 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS217/30 
26 January 2004  
 
(04-0265) 
 Original:   English 
   
UNITED STATES – CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY 
OFFSET ACT OF 2000 
 
Request by the United States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU
 
  
 The following communication, dated 23 January 2004, from the delegation of the 
United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settleme nt Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 22.6 
of the DSU.  
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  Regarding the dispute United States - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000  
(WT/DS217), my authorities have instructed me to inform you that, pursuant to Article 22.6 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Go verning the Settlement of Disputes  ("DSU"), the 
United States objects to the level of suspensi on of tariff concessions under the GATT 1994 proposed 
by Japan in document WT/DS217/24, including that  Japan's request fails to specify a level of 
suspension and is inadequate for the arbitrator to  perform the functions pr ovided under Article 22.7 of 
the DSU.     Accordingly, as required by Article 22.6 of the DSU, "the matter shall be referred to 
arbitration". 
 
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