UNITED STATES – IMPORT PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN SHRIMP

AND SHRIMP PRODUCTS

Recourse by Malaysia to Article 21.5 of the DSU

Constitution of the Panel

Note by the Secretariat

1.                   At its meeting on 23 October 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) decided, in accordance with Article 21.5 of the DSU, to refer to the original panel the matter raised by Malaysia in document WT/DS58/17. 

2.                   At that DSB meeting, it was also agreed that the Panel should have standard terms of reference as follows: 

“To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited by Malaysia in document WT/DS58/17, the matter referred to the DSB by Malaysia in that document and to make such findings as will assist the DSB in making the recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements.”

3.                   The Panel is composed as follows:

            Chairperson:  Mr. Michael Cartland

            Members:     Mr. Carlos Cozendey

                        Mr. Kilian Delbrück

4.                   Australia, Canada, Ecuador, the European Communities, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan and Thailand have reserved their third-party rights.

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