, Germany, Spain and the UK), and spirits (e.g. single-malt Irish and

Scotch whiskies). In

August 2020, the USA slightly reviewed these countermeasures, e.g. removing sweet biscuits from the UK and cheese from Greece, while adding jam from France and Germany.

EU tariffs over Boeing subsidisation

In October 2004, the EU requested a consultation with the USA over subsidies to large civil aircraft manufacturers, in particular Boeing. The EU complained , inter alia, of state and local subsidies, tax credits, and government contracts. In October 2020, the WTO published a decision by the arbitrator on EU retaliation over WTO non-compliant subsidisation of Boeing, allowing the EU to impose tariffs on

nearly US$4 billion worth of US goods per year. Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis has stated repeatedly

that the EU would prefer a negotiated solution. The German Minister of Economy Peter Altmaier was in

favour of a delay or avoiding the imposition of the tariffs, in particular due to the difficult economic situation

in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The French Minister of Economy

Bruno LeMaire underlined the

need for EU imposition of tariffs in the absence of a negotiated solution with the USA.

On 9 November 2020, after the US elections, the European Commission imposed tariffs on a selection of US$4 billion worth of goods, drawn up following a public consultation. The tariffs reflect the US

countermeasures and consist of a 15 % duty on US aircraft and 25 % duties on agricultural and industrial products. Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis has indicated that if the US removes the tariffs with immediate effect, the EU will also do so. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) expressed disappointment over EU countermeasures and stated that the US is seeking to negotiate with the EU. The

November 2020 election result increased hopes that the conflict can be resolved. While President Trump

EPRS EU-US dispute over civil aircraft subsidies

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was strongly in favour of escalating tariffs in the case of EU retaliation, Joe Biden has indicated his

commitment to revitalising the transatlantic trade partnership.

European Parliament position

In November 2019, the Parliament adopted a resolution calling for a unified EU response to the tariffs, and

swift support for agriculture and food sectors. The International Trade Committee (INTA) called for a

negotiated solution and condemned the US blockage of nominations to the Appellate Body, which jeopardises arbitration in the multilateral trading system.

International trade in large aircraft

In 2018,

the EU exported 963 large planes worth €47.7 billion, of which the US accounted for 18 %, or about

€8.6

billion. China was the largest destination for EU plane exports, accounting for one fifth of the EU total.

Apart from the USA and China, important export destinations for EU planes in 2018 were India, Norway,

Russia, Mexico, Japan and Saudi Arabia. A handful of EU Member States accounted for the vast majority of

large plane exports in 2018: France (35 %), Germany (26 %), Ireland (17 %) and the United Kingdom (14 %).

Germany is also a major

aircraft part supplier to the USA. In terms of imports into the EU, the USA is

overwhelmingly the main origin of large planes (62 %), followed by Brazil and Canada. Trade has been hard-

hit by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In January-September 2020, Airbus delivered 341 planes (down

from 571 in the same period of 2019) and Boeing delivered 98 planes (down from 204).

Figure 1:

EU trade in large aircraft (weight > 15 000 kg), 2019

Source: Eurostat dataset.

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