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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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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WTO dispute settlement bodies