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WORLD TRADE WT/DSB/3
2February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0402)
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
Annual Report (1995)
Thisreport hasbeenprepared inpursuance oftheProcedures foranAnnual Overview ofthe
WTO Activities andforReporting under theWTO (WT/L/105), andsetsouttheactions taken bythe
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) during 1995.
Incarrying outitstask, theDSBhasheldninemeetings since January 1995. Theminutes
ofthese meetings which remain therecord oftheDSB'swork, arecontained inWT/DSB/M/1 -
WT/DSB/M/9 andshould bereadinconjunction withthisreport.
Thefollowing subjects areincluded inthereport: Page
1. Rules ofprocedure formeetings oftheDispute Settlement Body 2
2. Arrangements forprogramming meetings oftheDispute Settlement Body 2
3. Rules ofconduct 2
4. Standing Appellate Body 3
(a) Establishment oftheAppellate Body 3
(b) Appointment ofmembers oftheAppellate Body 3
5. Indicative listofgovernmental andnon-governmental panelists 5
6. "Date ofcirculation" intheDSU anditsadditional andspecial rules 6
7. Communications under theDSU 6
8. Time-periods under theDSU andother covered agreements 6
9. Notifications ofrequests forconsultations 7
10. Recourse todispute settlement procedures 7
(a) Australia 7
- Measures affecting importation ofsalmon 7
(b) European Communities 7
(i) Duties onimport ofcereals 7
(ii) Duties onimports ofgrains 8
(iii) Trade description ofscallops 8WT/DSB/3
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(c) Japan 9
(i) Automotive barriers andrestrictive practices 9
(ii) Taxes onalcoholic beverages 9
(d) Korea 10
- Measures concerning shelf-life ofproducts 10
(e) Malaysia 10
- Prohibition ofimports ofpolyethylene andpolypropylene 10
(f) United States 11
(i) Auto andautoparts issues: USunilateral measures 11
(ii) Standards forreformulated andconventional gasoline 11
1. Rules ofprocedure formeetings oftheDispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/M/1,4)1
AttheDSBmeeting on10February 1995, theChairman proposed thatinaccordance with
Article IV:3oftheWTO Agreement, theDSBadopt theRules ofProcedure contained inPC/IPL/9
withtheexception oftwooutstanding issues: i.e., thequestion ofofficers andtheparticipation of
intergovernmental organization observers intheWTO, towhich theDSBwould revert onceagreement
onthem hadbeenreached.
TheDSBsoagreed.
AttheDSBmeeting on25April 1995, theChairman proposed thattheDSBapprove draft
rules ofprocedure concerning theelection ofofficers contained inWT/DSB/W/4.
TheDSBsoagreed.
2. Arrangements forprogramming meetings oftheDispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/M/2)
AttheDSBmeeting on29March 1995, theChairman proposed aschedule forregular meetings
oftheDSBin1995 which would besubject tochange, ifrequired.
TheDSBtooknoteofthisinformation.
3. Rules ofconduct (WT/DSB/M/1,2,3,6,7)
AttheDSBmeeting on10February 1995, theChairman recalled thattheWTO Preparatory
Committee hadforwarded theworkdoneonRules ofConduct totheWTO asapossible basisforfurther
work,andthattheGeneralCouncilhadforwardedthismattertotheDSBforconsideration.Mr.Trainor,
onbehalf ofMr.Armstrong, theChairman oftheInformal Group onRules ofConduct, presented
aprogress report ontheconsultations onthismatter. TheChairman proposed thattheChairman of
theInformal Group pursue informal consultations withtheviewtoconcluding afinaldrafttextonthe
Rules ofConduct before 24March 1995.
1Asindicated under Item8,attheDSBmeeting on27September 1995theChairman wasauthorized toholdconsultations
inter aliaonthequestion oftheten-day rulereferred tointheRules ofProcedure.WT/DSB/3
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TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement andagreed thatinformal consultations bepursued with
aviewtoconcluding afinaldrafttextonRules ofConduct before 24March 1995.
