WORLD TRADE WT/DS76/3
7January 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0016 )
JAPAN -MEASURES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Constitution ofaPanel Established attheRequest oftheUnited States
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting on18November 1997 theDSB established apanel pursuant totherequest of
theUnited States (WT/DS76/2), inaccordance with Article 6oftheDSU.
2. Inaccordance withArticle 7.1oftheDSU, theterms ofreference ofthePanel arethefollowing:
"Toexamine, inthelight oftherelevant provisions ofthecovered agreements cited bythe
United States indocument WT/DS76/2, thematter referred totheDSB bytheUnited States
inthat document and tomake such findings aswill assist theDSB inmaking the
recommendations oringiving therulings provided forinthose agreements".
3. On18December 1997, thePanel wasconstituted with thefollowing composition:
Chairman: Mr.Kari Bergholm
Panelists: Mr.Germain Denis
Mr.Eiríkur Einarsson
4. TheEuropean Communities, Hungary andBrazil reserved their right toparticipate inthePanel
proceedings asthird-parties.