Working Procedures for Appellate Review

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Working Procedures for Appellate Review are the detailed procedural rules that govern how the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body conducts and manages appeals in dispute settlement cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO legal instrument
procedural rules
adoptedBy WTO Appellate Body
appliesTo WTO Appellate Body
surface form: World Trade Organization Appellate Body
appliesWhen a panel report is appealed to the Appellate Body
basedOn Dispute Settlement Understanding
surface form: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
bindingOn Appellate Body Secretariat in appellate proceedings
participants in WTO appellate proceedings
third participants in WTO appellate proceedings
canBeAmendedBy decision of the Appellate Body
citationForm WT/AB/WP/6 (and subsequent revisions)
complements Working Procedures for Appellate Review in specific disputes through additional directions
governs conduct of appeals in WTO dispute settlement
management of appeals in WTO dispute settlement
includes rules on composition of Appellate Body Divisions
rules on replacement of Appellate Body members in a Division
institutionalContext WTO dispute settlement
surface form: WTO dispute settlement system
language official WTO languages
legalNature secondary rules under the DSU
notRegulating substantive rights and obligations under WTO agreements
purpose to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of appeals
to provide transparency and predictability in appellate proceedings
to safeguard due process rights of participants
regulates amicus curiae submissions
circulation of Appellate Body reports
communication with the media and public
confidentiality of appellate proceedings
consolidation of related appeals
corrections of clerical errors in reports
exchange of questions and answers between the Appellate Body and participants
filing of notices of appeal
oral hearings in appeals
organization of the Appellate Body Division hearing the appeal
page limits for written submissions
participation of third parties in appeals
sequencing of multiple appeals in the same dispute
service and filing of documents
submission of written briefs
suspension of time periods in appeals
time limits in appellate proceedings
translation and languages in appellate proceedings
requiresConsistencyWith Dispute Settlement Understanding
WTO agreements
surface form: WTO Agreement
scope appeals under Articles 16 and 17 of the DSU
shortName Working Procedures for Appellate Review self-linksurface differs
surface form: Appellate Body Working Procedures
subjectMatter procedural aspects of WTO appellate review
usedBy appellate division
surface form: Appellate Body Divisions hearing appeals

WTO Members involved in disputes
third parties in WTO disputes

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WTO Appellate Body proceduralRules Working Procedures for Appellate Review
Working Procedures for Appellate Review shortName Working Procedures for Appellate Review self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Appellate Body Working Procedures