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DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: ARBITRATIONS
Arbitrations under Article 21.3(c) of the DSU
Article 21.3 of the DSU provides that a Member found to be in violation of its WTO obligations must comply with the rulings and recommendations of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) immediately. When immediate compliance is impracticable, however, the Member shall have a 搑easonable period of time?to implement the DSB's rulings and recommendations. The 搑easonable period of time?may be 搕he period of time proposed by the Member concerned, provided that such period is approved by the DSB?or 揳 period of time mutually agreed by the parties to the dispute? If neither of these two options is possible, Article 21.3(c) provides that the 搑easonable period of time?shall be 揳 period of time determined through binding arbitration? Arbitrators are selected by the parties to the arbitration or, if they cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Director-General appoints the arbitrator. Thus far, every arbitration under Article 21.3(c) has been conducted by an Appellate Body Member acting in his individual capacity. The following table provides a list of ongoing arbitrations and Awards that have been issued pursuant to Article 21.3(c), arranged according to the year the arbitrator was appointed.
2019
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Ukraine ?Anti-Dumping Measures on Ammonium Nitrate | Ukraine ?Ammonium Nitrate (Russia) | WT/DS493/RPT | Ricardo Ramírez-Hernández | DG | 30/09/2019 | 08/04/2020 | Administrative | 11 Months 15 Days (expiring on 15/09/2020) |
2017
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Certain Methodologies and their Application to Anti-Dumping Proceedings involving China | United States ?Anti-Dumping Methodologies (China) | WT/DS471/RPT | Simon Farbenbloom | DG | 22/05/2017 | 19/01/2018 | Administrative | 15 Months (expiring on 22/08/2018) |
United States ?Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Large Residential Washers from Korea | United States ?Washing Machines | WT/DS464/RPT | Claudia Orozco | DG | 26/09/2017 | 13/04/2017 | Administrative | 15 Months (expiring on 26/12/2017) |
2016
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Colombia ?Measures Relating to the Importation of Textiles, Apparel and Footwear | Colombia — Textiles | WT/DS461/13 | Giorgio Sacerdoti | DG | 22/06/2015 | 15/11/2016 | Administrative | 7 Months(expiring on 22/01/2017) |
2015
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Peru – Additional Duty on Imports of Certain Agricultural | Peru — Agricultural Products | WT/DS457/15 | Ricardo Ramírez-Hernández | Parties | 31/07/2015 | 16/12/2015 | Administrative | 7 Months and 29 Days (expiring on 29/03/2016) |
United States – Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Shrimp from Viet Nam | US — Shrimp II (Viet Nam) | WT/DS429/12 | Simon Farbenbloom | Parties | 22/04/2015 | 15/12/2015 | Administrative | 15 Months (expiring on 22/07/16) |
United States ?Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China | US ?Countervailing Measures (China) | WT/DS437/16 | Georges M. Abi-Saab | DG | 16/01/2015 | 09/10/2015 | Administrative | 14 Months and 16 Days (expiring on 01/04/16) |
2013
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
China ?Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel from the United States | China ?GOES | WT/DS414/12 | Claus-Dieter Ehlermann | DG | 16/11/2012 | 03/05/2013 | Administrative | 8 Months and 15 Days (expiring on 31/07/2013) |
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2012
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Certain Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) Requirements | US ?COOL | WT/DS384/24; WT/DS386/23 | Giorgio Sacerdoti | DG | 23/07/2012 | 04/12/2012 | Regulatory | 10 Months (expiring on 23/05/2013) |
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2009
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Colombia — Indicative Prices and Restrictions on Ports of Entry | Colombia ?Ports of Entry | WT/DS366/13 | Giorgio Sacerdoti | DG | 20/05/2009 | 02/10/2009 | Regulatory | 8 Months and 15 Days (expiring on 04/02/2010) |
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2008
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Final Anti-dumping Measures on Stainless Steel from Mexico | US ?Stainless Steel (Mexico) | WT/DS344/15 | Florentino P. Feliciano | DG | 20/05/2008 | 31/10/2008 | Administrative | 11 Months and 10 Days (expiring on 30/04/2009) |
Japan ? Countervailing Duties on Dynamic Random Access Memories from Korea | Japan ?DRAMS (Korea) | WT/DS336/16 | David Unterhalter | Parties | 17/12/2007 | 5/05/2008 | Administrative | 8 months and 2 weeks |
Brazil ? Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres | Brazil ?Retreaded Tyres | WT/DS332/16 | Yasuhei Taniguchi | DG | 17/12/2007 | 29/08/2008 | Judicial | 12 months |
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2007
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews | US ? Zeroing (Japan) | WT/DS322/21 | Florentino P. Feliciano | DG | 23/01/2007 | 11/05/2007 | N/A | N/A 1 |
2005
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
European Communities ?Customs Classification of Frozen Boneless Chicken Cuts | EC ? Chicken Cuts | WT/DS269/13, WT/DS286/15 | James Bacchus | Parties | 27/09/2005 | 20/02/2006 | Legislative | 9 months |
European Communities ?Export Subsidies on Sugar | EC — Export Subsidies on Sugar | WT/DS265/33, WT/DS266/33, WT/DS283/14 | A.V. Ganesan | Parties | 19/05/2005 | 28/10/2005 | Legislative | 12 months and 3 days |
