WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS27/51/Add.7
28 March 2000
(00-1295)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 27 March 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
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Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding European Communities – Regime for the Importation,
Sale and Distribution of Bananas
The European Communities informs the DSB that no new events which would substantially
modify the situation have occurred since the last report presented on 20 March last.  The European
Communities confirms in particular that it has continued bilateral discussions with the WTO Members
concerned as well as other interested parties.  As has been clearly indicated, both in previous reportsand in the interventions at previous DSB meetings, there continue to be divergent views expressed by
the main parties concerned, and even where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge regarding
the details.  As a result, no agreed conclusions have been reached yet.
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