Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- I Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU)
- Appendix 1 Agreements Covered by the Understanding*
- II Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures in the Multilateral Trade Agreements
- III Dispute Settlement Decisions of the Contracting Parties to the GATT 1947 Referred to in the DSU
- IV Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures in the Plurilateral Trade Agreements
- V Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Dispute Settlement Body
- VI Rules of Conduct for the Understanding on the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
- VII Rules and Procedures Relating to Appellate Review
- VIII DSU Practices
- IX Other Decisions
- Index
V - Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Dispute Settlement Body
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- I Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU)
- Appendix 1 Agreements Covered by the Understanding*
- II Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures in the Multilateral Trade Agreements
- III Dispute Settlement Decisions of the Contracting Parties to the GATT 1947 Referred to in the DSU
- IV Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures in the Plurilateral Trade Agreements
- V Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Dispute Settlement Body
- VI Rules of Conduct for the Understanding on the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
- VII Rules and Procedures Relating to Appellate Review
- VIII DSU Practices
- IX Other Decisions
- Index
Summary
Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Dispute Settlement Body
Adopted by the DSB on 10 February and 25 April 1995 (WT/DSB/9)
Hereafter referred to as the DSB Procedures
1. When the General Council convenes as the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), it shall follow the rules of procedure for meetings of the General Council, except as provided otherwise in the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) or below.
Chapter IV – Observers 2. Observership at meetings of the DSB shall be governed by paragraphs 9 to 11 of Annex 2 and paragraph 3, including footnote 5 of Annex 3 to these Rules.
Chapter V – Officers 3. The DSB shall elect its own Chairperson* from among the representatives of Members. The election shall take place at the first meeting of the year and shall take effect at the end of the meeting. The Chairperson shall hold office until the end of the first meeting of the following year.
4. If the Chairperson is absent from any meeting or part thereof, the Chairperson of the General Council or in the latter’s absence, the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, shall perform the func- tions of the Chairperson. If the Chairpersons of the General Council and of the Trade Policy Review Body are also not present, the DSB shall elect an interim Chairperson for that meeting or that part of the meeting.
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- The WTO Dispute Settlement ProceduresA Collection of the Relevant Legal Texts, pp. 66 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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