China – Domestic Support for Agricultural Producers

Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by China

Request for the Establishment of a Panel

The following communication, dated 5 August 2020, from the delegation of China to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.5 of the DSU.

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1.            My authorities have instructed me to request the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article 21.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU") and Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture, with standard terms of reference, as set out in Article 7 of the DSU. China's request for the establishment of a panel relates to the "disagreement", within the meaning of Article 21.5 of the DSU, "as to the existence or consistency with a covered agreement of measures taken to comply with the recommendations and rulings" of the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") in China — Domestic Support for Agricultural Producers (DS511), as identified in Section II, below. Pursuant to Article 21.5 of the DSU, China requests that the DSB refer the matter to the original panel wherever possible.