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
I - Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU)
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
Members hereby agree as follows:
Coverage and Application
1. The rules and procedures of this Understanding shall apply to disputes brought pursuant to the consultation and dispute settlement provisions of the agreements listed in Appendix 1 to this Understanding (referred to in this Understanding as the “covered agreements”). The rules and procedures of this Understanding shall also apply to consultations and the settlement of disputes between Members concerning their rights and obligations under the provisions of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (referred to in this Understanding as the “WTO Agreement”) and of this Understanding taken in isolation or in combination with any other covered agreement.
2. The rules and procedures of this Understanding shall apply subject to such special or additional rules and procedures on dispute settlement contained in the covered agreements as are identified in Appendix 2 to this Understanding. To the extent that there is a difference between the rules and procedures of this Understanding and the special or additional rules and procedures set forth in Appendix 2, the special or additional rules and procedures in Appendix 2 shall prevail.
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- The WTO Dispute Settlement ProceduresA Collection of the Relevant Legal Texts, pp. 1 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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