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26 July 2021  
(21-5805) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
CHINA – TARIFF RATE QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS  
RECOURSE TO ARTICLE 22.6 OF THE DSU BY CHINA   
The following communication, dated 23 July 2021 , from the delegation of China  to the Chairperson 
of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 22.6 of the DSU.  
 
 
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1. Regarding the United States' recourse to Article 22.2 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Dis putes ("DSU") in the dispute China - Tariff Rate Quotas 
for Certain Agricultural Products  (WT/DS517), my authorities have instructed me to inform you that 
China disagrees with the United States' allegation that China has failed to bring its measures into 
compliance with its WTO obligations. As detailed in its communication on 17 February 2020, China 
has brought its relevant domestic measures into full compliance with the DSB's rulings and 
recommendations.1  
 
2. China maintains that any disagreement regarding the consistency of its measures taken to 
comply with the DSB's rulings and recommendations must be resolved in proceedings under 
Article  21.5 of the DSU, before any level of suspension of concessions or oblig ations can be assessed 
under Article 22 of the DSU.  
 
3. In these circumstances, and pursuant to Article 22.6 of the DSU, China objects to the level of 
suspension of concessions and related obligations with respect to "the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade 1994 or other agreements listed in Annex IA of the WTO Agreement" as proposed by the 
United States in document WT/DS517/19.  
 
4. Accordingly, as required by A rticle 22.6 of the DSU, the matter shall be referred to arbitration.2 
 
 
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1 Status Report Regarding Implementation of the DSB Recommendations and Rulings by China 
WT/DS517/12.  
2 DSU, Article 22.6 ("if the Member concerned objects to the level of suspension proposed, …the matter 
shall be referred to arbitration").  