WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS268/3
9 September 2003
(03-4680)
UNITED STATES – SUNSET REVIEWS OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
ON OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM ARGENTINA
Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of Argentina
Note by the Secretariat
1. At its meeting on 19 May 2003, the Dispute Settlement Body established a Panel pursuant to
the request by Argentina in document WT/DS268/2, in accordance with Article 6 of the Dispute
Settlement Understanding (DSU).
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/DS268/2, 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 22 August 2003, Argentina  requested the Director-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 and 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 withany 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 after the date the
Chairman receives such a request."
4. On 4  September 2003, the Director-General accordingly composed the Panel as follows:
Chairman: Mr. Paul O'Connor
Members: Mr. Bruce Cullen
Dr. Faizullah Khilji
5. The European Communities, Japan, Korea, Mexico  and Chinese Taipei reserved their third-
party rights.
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