AttheDSBmeetingon29March1995,theChairmanoftheInformalGrouponRulesofConduct
presented aprogress report onthework doneinthisarea.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on10April 1995, therepresentative ofBrazil, under "Other Business",
drew attention oftheMembers thatanumber ofsubstantive issues concerning thenegotiations onthe
Rules ofConduct fortheDSU were stillunder discussion andthatparticipants were stillseeking a
common ground onwhich acompromise textcould bebased.
Therepresentatives ofseveral delegations andtheChairman oftheInformal Group ontheRules
ofConduct spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, theChairman oftheInformal Group onRules ofConduct
presented aprogress report onthework doneinthisarea.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on27September 1995, theChairman oftheInformal Group onRules
ofConduct presented aprogress report.
Therepresentatives ofseveral delegations spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
4. Standing Appellate Body
(a) Establishment oftheAppellate Body (WT/DSB/M/1)
Atitsmeeting on10February 1995, theChairman proposed thattheDSBestablish theAppellate
Body inaccordance with Article 17:1oftheDSU.
TheDSBsoagreed.
(b) Appointment ofmembers oftheAppellate Body (WT/DSB/M/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
AttheDSBmeetingon10February1995,theChairmandrewattentiontodocumentPC/IPL/13
which contained procedures fortheappointment ofAppellate Body members, andproposed atime-table
fortheselection process.
Therepresentatives oftheUnited States, NewZealand, theEuropean Communities, Canada
andIndia, andtheChairman spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed totheproposal readoutbytheChairman.WT/DSB/3
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AttheDSBmeeting on29March 1995, theChairman recalled thatthedeadline forsubmission
ofnominations totheAppellate Body hadbeenextended andinvited delegations toprovide theirviews
onthecriteria fortheappointment ofmembers totheAppellate Body.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on25April 1995, theChairman presented alistofsuggested names for
theAppellate Body andinvited delegations tomake theirviews ontheproposed candidates known
totheso-called Committee ofSix,comprised oftheDirector-General, theChairman oftheDSBand
theChairmen oftheGeneral Council andCouncils forGoods, Services andTRIPS whowould examine
thesuggestions.
Therepresentatives ofBrazil, Japan, Norway, theEuropean Communities, India, Mexico,
Uruguay andMorocco, andtheChairman spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSBmeeting on31May1995, theChairman reported onconsultations regarding the
selection ofmembers totheAppellate Body heldbythe"Committee ofSix"withfifty-four delegations.
Therepresentative oftheEuropean Communities spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, theChairman informed Members thatthe"Committee
ofSix"wasstillnotinaposition tosubmit arecommendation totheDSBonappointments tothe
Appellate Body.
Therepresentatives ofMalaysia onbehalf ofASEAN countries, Argentina, Australia, Colombia
onbehalf ofLatin American andCaribbean countries, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Nigeria onbehalf
oftheAfrican Group, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Switzerland, Uruguay, NewZealand, Mexico, Egypt,
theEuropean Communities, andtheUnited States spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSB meeting on27September 1995, theChairman informed Members thatthe
"CommitteeofSix"wasstillnotinapositiontosubmitarecommendationtotheDSBonthecomposition
oftheAppellate Body.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on11October 1995, theChairman informed Members thattheconclusions
ofthe"Committee ofSix"onthecomposition oftheAppellate Body hadbeencommunicated totwenty-
three Members andthatsome delegations hadrequested further timeforreflection.
Therepresentative ofSwitzerland spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSBmeeting on1and29November 1995, theChairman, onbehalf ofthe"Committee
ofSix", submitted forapproval totheDSBarecommendation onthecomposition oftheAppellate
Body.WT/DSB/3
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Therepresentatives ofArgentina, theEuropean Communities, India, Malaysia onbehalf of
ASEAN countries, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, Switzerland, Morocco, Jamaica, Peru, Norway, theUnited
States, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Chile, Korea, Costa RicaandColombia spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andapproved therecommendation onthecomposition
oftheAppellate Body submitted bytheChairman, onbehalf ofthe"Committee ofSix".
