UNITED STATES – IMPORT PROHIBITION OF
CERTAIN SHRIMP AND
SHRIMP PRODUCTS
Status Report by the United States
Addendum
The
following communication, dated 14 October 1999, from the Permanent Mission of
the United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated
pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the
Recommendations and Rulings
in the Dispute regarding United States ‑ Import
Prohibition of
Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products
On
25 November 1998, the United States informed the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)
of its intention to implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in
connection with this matter and to do so in a manner which is consistent with
our firm commitment to the protection of endangered species, including sea
turtles. At that time, the United States
also advised the DSB that a “reasonable period of time” would be required to
complete this process. On 21 January
1999, the United States and the other parties to the dispute reached agreement
on 13 months as a reasonable period for implementation. Therefore, as provided for in Article 21.6 of
the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes,
this third report on the status of our implementation is being presented.
As
noted in our first report, our implementation of the recommendations and
rulings of the DSB in this matter has several distinct elements and has and
will continue to include opportunities for input from the other parties to the
dispute. In our previous reports we
provided detailed reports on the status of our implementation efforts. This report focuses on what has developed
since our most recent report.