WORLD TRADE WT/DS2/10/Add.4
13May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2026)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED
AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE
Status Report bytheUnited States
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 13May1997, fromthePermanent Mission oftheUnited
States totheChairman oftheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated attherequest oftheUnited States.
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Status Report Regarding Implementation oftheRecommendations andRulings in
theDispute Regarding United States -Standards forReformulated andConventional Gasoline
Panel Report (WT/DS2/R) andAppellate Body Report (WT/DS2/AB/R)
InkeepingwiththeUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes
("DSU"), theUnited States isobliged toinform theDispute Settlement Body ("DSB") onthestatus
ofimplementation oftherecommendations andrulings inthedispute regarding United States -Standards
forReformulated andConventional Gasoline .Thismatter willagain beontheagenda oftheDSB
on23May1997, and,asprovided forinArticle 21:6oftheDSU, theUnited States presents itsfifth
report.
Asweadvised theDSBatits30April meeting, on29April theAdministrator oftheU.S.
Environmental Protection Agency issued forcomment aproposed revision toitsgasoline rule. The
proposed rulewaspublished inourFederal Register on6May1997. Consistent withnormal U.S.
regulatory procedures, EPAhasinvited allinterested parties tocomment onthespecifics ofitsproposal.
Apublic hearing ontheproposal willbeheldon20May1997 ifrequested. Allwritten comments
mustbereceived byEPAby19June1997 ifahearing isrequested or5June1997ifahearing isnot
requested. Allcomments willbeconsidered prior totheregulation being finalized. Copies ofthe
proposal areavailable atouroffices inGeneva andthrough theInternet (http://www.epa.gov). Our
Embassies havealsodirectly provided copies togasoline-exporting WTO Members.