5. Indicative listofgovernmental andnon-governmental panelists (WT/DSB/M/1,2,4,5,6,7,9)
AttheDSB meeting on10February 1995, theChairman recalled thatinaccordance with
Article 8:4oftheDSU anindicative listofgovernmental andnon-governmental panelists should be
maintained bytheSecretariat. Hetherefore invited delegations tosubmit names ofcandidates together
withtheircurricula vitaeforinclusion ontheindicative list.
Therepresentatives oftheUnited States, Tunisia andNorway spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements, agreed thattheissue oftheindicative listbefurther
discussed andauthorized itsChairman toholdinformal consultations onthismatter.
AttheDSBmeeting on29March 1995, theChairman under "Other Business", informed the
DSBofrecently heldinformal consultations ontheadministration oftheindicative list.
TheDSBtooknoteofthisinformation.
AttheDSB meeting on25April 1995, theChairman drew attention toanoteonthe
administration oftheindicative listofgovernmental andnon-governmental panelists prepared bythe
Secretariat, andinvited delegations toexamine andsubmit theircomments thereon sothatthenote
could thenbeissued asaformal document.
TheDSBtooknoteofthisinformation.
AttheDSB meeting on31May1995, theChairman provided information concerning the
administration oftheindicative listanddrewattention todocument WT/DSB/W/6 containing proposals
fortheadministration oftheindicative listbased ondiscussions andcomments fromdelegations. He
proposed thattheDSBapprove theabove-mentioned document.
TheDSBtooknoteoftheinformation provided bytheChairman andapproved theproposals
fortheadministration oftheindicative listcontained inWT/DSB/W/6.
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, theChairman urged Members tosubmit theirnominations
assoonaspossible, using theforminWT/DSB/W/6, sothattheindicative listcould thenbeconstituted.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSB meeting on27September 1995, theChairman drew attention todocument
WT/DSB/W/8 containing names ofcandidates proposed fortheinclusion ontheindicative list,and
proposed thattheDSBapprove thenames therein andthusthereby formally constitute theindicative
list.
TheDSBapproved thenames contained inWT/DSB/W/8.WT/DSB/3
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Therepresentative oftheUnited States proposed thattheindicative listbeissued asan
unrestricted document.
TheDSBagreed totheproposal thattheindicative listbeissued asanunrestricted document.
AttheDSBmeeting on1and29November 1995, theChairman drew attention todocument
WT/DSB/W/13 containing additional names ofcandidates fortheindicative listandproposed thatthe
DSBapprove theirinclusion onthelistandagree thattheadditional names indocument WT/DSB/W/13
becirculated asunrestricted.
TheDSBsoagreed.
6. "Date ofcirculation" intheDSU anditsadditional andspecial rules (WT/DSB/M/2)
AttheDSB meeting on29March 1995, theChairman, under "Other Business", informed
Membersofinformalconsultationshehadheldregardingthemeaningofthe"dateofcirculation"referred
tointheDSU anditsspecial oradditional rules andprocedures.
TheDSBtooknoteofthisinformation.
7. Communications under theDSU (WT/DSB/M/5)
AttheDSBmeeting on31May1995, theChairman, under "Other Business", proposed that
theDSBagree that,forreasons ofefficiency, communications under theDSU oranyother covered
agreements should always besenttotheSecretariat withacopytotheChairman.
TheDSBagreed totheproposal bytheChairman.
8. Time-periods under theDSU andother covered agreements (WT/DSB/M/5,6,7)
AttheDSBmeeting on31May1995, theChairman, under "Other Business", announced his
intention toconduct consultations ontheissueoftermination oftime-periods under theDSUandother
covered agreements when suchtime-periods fellonanon-working day.
