RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS24/3
19April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1453)
UNITED STATES -RESTRICTIONS ONIMPORTS
OFCOTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRE UNDERWEAR
Constitution ofaPanel Established attheRequest ofCosta Rica
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting on5March 1996, theDSB established apanel pursuant totherequest of
Costa Rica(WT/DS24/2), inaccordance withArticle 6oftheDSU (WT/DSB/M/12).
2. AtthatDSBmeeting, parties agreed thatthePanel should havestandard terms ofreference.
Theterms ofreference ofthePanel arethefollowing:
"Toexamine, inthelight oftherelevant provisions ofthecovered agreements cited by
Costa Ricaindocument WT/DS24/2, thematter referred totheDSBbyCosta Ricainthat
document andtomake suchfindings aswillassist theDSBinmaking therecommendations
oringiving therulings provided forinthose agreements".
3. On4April 1996, thePanel wasconstituted withthefollowing composition:
Chairman: Mr.Thomas Cottier
Panelists: Mr.Martin Harvey
Mr.Johannes Human
4. Inacommunication dated 11March 1996, India reserved itsrighttoparticipate inthePanel
proceedings asathird-party.
5. ThePanel isassisted byMr.Petros C.Mavroidis asLegal Officer andMr.Richard Hughes
asSecretary.