RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DSB/W/4
11April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0894)
RULES OFPROCEDURE FOR THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
Chapter V-Officers
Thefollowing draftrulesofprocedure fortheDispute Settlement Body concerning theelection
ofofficers areproposed forapproval bytheDispute Settlement Body.
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3. TheDSBshallelectitsownChairperson*fromamong therepresentatives ofMembers. The
election shalltakeplace atthefirstmeeting oftheyearandshalltakeeffect attheendofthemeeting.
TheChairperson shallholdoffice untiltheendofthefirstmeeting ofthefollowing year.
4. IftheChairperson isabsent fromanymeeting orpartthereof, theChairperson oftheGeneral
Council orinthelatter'sabsence, theChairperson oftheTrade Policy Review Body, shallperform
thefunctions oftheChairperson. IftheChairpersons oftheGeneral Council andoftheTrade Policy
Review Body arealsonotpresent, theDSBshallelectaninterim Chairperson forthatmeeting orthat
partofthemeeting.
5. IftheChairperson cannolonger perform thefunctions oftheoffice, theDSBshalldesignate
aChairperson inaccordance withparagraph 4toperform those functions pending theelection ofa
newChairperson.
*TheDispute Settlement Body shallapply therelevant guidelines contained inthe"Guidelines forAppointment ofOfficers
toWTO Bodies" (WT/L/31).