TheDSBtooknoteofthisinformation.
AttheDSBmeetingon19July1995,theChairman,under"OtherBusiness",informedMembers
thataproposal ontheexpiration oftime-periods would becirculated todelegations forcomments in
thenextfewdays.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on27September 1995, prior toadoption oftheproposed agenda, the
representativeoftheEuropeanCommunitiessaidthattherequestsbyPeruandChilefortheestablishment
ofpanels ontrade description ofscallops should beremoved from theagenda since thetime-periods
forconsultations stipulated intheDSU andtheinclusion ofthose items ontheagenda hadnotbeen
respected.WT/DSB/3
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Therepresentatives ofPeru, Chile, theUnited States, Argentina, Malaysia onbehalf ofASEAN
countries, Canada, Australia, NewZealand andMexico spoke.
TheDSBapproved theAgenda withamendments proposed byPeruandChile andauthorized
theDSBChairman toundertake informal consultations onthequestion oftime-periods inArticle 4.7
oftheDSU andtheten-day ruleintheRules ofProcedure oftheDSB.
TheDSBtooknotethestatements.
TheChairman proposed thattheDSBagree tothepractice concerning theexpiration oftime-
periods contained inWT/DSB/W/10 andAdd.1.
TheDSBsoagreed.
Therepresentatives oftheEuropean Communities andtheUnited States spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
9. Notifications ofrequests forconsultations (WT/DSB/M/6)
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, theChairman proposed thatinorder tosimplify work
delegations should sendasingle textoftheirnotifications ofrequests forconsultations totheSecretariat
andspecify inthattexttheother relevant Councils orCommittees towhich theywished thenotifications
tobeaddressed.
TheDSBagreed totheproposal bytheChairman.
10. Recourse todispute settlement procedures
(a) Australia
- Measures affecting importation ofsalmon (WT/DSB/M/8)
AttheDSBmeeting on11October 1995, therepresentative ofCanada, under "Other Business",
informed Members thathisGovernment hadrequested consultations withAustralia regarding thelatter's
prohibition onimportation ofsalmon from Canada.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
(b) European Communities
(i) Duties onimport ofcereals (WT/DSB/M/7,8)
Atitsmeeting on27September 1995, theDSB considered arequest byCanada forthe
establishment ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint regarding theEuropean Communities 'duties onaccess
ofcereals (WT/DS9/2).
TherepresentativesofCanada,theEuropeanCommunities,theUnitedStates,Uruguay,Australia
andArgentina spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed torevert tothismatter atitsnextmeeting.WT/DSB/3
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Atitsmeeting on11October 1995, theDSBagain considered thismatter.
Therepresentatives ofCanada, theEuropean Communities, theUnited States, Australia, Japan
andArgentina spoke. Therepresentatives oftheUnited States, Australia, Japan andArgentina reserved
theirthird-party rights toparticipate inthepanel.2
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish apanel withstandard terms of
reference inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 6oftheDSU.
(ii) Duties onimports ofgrains (WT/DSB/M/8,9)
Atitsmeeting on11October 1995, theDSBconsidered arequest bytheUnited States for
theestablishment ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint regarding theEuropean Communities 'duties
onimports ofgrains (WT/DS13/2).
Therepresentatives oftheUnited States andtheEuropean Communities, andtheChairman
spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed torevert tothismatter atitsnextmeeting.
Atitsmeeting on1and29November 1995, theDSBagain considered thismatter.
TheChairman proposed thatsincetheparties tothedispute werestillconsulting theDSBwould
revert tothismatter atitsnextmeeting.
TheDSBsoagreed.
(iii) Trade description ofscallops (WT/DSB/M/5,6,7,8)
AttheDSBmeeting on31May1995, therepresentative ofCanada, under "Other Business"
drew attention toCanada 'srequest forconsultations withtheEuropean Communities concerning the
French Order of22March 1993andsubsequent amendments laying down theofficial names andtrade
description ofscallops (WT/DS7/1).
