  
 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DSB/RC/2* 
WT/AB/WP/W/2 
22 January 1997 
 
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RULES OF CONDUCT FOR THE UNDERSTANDING ON 
RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 
  
Communication from th e Appellate Body  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 20 Janua ry 1997, from the Chairman of the Appellate 
Body addressed to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circ ulated to Members for 
information.  
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   Having taken note of the decision taken by the Dispute Settlement Body at its meeting on 
3 December 1996 (WT/DSB/M/27, item 1) to adopt the Rules of Conduct for the Understanding on 
Rules and Procedures Governing th e Settlement of Disputes (the "R ules of Conduct"), (WT/DSB/RC/1, 
11 December 1996), and pursuant to Rule 8(2) of the Working Procedures for Appellate Review 
(WT/AB/WP/1, 15 February 1996), the Appellate Body confirms that th e Rules of Conduct have been 
directly incorporated into the Wo rking Procedures for Appellate Revi ew.  Accordingly, the Rules of 
Conduct, as adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body, are made a part of, and supersede Annex II of, the 
Working Procedures for Appellate Review.   
 
     
                                                     
 
*NOTE CONCERNING DOCUMENT NUMBER:  This Communication was originally issued on 
22 January 1997 as document WT/DSB/RC/2.  For technical reasons (explained in WT/AB/WP/W/9), it has 
been re-issued on 4 January 2005 with two document numbers:  WT/DSB/RC/2 and WT/AB/WP/W/2. 