WORLD TRADE WT/DS2/10/Add.2
10March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1004)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -STANDARDS FOR REFORMULATED
AND CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE
Status Report bytheUnited States
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 10March 1997, 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
on20March 1997and,asprovided forinArticle 21:6oftheDSU, theUnited States presents itsthird
report.
TheU.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) iscontinuing itsevaluation ofcompliance
options. Weanticipate thataproposed revised regulation willbeissued forpublic comment inthe
nearfuture.