Therepresentatives ofPeruandChile spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
Atitsmeeting on19July1995, theDSBconsidered arequest byCanada fortheestablishment
ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint regarding theFrench labelling regulation onscallops (WT/DS7/7
andWT/DS7/7/Corr. 1).
Therepresentatives ofCanada, theEuropean Communities, theUnited States, Australia, Peru,
Japan andIceland spoke. Therepresentatives ofAustralia, Peru, Japan, andIceland reserved their
third-party rights toparticipate inthepanel.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish apanel withstandard terms of
reference inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 6oftheDSU.
2India reserved itsthird-party rights inacommunication senttotheSecretariat aftertheDSB meeting on11October.WT/DSB/3
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AttheDSB meeting on19July1995, therepresentative ofPeru, under "Other Business",
informed Members thathisGovernment hadrequested consultations withtheEuropean Communities
concerning theFrench Order anditssubsequent amendments which regulated thetrade description
ofscallops (WT/DS12/1).
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatement.
AttheDSBmeeting on27September 1995, therepresentatives ofPeruandChile requested
afurther meeting oftheDSBtoconsider theirrequests fortheestablishment ofapanel toexamine
thecomplaints (WT/DS12/6 and7).
TheChairman spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
Atitsmeeting on11October 1995, theDSBconsidered requests byPeruandChile forthe
establishment ofasingle panel inaccordance withArticle 9oftheDSUwithstandard terms ofreference
setoutinArticle 7oftheDSU toexamine theircomplaints onthismatter.
Therepresentatives ofPeru, Chile, andtheEuropean Communities, andtheChairman spoke.
Therepresentatives oftheUnited States, Australia, Iceland, Japan andCanada reserved theirthird-party
rights toparticipate inthepanel.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish asingle panel inaccordance with
Article 9.1oftheDSU andwiththestandard terms ofreference asprovided forinArticle 7ofthe
DSU.
(c) Japan
(i) Automotive barriers andrestrictive practices (WT/DSB/M/5)
Atitsmeeting on31May1995, theDSBconsidered thismatter attherequest oftheUnited
States.
Therepresentatives oftheUnited States, Japan, Canada, Korea, Japan andArgentina, and
theChairman aswellastheChairman oftheGeneral Council spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
(ii) Taxes onalcoholic beverages (WT/DSB/M/7)
Atitsmeeting on27September 1995, theDSB considered requests bytheEuropean
Communities, Canada andtheUnited States fortheestablishment ofasingle panel inaccordance with
Article 9.1oftheDSU andwiththestandard terms ofreference asprovided forinArticle 7ofthe
DSUtoexamine theircomplaints onthismatter (WT/DS8/5,WT/DS10/5 andWT/DS11/2 andCorr.1).
Therepresentatives oftheEuropean Communities, Canada, theUnited States andJapan, and
theChairmanspoke.TherepresentativeofNorwayreservedhiscountry'sthird-partyrightstoparticipate
inthepanel.WT/DSB/3
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TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish asingle panel inaccordance with
Article 9.1oftheDSU andwiththestandard terms ofreference asprovided forinArticle 7ofthe
DSU.
(d) Korea
- Measures concerning shelf-life ofproducts (WT/DSB/M/9)
Atitsmeeting on1and29November 1995, therepresentative oftheUnited States, under
"Other Business" expressed theUnited States 'concerns thatKorea wasnotimplementing theagreement
reached on20July1995 withtheUnited States concerning shelf-life ofproducts (WT/DS5/5).
Therepresentatives ofKorea, Australia andCanada spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
(e) Malaysia
- Prohibition ofimports ofpolyethylene andpolypropylene (WT/DSB/M/1,
2,3,6)
AttheDSBmeeting on10February 1995, therepresentative ofSingapore recalled thathis
Government hadrequested consultations withMalaysia under Article XXIII:1 oftheGATT 1994with
regard totheprohibition onimports ofpolyethylene andpolypropylene.
