Special
session of the Dispute settlement body
Report by the Chairman,
Ambassador Coly Seck
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overall assessment........................................................................................................ 3
1.1
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Approach to
the negotiations............................................................................................... 3
1.3 State of
play....................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1
Challenges surrounding the negotiations......................................................................... 4
1.3.2 General
assessment......................................................................................................... 5
1.3.3 Specific
outcome of the focused work on Strictly confidential information......................... 6
1.4 Possible
ways forward......................................................................................................... 6
1.4.1
Comprehensive outcome.................................................................................................. 6
1.4.2
Incremental outcome(s)................................................................................................... 8
1.4.2.1
Amendment(s) to the DSU............................................................................................ 8
1.4.2.2 DSB
decision(s)............................................................................................................ 9
1.5 Concluding
observation..................................................................................................... 10
2 Specific Results of the focused work conducted
on the 12 issues............ 10
2.1 Mutually
agreed solutions................................................................................................. 11
2.1.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Mutually agreed solutions................................ 11
2.1.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 11
2.1.3 Chair's
text.................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Third-party
rights.............................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Third-party rights............................................. 13
2.2.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 16
2.2.3 Chair's text.................................................................................................................... 17
2.3 Strictly confidential information (SCI)................................................................................ 19
2.3.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on SCI.................................................................. 19
2.3.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 20
2.3.3 Chair's text.................................................................................................................... 21
2.4 Sequencing....................................................................................................................... 23
2.4.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Sequencing..................................................... 23
2.4.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 24
2.4.3 Chair's text.................................................................................................................... 25
2.5
Post-retaliation.................................................................................................................. 27
2.5.1 Comments
from the Chair on his statement on Post-retaliation....................................... 27
2.5.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's statement........................................................ 27
2.5.3 Chair's
statement........................................................................................................... 28
2.6 Transparency and amicus curiae
briefs.............................................................................. 32
2.6.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Transparency and amicus
curiae briefs............. 32
2.6.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 33
2.6.3 Chair's
text.................................................................................................................... 34
2.6.4 Annex to
the Chair's text on the proposed early derestriction of final panel reports......... 38
2.7 Timeframes....................................................................................................................... 41
2.7.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Timeframes...................................................... 41
2.7.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 43
2.7.3 Chair's
text.................................................................................................................... 43
2.8 Remand............................................................................................................................ 49
2.8.1 Comments
from the Chair on his statement on Remand.................................................. 49
2.8.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's statement........................................................ 49
2.8.3 Chair's
statement........................................................................................................... 50
2.9 Panel
composition............................................................................................................. 55
2.9.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Panel composition............................................ 55
2.9.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text.................................................................. 57
2.9.3 Chair's text.................................................................................................................... 57
2.10 Effective
compliance....................................................................................................... 60
2.10.1 Comments
from the Chair on his statement on Effective compliance............................. 60
2.10.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's statement...................................................... 60
2.10.3 Chair's
statement......................................................................................................... 60
2.11 Developing
country interests........................................................................................... 63
2.11.1 Comments
from the Chair on his text on Developing country interests.......................... 63
2.11.2 Comments
from Members on the Chair's text................................................................ 66
2.11.3 Chair's
text.................................................................................................................. 67
2.12
Flexibility and Member control and Additional guidance for WTO adjudicative
bodies....... 70
2.12.1 Comments
from the Chair on his statement on Flexibility and Member control, and on
Additional guidance for WTO adjudicative bodies....................................................................... 70
2.12.2 Chair's
statement......................................................................................................... 70
Annex 1:
Proposed Draft legal texts that formed the basis of the focused work conducted................................................................................................................ 73