RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS26/7
9July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2686)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -MEASURES CONCERNING
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (HORMONES)
Constitution ofaPanel Established attheRequest oftheUnited States
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting on20May1996, theDSBestablished apanel inaccordance withtherequest
made bytheUnited States indocument WT/DS26/6.
2. AtthatDSBmeeting, parties agreed thatthePanel should havestandard terms ofreference.
Theterms ofreference ofthePanel arethefollowing:
"Toexamine, inthelightoftherelevant provisions ofthecovered agreements cited bythe
United States indocument WT/DS26/6, thematter referred totheDSBbytheUnited States
inthatdocument andtomake such findings aswillassist theDSB inmaking the
recommendations oringiving therulings provided forinthose agreements".
3. Theparties tothedispute agreed on2July1996 tothefollowing composition ofthePanel:
Chairman: Mr.Thomas Cottier
Members: Mr.Peter Palecka
Mr.JunYokota