Therepresentative ofMalaysia spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
Atitsmeeting on29March 1995, theDSB considered arequest bySingapore forthe
establishment ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint regarding Malaysia 'sprohibition ofimports of
polyethylene andpolypropylene (WT/DS1/2).
Therepresentatives ofSingapore, Malaysia, theUnited States andJapan, andtheChairman
spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed torevert tothismatter atitsnextmeeting.
AttheDSBmeeting on10April 1995, theChairman drew attention tothecommunication
fromMalaysia indocument WT/DS1/3 which contained information onMalaysia 'smodified import
licensing measures forpolyethylene andpolypropylene.
Therepresentatives ofSingapore, Malaysia andJapan spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed torevert tothismatter atafuture meeting,
ifnecessary.
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, therepresentative ofSingapore, under "Other Business",
informed theDSBthathisGovernment haddecided towithdraw itscomplaint concerning Malaysia 's
prohibition ofimports ofpolyethylene andpolypropylene.
Therepresentative ofMalaysia andtheChairman spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.WT/DSB/3
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(f) United States
(i) Auto andautoparts issues: USunilateral measures (WT/DSB/M/5,6)
Atitsmeeting on31May1995, theDSBconsidered thismatter attherequest ofJapan.
TherepresentativesofJapan,theUnitedStates,Canada,Hong-Kong,theEuropeanCommunities,
Brazil, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Australia, India, Indonesia onbehalf ofASEAN countries and
Pakistan, andtheChairman spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSBmeeting on19July1995, therepresentative ofJapan, under "Other Business"
informed Members thathisGovernment would nolonger pursue consultations withtheUnited States
onautoandauto-parts issues (WT/DS6/1).
Therepresentative oftheUnited States spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
(ii) Standards forreformulated andconventional gasoline (WT/DSB/M/1,2,3,5)
AttheDSB meeting on10February 1995, therepresentative ofVenezuela, under "Other
Business", informed Members thatVenezuela hadwithdrawn itsrequest forconsultations under
Article XXIII:2 oftheGATT 1947 withregard toUSregulations onreformulated gasoline andthat
ithadrequested consultations withtheUnited States pursuant toArticle XXII:1 oftheGATT 1994
(WT/DS2/1).
Therepresentative ofBrazil spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
AttheDSBmeetingon29March1995,theChairmaninformedMembersofVenezuela'srequest
forameeting forthepurpose oftheestablishment ofapanel onthismatter (WT/DS2/2).
Therepresentative ofBrazil spoke.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements.
Atitsmeeting on10April 1995, theDSB considered arequest byVenezuela forthe
establishment ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint (WT/DS2/2).
Therepresentatives ofVenezuela, theUnited States, Brazil, Norway, Australia, theEuropean
Communities andCanada, andtheChairman spoke. Therepresentatives ofNorway, Australia, the
European Communities andCanada reserved theirrights toparticipate inthepanel asinterested third
parties.
TheDSBtooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish apanel inaccordance withArticle 6
oftheDSU.WT/DSB/3
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Atitsmeeting on31May1995, theDSBconsidered arequest byBrazil fortheestablishment
ofapanel toexamine itscomplaint regarding theUSregulation onreformulated gasoline (WT/DS4/2).
Therepresentatives ofBrazil, theUnited States, Canada, theEuropean Communities, Norway
andVenezuela, andtheChairman spoke. Therepresentatives ofCanada, theEuropean Communities,
andNorway reserved theirthird-party rights toparticipate inthepanel.
TheDSB tooknoteofthestatements andagreed toestablish apanel toexamine Brazil 's
complaint. TheDSBfurther agreed that,asprovided forinArticle 9oftheDSUinrespect ofmultiple
complainants, thePanel established on10April toexamine thecomplaint byVenezuela should also
examine thecomplaint byBrazil indocument WT/DS4/2 withtheterms ofreference readoutbythe
Chairman.