WTO Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body

WTO: 2012 NEWS.The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 20 January 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.

Proposed items for consideration at the DSB

WTO/AIR/3877

10 JANUARY 2012

SUBJECT: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY 2012, STARTING AT 3 P.M.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1.SURVEILLANCE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DSB

A.UNITED STATES – SECTION 211 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1998:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS176/11/ADD.110)

B.UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS184/15/ADD.110)

C.UNITED STATES – SECTION 110(5) OF THE US COPYRIGHT ACT:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS160/24/ADD.85)

D.EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE APPROVAL AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS:  STATUS  REPORT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS291/37/ADD.48)

E.UNITED STATES – MEASURES RELATING TO ZEROING AND SUNSET REVIEWS:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS322/36/ADD.28)

F.UNITED STATES – CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND APPLICATION OF ZEROING METHODOLOGY:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS350/18/ADD.25)

G.UNITED STATES – LAWS, REGULATIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING DUMPING MARGINS ("ZEROING"):  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS294/38/ADD.19)

H.CHINA – MEASURES AFFECTING TRADING RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS AND AUDIOVISUAL ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS:  STATUS REPORT BY CHINA (WT/DS363/17/ADD.12)

I.UNITED STATES - ANTI-DUMPING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND OTHER MEASURES RELATED TO IMPORTS OF CERTAIN ORANGE JUICE FROM BRAZIL:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS382/10/ADD.1)

J.UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM CHINA:  STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES(WT/DS379/12)

2.UNITED STATES – CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY OFFSET ACT OF 2000:  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DSB

A.STATEMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN

3.EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON SUGAR

A.STATEMENTS BY AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL AND THAILAND

4.CHINA-DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON X-RAY SECURITY INSPECTION EQUIPMENT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

A.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS425/2)

5. CHINA-ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES ON BROILER PRODUCTS FROM THE UNITED STATES

A.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS427/2)

6. CANADA-MEASURES RELATING TO THE FEED-IN TARIFF PROGRAM

A.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS426/5)

7. UNITED STATES-MEASURES CONCERNING THE IMPORTATION, MARKETING AND SALE OF TUNA AND TUNA PRODUCTS

A.REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS381/R)

8.PHILIPPINES - TAXES ON DISTILLED SPIRITS

A.REPORT OF THE APPELLATE BODY (WT/DS396/AB/R) AND REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS396/R)

B.REPORT OF THE APPELLATE BODY (WT/DS403/AB/R) AND REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS403/R)

9.PROPOSED NOMINATION FOR THE INDICATIVE LIST OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL PANELISTS (WT/DSB/W/473)

MEMBERS OF THE WTO AND OBSERVER GOVERNMENTS TO WTO BODIES ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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Proposed items for consideration at the DSB

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