Dominican Republic ?Measures Affecting the Importation and Internal Sale of Cigarettes | Dominican Republic ?Import and Sale of Cigarettes | WT/DS302/17 | John Lockhart | Parties | 19/05/2005 | 29/08/2005 | N/A | N/A 1 |
United States ?Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services | US ?Gambling | WT/DS285/13 | Claus-Dieter Ehlermann | DG | 20/04/2005 | 19/08/2005 | Legislative | 11 months and 2 weeks |
United States ?Sunset Reviews of Anti-Dumping Measures on Oil Country Tubular Goods from Argentina | US ?Oil Country Tubular Goods Sunset Reviews | A.V. Ganesan | Parties | 17/12/2004 | 07/06/2005 | Regulatory | 12 months |
2004
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Final Dumping Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada | US ? Softwood Lumber V | John Lockhart | Parties | 31/08/2004 | 13/12/2004 | N/A | N/A 1 | |
European Communities ?Conditions for the Granting of Tariff Preferences to Developing Countries | EC ?Tariff Preferences | WT/DS246/14 | John Lockhart | DG | 20/04/2004 | 20/09/2004 | Legislative | 14 months and 11 days |
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2003
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 | US — Offset
Act (Byrd Amendment) |
Yasuhei Taniguchi | DG | 27/01/2003 | 13/06/2003 | Legislative | 11 months |
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2002
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Chile ?Price Band System and Safeguard Measures Relating to Certain Agricultural Products | Chile — Price Band System | John Lockhart | Parties | 23/10/2002 | 17/03/2003 | Legislative | 14 months | |
United States ?Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe from Korea | US — Line Pipe | WT/DS202/17 | Yasuhei Taniguchi | DG | 08/03/2002 | 26/07/2002 | N/A | N/A 1 |
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2001
Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products from Japan | US — Hot-Rolled Steel | Florentino P. Feliciano | Parties | 23/08/2001 | 19/02/2002 | Regulatory — Legislative | 15 months | |
Argentina ?Measures Affecting the Export of Bovine Hides and the Import of Finished Leather | Argentina — Hides and
the Leather (DSR 2001:XII, 6013) |
WT/DS155/10 | Florentino P. Feliciano | Parties | 16/02/2001 | 31/08/2001 | Regulatory | 12 months and 12 days |
Canada ?Term of Patent Protection | Canada —
Patent Term (DSR 2001:V, 2031) |
WT/DS170/10 | Claus-Dieter Ehlermann | Parties | 12/10/2000 | 28/02/2001 | Legislative | 10 months |
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Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
United States ?Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 | US — 1916
Act (DSR 2001:V, 2017) |
A.V. Ganesan | Parties | 26/09/2000 | 28/02/2001 | Legislative | 10 months | |
United States ?Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act | US — Section 110(5)
Copyright Act (DSR 2001:II, 657) |
WT/DS160/12 | Julio Lacarte-Mur?/td> | Parties | 27/07/2000 | 15/01/2001 | Legislative | 12 months |
Canada ?Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry | Canada — Autos (DSR 2000:X, 5079) |
WT/DS139/12 WT/DS142/12 |
Julio Lacarte-Mur?/td> | Parties | 19/06/2000 | 04/10/2000 | Regulatory | 8 months |
Canada ?Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products | Canada — Pharmaceutical Patents (DSR 2002:1, 3) | WT/DS114/13 | James Bacchus | Parties | 07/04/2000 | 18/08/2000 | Regulatory | 6 months |
Chile ?Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages | Chile —
Alcoholic Beverages (DSR 2000:V, 2583) |
WT/DS87/15 WT/DS110/14 |
Florentino P. Feliciano | Parties | 12/01/2000 | 23/05/2000 | Legislative | 14 months and 9 days |
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Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Korea ?Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages | Korea —
Alcoholic Beverages (DSR 1999:II, 937) |
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann | Parties | 17/02/1999 | 04/06/1999 | Legislative | 11 months and 2 weeks |
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Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
Australia ?Measures Affecting Importation of Salmon | Australia
— Salmon (DSR 1999:I, 267) |
Said El-Naggar | Parties | 06/11/1998 | 23/02/1999 | Regulatory | 8 months | |
Indonesia ?Certain Measures Affecting the Automobile Industry | Indonesia ?
Autos (DSR 1998:IX, 4029) |
WT/DS54/15 WT/DS55/14 WT/DS59/13 WT/DS64/12 |
Christopher Beeby | Parties | 23/07/1998 | 07/12/1998 | Legislative | 12 months |
EC Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones) | EC — Hormones (DSR 1998:V, 1833) |
WT/DS26/15 WT/DS48/13 |
Julio Lacarte-Mur? | DG | 13/02/1998 | 29/05/1998 | Legislative | 15 months |
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Dispute Name (Click to retrieve all documentation on the case) |
Short Title and DSR Reference | Award of the Arbitrator | Arbitrator | Agreed by Parties or Appointed by DG | Date of Adoption of underlying Report | Date of Award | Nature of Change Envisaged | Reasonable Period of Time |
European Communities ?Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas | EC — Bananas
III (DSR 1998:I, 3) |
Said El-Naggar | DG | 25/09/1997 | 07/01/1998 | Legislative | 15 months and 1 week | |
Japan ?Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages | Japan —
Alcoholic Beverages II (DSR 1997:I, 3) |
WT/DS8/15 WT/DS10/15 WT/DS11/13 |
Julio Lacarte-Mur? | DG | 01/11/1996 | 14/02/1997 | Legislative | 15 months |
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Note:
1. Parties reached an agreement on the reasonable period of time for compliance
during the proceedings. Therefore, the Arbitrator issued a brief report
noting that it was not necessary to issue an award.
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