  
  
JOB/DSB/1/Add.1 2/Suppl.1  
 
19 May 2020  
(20-3691) Page: 1/1 
  Original: Spanish  
 
STATEMENT ON A MECHA NISM FOR DEVELOPING,  DOCUMENTING AND SHA RING  
PRACTICES AND PROCED URES IN THE CONDUCT OF WTO DISPUTES  
Supplement  
The following communication from Ecuador, dated  15 May 2020,  is being circulated pursuant to 
paragraph 12 of document JOB/DSB/1/Add.12 and should be read together with that document.  
 
 
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MULTI -PARTY INTERIM APPEAL ARBIT RATION ARRANGEMENT PURSUANT TO 
ARTICLE  25 OF THE DSU  
The Permanent Mission of Ecua dor to the World Trade Organization and other economic 
organizations in Geneva presents its compliments to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and refers 
to the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement pursuant to Article 25 of the DSU, notified 
to the WTO in document JOB/DSB/1/Add.12 of 30  April 2020.  
 
The Permanent Mission of Ecuador has the honour to hereby notify the Dispute Settlement Body 
that it endorses document JOB/DSB/1/Add.12 and that, in accordance with paragraph  12 of that 
document, the R epublic of Ecuador is joining the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement  
as from today.  
 
The Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the World Trade Organization and other economic 
organizations in Geneva takes this opportunity to renew to the WTO Disp ute Settlement Body the 
assurances of its highest consideration.  
 
 
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