united states – countervailing and anti-dumping measures
on certain products from china

NOTIFICATION OF AN APPEAL BY china
UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 AND ARTICLE 17 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON RULES
AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES (DSU),
AND UNDER RULE 20(1) OF THE WORKING PROCEDURES FOR APPELLATE REVIEW

        The following notification, dated 8 April 2014, from the Delegation of the People's Republic of China, is being circulated to Members.

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1.     Pursuant to Articles 16.4 and 17 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU") and Rule 20 of the Working Procedures for Appellate Review (WT/AB/WP/6) ("Working Procedures"), China hereby notifies the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal certain issues of law and legal interpretation in the Panel Report in United States – Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Products From China (WT/DS449) ("Panel Report").

2.     Pursuant to Rules 20(1) and 21(1) of the Working Procedures, China files this Notice of Appeal together with its Appellant's Submission with the Appellate Body Secretariat.

3.     Pursuant to Rule 20(2)(d)(iii) of the Working Procedures, this Notice of Appeal provides an indicative list of the paragraphs of the Panel Report containing the alleged errors of law and legal interpretation by the Panel in its report, without prejudice to China's ability to rely on other paragraphs of the Panel Report in its appeal.

4.     China seeks review by the Appellate Body of the following errors of law and legal interpretation by the Panel in its Report, and requests the following findings by the Appellate Body.

I.     Review of the Panel's Findings under Article X:2 of the GATT 1994