DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY

DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT (2025)

The Report was prepared pursuant to the Procedures for an Annual Overview of WTO Activities and for Reporting under the WTO (_WT/L/105) and sets out the actions taken by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in the period since its previous Annual Report.[1]

In carrying out its tasks, the DSB held 11 meetings since the period covered by the previous Report. The minutes of these meetings, which remain the record of the DSB's work, are contained in documents _WT/DSB/M/496 – _WT/DSB/M/506[2] and should be read in conjunction with this Report.

The following matters are included in this Report:

Table of Contents

1  ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON.. 2

2  APPOINTMENT OF APPELLATE BODY MEMBERS. 2

3  INDICATIVE LIST OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON‑GOVERNMENTAL PANELISTS. 3

4  ESTABLISHMENT OF PANELS AND REQUESTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PANELS. 4

5  ADOPTION OF PANEL REPORTS. 5

6  STATEMENTS OF INTENTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE DSB RECOMMENDATIONS AND RULINGS. 5

7  STATUS REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DSB. 5

8  OTHER MATTERS. 6

9  CONCLUSION.. 7