WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONTN/DS/W/30
22 January 2003
(03-0357)
Dispute Settlement Body
Special SessionOriginal:  English
PROPOSAL TO REVIEW ARTICLE 17.1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING
ON RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING
THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Communication from Thailand
The following communication, dated 24 December 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Thailand.
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The third sentence of Article 17.1 of the DSU should be substituted with the following
wording:   "It shall be composed of nine persons, three of whom shall serve on any one case.  The
number of Appellate Body members shall be modified as circumstances so warrant by the DSB".
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