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1 July 2019 
(19-4382) Page: 1/1 
   
 
TURKEY – ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF  AIR CONDITIONING MA CHINES  
FROM THAILAND  
CONSTITUTION OF THE PANEL ESTABLISHED AT  THE REQUEST OF THAILAND  
Note by the Secretariat  
1. At its meeting on 11 April 2019 , the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB )1 established a panel 
pursuant to the request of Thailand  in document WT/DS 573/2, in accordance with Article  6 of the 
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governi ng the Settlement of Disputes ( DSU) . 
 
2. The Panel's terms of reference are the following:  
 
To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited by 
the parties to the dispute, the matter referred t o the DSB by Thailand  in document 
WT/DS 573/2 and to make such findings as will assist the DSB in making the 
recommendation s or in giving the rulings pr ovided for in those agreements.  
3. On 18 June 2019 , Thailand  requested the Director -General to de termine the composition of 
the Panel, pursuant to Article 8 .7 of the DSU. This paragraph provides:  
 
If there is no agreement on th e panelists within 20 days after the date of the 
establishment of a panel, at the request of either party, the Director -General, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the DSB and the Chairman of the relevant Council or 
Committee, shall determine the composi tion of the panel by appointing the panelists 
whom the Director -General considers most appropriate in accordance with any relevant 
special or additional rules or procedures of the covered agreement or covered 
agreements which are at issue in the dispute, a fter consulting wi th the parties to the 
dispute. The Chairman of the DSB shall inform the Members of the composition of the 
panel thus formed no later than 10 days after the date the Chairman recei ves such a 
request.  
4. On 28 June 2019, the Director -Genera l accordingly composed the Panel as follows:  
 
 Chairperson :  Mr Harsha Singh  
 
 Members:   Mr Eduardo Bianchi  
    Ms Jan Yves Natalie Remy  
 
5. Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the 
Russian  Federation, Singapore, Ukraine and the United  States  have reserved their rights to 
participate in the Pane l proceedings as third parties.  
 
 
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1 WT/DSB/M/427.  