Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement

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The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement is a World Trade Organization mechanism created by a group of members to provide an alternative system for resolving trade dispute appeals while the WTO Appellate Body is non-functional.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO dispute settlement mechanism
appeal arbitration arrangement
international trade law instrument
aimsTo maintain security and predictability of the multilateral trading system
replicate key substantive and procedural aspects of Appellate Body review
appliesTo disputes where both parties are MPIA participants
awardEffect arbitration award replaces Appellate Body report for participating members
bindingOn participating WTO members that consent to its use in a dispute
conditionForUse mutual agreement of disputing parties to use MPIA
createdAs interim solution to WTO Appellate Body paralysis
createdInResponseTo blockage of Appellate Body appointments
non-functioning of the WTO Appellate Body
disputeSettlementInstrumentOf World Trade Organization
disputeSettlementStage appeal
establishedBy World Trade Organization members
feature appeal arbitrators modelled on Appellate Body procedures
binding arbitration awards on appeal issues
confidential arbitration proceedings
pool of arbitrators agreed by participating members
public circulation of arbitration awards to WTO members
time-limited appeal process
written procedures for appeal arbitration
geographicalScope global, limited to participating WTO members
governedBy agreed procedures among participating WTO members
hasAbbreviation MPIA
hasCharacteristic does not amend the WTO agreements
implemented through agreed procedures rather than formal treaty amendment
open to accession by additional WTO members
plurilateral among WTO members
hasLanguage English
French
Spanish
institutionalContext World Trade Organization
isAlsoKnownAs MPIA appeal arbitration arrangement
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
surface form: Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement for Appeals
isVoluntaryFor WTO members
legalBasis Article 25 of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
participatingEntityType WTO member
proceduralModel WTO Appellate Body
surface form: WTO Appellate Body Working Procedures
purpose to preserve a two-tier dispute settlement system among participating WTO members
to provide an alternative system for resolving appeals in WTO trade disputes
relatedTo WTO Appellate Body
Dispute Settlement Understanding
surface form: WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
replacesFunctionOf WTO Appellate Body
surface form: WTO Appellate Body for participating members
scope appeals of WTO panel reports between participating members
status interim
subjectArea WTO law
international trade disputes
usesInstrument arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU

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WTO Appellate Body successorMechanismProposedByMembers Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement isAlsoKnownAs Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
this entity surface form: Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement for Appeals