commiss decis april provis council regul ec chilean prohibit unload swordfish catch chilean port notifi document number ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec decemb lai commun procedur field common commerci polici order ensur exercis commun right intern trade rule establish auspic world trade organis amend regul ec articl thereof consult advisori committe procedur commiss receiv complaint pursuant articl council regul ec quot regul quot complaint lodg anapa asociación nacion de armador de buqu palangrero de altura spanish nation associ owner deepsea longlin complain alleg chile maintain prohibit tranship transit swordfish catch chilean port requir zoo sanitari certif fish product enter chilean territori entri final destin inconsist articl gatt articl wto agreement applic sanitari phytosanitari measur basi complain ask commiss action convinc chile repeal measur complaint contain suffici evid justifi initi commun examin procedur pursuant articl regul procedur initi juli initi examin procedur commiss carri investig led conclus find exist obstacl trade relev chilean legisl prohibit unload swordfish catch chilean port establish basi articl chilean fisheri law lei gener de pesca acuicultura consolid suprem decre septemb investig reveal chilean legisl impos ban land transit highli migratori speci swordfish caught insid chilean exclus econom zone catch made contravent conserv rule unilater impos chile rule appli swordfish catch made inland water territori sea exclus econom zone eez area border eez prohibit appli swordfish catch made border area exclus econom zone exclus econom zone commiss share gener aim conserv swordfish resourc consid measur end distort trade amount arbitrari unjustifi discrimin relev chilean legisl adopt import prohibit enforc chile enter negoti involv commun object conclud bilater multilater agreement fact chile negoti agreement conserv live resourc south pacif framework region organis pursu possibl enter cooper arrang commun requir wto member engag effort negoti consensu mean protect conserv live marin resourc interest member resort unilater discriminatori measur set quot unit state import prohibit shrimp shrimp product quot consequ chile failur compli requir arbitrari applic unilater measur investig conclud applic chilean measur amount unjustifi arbitrari discrimin investig establish chilean legisl prohibit commun fish vessel unload swordfish catch chilean port purpos land wareh tranship vessel prohibit appli chilean territori sea exclus econom zone violat principl freedom transit establish articl gatt addit make unload chilean port imposs swordfish catch made commun vessel chilean measur render imposs import affect catch chile contrari articl xi gatt requir zoo sanitari certif investig state chilean author declar legisl introduc requir question oficio circular repeal novemb consider factual rectif chilean author commiss servic carri detail analysi obstacl trade circumst commiss consid complain alleg prohibit unload found chilean practic constitut obstacl trade mean articl regul contrari articl articl xi gatt commiss consid refer legal base rule recours pertin provis wto agreement agreement annex procedur wto find injuri investig show chilean port conveni tranship swordfish catch made commun vessel south east pacif geograph posit develop infrastructur commerci facil consequ chilean prohibit tranship swordfish oblig commun vessel land tranship catch port countri region necessit dai trip injuri consist cost incur ow defici countri port compar chilean addit oper cost trip countri port potenti loss catch addit trip period countri port commiss conclud abovement effect constitut injuri mean articl regul find advers trade effect investig confirm challeng chilean practic prevent commun fish vessel access countri market chilean port essenti base export fresh swordfish unit state america close commerci relationship field chile usa prohibit land catch adjac airport prevent commun produc export market largest market swordfish world creat advers trade effect commun produc addit potenti advers trade effect consider perspect futur intern cooper south east pacif provid law sea convent posit commun weaken limit presenc commun vessel area consequ forese imposs commun vessel acced chilean port develop advers effect commun commiss conclud abovement effect threaten advers trade effect mean articl regul commun interest essenti commun vessel access intern fish area freedom transit guarante intern rule commun interest solut disput involv environment issu found multilater negoti measur support trade sustain develop accept chile impos measur imped access commun vessel port vessel compli conserv rule impos unilater state appel bodi report quot unit state gasolin quot confirm appel bodi report quot unit state import prohibit shrimp shrimp product quot wto member free adopt polici aim protect environ long fulfil oblig respect right member wto agreement chile present case ensur wto partner fulli compli oblig utmost import commun commit oblig fundament good function multilater trade system consist tackl allegedli wto incompat practic conclus measur meet held relev chilean author discuss matter aim find amic solut chilean author forward propos form basi solut addit chile adopt decre decre octob expressli extend rule question swordfish catch made high sea prohibit unload chilean port previous appli swordfish catch made exclus econom zone border area appli catch made high sea circumst appear interest commun call initi wto disput settlement proceed decid articl chilean prohibit unload swordfish catch chilean port appear inconsist oblig countri marrakesh agreement establish world trade organis constitut quot obstacl trade quot mean articl regul ec commun initi disput settlement proceed chile understand rule procedur settlement disput relev wto provis view secur remov obstacl trade articl decis appli dai public offici journal european commun brussel april commiss pascal lami member commiss oj oj notic initi examin procedur obstacl trade mean council regul ec consist trade practic maintain chile relat transit tranship swordfish chilean port oj appel bodi report quot unit state import prohibit shrimp shrimp product quot wt ds ab adopt octob paragraph appel bodi report quot unit state standard reformul convent gasolin quot wt ds ab adopt paragraph appel bodi report refer footnot