 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS245/14/Rev.1 
13 August 2004 
 (04-3418) 
  
  
JAPAN - MEASURES AFFECTING THE IMPORTATION OF APPLES 
 
Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the United States
 
 
Constitution of the Panel  
 
Note by the Secretariat  
 
Revision  
  
1. At its meeting on 30 July 2004, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) d ecided, in accordance 
with Article 21.5 of the DSU, to refer to the original  Panel, if possible, the matter raised by the United 
States in document WT/DS245/11.  2. At that DSB meeting, it was also agreed that the Panel should have standard terms of 
reference as follows: 
 
"To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited 
by the United States in document WT/DS245/11, the matter referred to the DSB by the United States 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. The Panel is composed as follows: 
  Chairperson: Mr. Michael Cartland   Members: Mr. Christian Häberli 
   Ms Kathy-Ann Brown 
 4. Australia, Brazil, China, the European Communities, New Zealand and Chinese Taipei 
reserved their rights to participate in the Panel proceedings as third parties. 
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