 
./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS207/3 
23 May 2001 
 (01-2618) 
  
  
 
 
CHILE – PRICE BAND SYSTEM AND SAFEGUARD MEASURES 
RELATING TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS  
 
Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of Argentina
 
 
Note by the Secretariat  
  
1. At its meeting on 12 March 2001 (WT/DSB/M/ 101), in accordance with Article 6 of the 
Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU), the Dis pute Settlement Body (DSB) established a Panel 
pursuant to the request made by Argentina in document WT/DS207/2. 
2. At that meeting, the parties to the dispute also agreed that the Panel should have standard 
terms of reference.  The terms of reference are, therefore, the following: 
“To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited 
by Argentina in document WT/DS207/2, the matter referred to the DSB by Argentina 
in that document, and to make such findings as will assist the DSB in making the 
recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements.” 
3. On 7 May 2001, Argentina requested the Direct or-General to determine the composition of 
the Panel, pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article  8 of the DSU.  This paragraph provides: 
“If there is no agreement on the panelists within 20 days after the date of the 
establishment of a panel, at the request of either party, the Director-General, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the DSB a nd the Chairman of the relevant Council or 
Committee, shall determine the composition of  the panel by appointing the panelists 
whom the Director-General considers most appropriate in accordance with any relevant special or additional rules or procedures  of the covered agreement or covered 
agreements which are at issue in the dispute, after consulting with the parties to the 
dispute.  The Chairman of the DSB shall inform the Members of the composition of the 
panel thus formed no later than 10 days afte r the date the Chairman receives such a 
request.” 
4. On 17 May 2001, the Director-General acco rdingly composed the Panel as follows: 
Chairman: Mr. Hardeep Puri 
 Members: Mr. Young Ho Ahn 
   Mr. Michael Gifford  WT/DS207/3 
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5. Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the European Communities, Ecuador, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the United States and Venezuela have reserved 
their rights to participate in the panel proceedings as third parties. 
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