The
Appellate Body welcomes comments and inquiries
regarding this Annual Report at the
following address:
Appellate Body
Secretariat
World
Trade Organization
Rue de Lausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
<https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/appellate_body_e.htm>
CONTENTS
Foreword. 7
1 Introduction.. 10
2 Composition of
the Appellate Body. 13
3 Appeals. 15
3.1 Appellate Body Report, US – Large Civil Aircraft (2nd complaint)
(Article 21.5 – EU), WT/DS353/AB/RW.. 17
3.2 Appellate Body Report, Korea – Import Bans, and Testing and Certification
Requirements for Radionuclides, WT/DS495/AB/R. 43
3.3 Appellate Body Report, United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on
Certain
Products from China – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China, WT/DS437/AB/RW.. 52
3.4 Appellate Body Report, Korea – Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan,
WT/DS504/AB/R. 69
3.5 Appellate Body Report, Ukraine – Anti‑Dumping Measures on Ammonium Nitrate,
WT/DS493/AB/R. 93
3.6 Appellate Body Report, Morocco – Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled
Steel from Turkey, WT/DS513/AB/R. 103
3.7 Appellate Body Report, Russia – Measures Affecting the Importation of
Railway Equipment and Parts Thereof, WT/DS499/AB/R. 104
3.8 Appellate Body Report, United States – Countervailing Measures on
Supercalendered Paper from Canada, WT/DS505/AB/R. 115
3.9 Appellate Body Reports, Australia – Certain Measures Concerning Trademarks,
Geographical Indications and Other Plain Packaging Requirements applicable to
Tobacco Products and Packaging, WT/DS435/AB/R, WT/DS441/AB/R. 118
4 Participants
and Third Participants in Appeals. 142
5 Procedural
issues arising in appeals. 142
5.1 Consolidation of appeal proceedings. 142
5.2 Treatment of confidential information. 142
5.3 Treatment of late submissions. 145
5.4 Time limits for the filing of written
submissions. 145
5.5 Requests regarding the conduct of the
oral hearing. 146
5.6 Transition. 148
5.7 Reasons for the extension of the time
period for the circulation of Appellate Body
reports. 148
5.8 Withdrawal of an appeal 148
5.9 Amici curiae
submissions. 148
6 Arbitrations
under Article 21.3(c) of the DSU. 148
6.1 Ukraine – Anti-Dumping
Measures on Ammonium Nitrate, WT/DS493/RPT. 149
7 Other
activities. 153
7.1 Digital Dispute Settlement Registry
(DDSR) / Disputes Online Registry Application
(DORA) 153
7.2 The John H. Jackson Moot Court
Competition on WTO Law. 155
7.3 Technical assistance activities. 156
ANNEX 1. 157
ANNEX 2. 160
ANNEX 3. 164
ANNEX 4. 168
ANNEX 5. 171
ANNEX 6. 174
ANNEX 7. 176
ANNEX 8. 178
ANNEX 9. 180