WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS87/13
WT/DS110/12
17 March 2000
(00-1111)
Original:  Spanish
CHILE - TAXES ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Surveillance of Implementation of Recommendations and Rulings
Request for Arbitration by Chile
The following communication, dated 15 March 2000, from the Permanent Mission of Chile to
the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated at the request of that delegation.
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As Chile stated at the DSB meetings on 12 January and 11 February of this year, a reasonable
period of time is required for compliance with the recommendations made by the DSB in Chile -
Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages .
To this end, Chile has held consultations with the European Community, which to this date
have not made it possible to agree on an extension of the period of time in question.
Chile therefore requests that the reasonable period of time for compliance be determined by
means of binding arbitration as provided for in Article 21.3(c) of the Dispute Settlement
Understanding.
In accordance with footnote 12 to which the said Article 21.3(c) refers, Chile is fully prepared
to hold discussions for the prompt appointment of the arbitrator.
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