RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS12/8
WT/DS14/7
26October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3292)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -TRADE DESCRIPTION OFSCALLOPS
Constitution ofthePanel Established attheRequests ofPeruandChile
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting on19July1995, theDispute Settlement Body (DSB) established apanel in
accordance withtherequest made byCanada indocument WT/DS7/7 (WT/DSB/M/6).
2. Atitsmeeting on11October 1995, theDSBestablished asingle panel related tothesame
matter pursuant totherequests ofPeru(WT/DS12/7) andChile (WT/DS14/6), inaccordance with
Article 9oftheDSU (WT/DSB/M/8).
3. AtthatDSBmeeting, Peru, Chile andtheECagreed thatthePanel should havestandard terms
ofreference. Theterms ofreference arethefollowing:
"Toexamine, inthelightoftherelevant provisions ofthecovered agreements citedbyPeru
andChile indocuments WT/DS12/7 andWT/DS14/6, thematter referred totheDSBbyPeru
andChile inthose documents andtomake suchfindings aswillassist theDSBinmaking the
recommendations oringiving therulings provided forinthose agreements".
4. AtthatDSBmeeting, PeruandChile asked fortheapplication ofArticle 9.3oftheDSU so
thatthesame panelists asthose serving intherelated dispute between theECandCanada (WT/DS7)
would alsoserve onthesingle panel established pursuant totherequests ofPeruandChile. TheEC
andCanada agreed thatthisshould bedonetotheextent possible.
5. On12October 1995, thepanelists serving onthedispute between theECandCanada (WT/DS7)
agreed toactaspanelists forthepanel established forthedispute between theECandPeruandChile.
6. ThePanel established pursuant totherequests ofPeruandChile wastherefore constituted on
12October 1995 withthefollowing composition:
Chairman: Mr.Michael Cartland
Members: Mr.Peter Palecka
Mrs. Barbara Rigassi.
7. ThePanel isassisted byGabrielle Marceau asSecretary andJeffrey Gertler asLegal Officer.