WTO panels

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WTO panels are dispute settlement bodies within the World Trade Organization that adjudicate trade conflicts between member states by interpreting WTO agreements and issuing legally binding rulings.

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WTO dispute settlement bodies 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization body
adjudicative body
dispute settlement body
aimsTo provide security and predictability to multilateral trading system
appliesLaw Agreement on Agriculture
Anti-Dumping Code
surface form: Agreement on Anti-Dumping

Agreement on Safeguards
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

General Agreement on Trade in Services
surface form: GATS

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: GATT 1994

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
surface form: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
surface form: TRIPS Agreement

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
surface form: Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

other WTO covered agreements
canBeEstablishedBy request of complaining member to Dispute Settlement Body
cannot add to or diminish rights and obligations under WTO agreements
composition three to five independent experts
decisionsSubjectTo adoption by Dispute Settlement Body
appeal to WTO Appellate Body
hasFunction adjudicate trade disputes between WTO members
assist Dispute Settlement Body in discharging its responsibilities
determine consistency of measures with WTO obligations
interpret WTO agreements in specific disputes
issue panel reports with findings and recommendations
hearsCasesAgainst respondent WTO member
hearsCasesFrom complaining WTO member
issues findings of fact
findings on law
recommendations to bring measures into conformity
suggestions for implementation
languageUsed official WTO languages
legalAuthority Dispute Settlement Understanding
surface form: Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes

WTO agreements
surface form: WTO covered agreements
mayReceiveSubmissionsFrom third-party WTO members
membersAppointedBy Director-General of the World Trade Organization
agreement of disputing parties
mustFollow Dispute Settlement Understanding procedures
originatedIn World Trade Organization dispute settlement system established in 1995
partOf World Trade Organization
WTO dispute settlement
surface form: World Trade Organization dispute settlement system
procedureIncludes final report
interim report
oral hearings
questions to parties
written submissions
regulatedBy Dispute Settlement Understanding
reportsTo Dispute Settlement Body
rulingsCharacter legally binding on parties after adoption
standardOfReview objective assessment of the matter before it

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