Dispute Settlement Body - Special Session - Special Session of the Dispute Settlement Body - Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Ronald Saborío Soto, to the Trade Negotiations Committee

World Trade Organization TN/DS/23 5 December 2008 (08-5980) Dispute Settlement Body Special Session Special session of the Dispute settlement body Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Ronald Saborío Soto, to the Trade Negotiations Committee Following my written report in July, I held consultations with interested delegations and groups of delegations to discuss the way forward towards a rapid conclusion of the negotiations mandated by Ministers. These consultations also allowed delegations to provide their first, informal reactions to the document that I issued under my own responsibility in July. This July document includes a consolidated draft legal text of possible changes to the DSU, which is based primarily on Members' recent revised drafting proposals but also contains some drafting suggestions I have made on specific issues in light of recent discussions. The July document also includes a thematic overview of the various issues under discussion i