WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS184/3
24 May 2000
(00-2106)
UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN
HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of Japan
Note by the Secretariat
1. At its meeting on 20 March 2000, the Dispute Se ttlement Body (DSB) established a Panel in
accordance with the request made by Japan in document WT/DS184/2.
2. At that meeting, the parties to the dispute also agreed that the Panel should have standard
terms of reference.  The terms of reference are, therefore, the following:
"To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited
by Japan in document WT/DS184/2, the matter referred to the DSB by Japan in
document WT/DS184/2, and to make such findings as will assist the DSB in makingthe recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements".
3. On 9 May 2000, Japan requested the Director-General to determine the composition of the
Panel, pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 8 of the DSU.  This paragraph provides:
"If there is no agreement on the panelists within 20 days after the date of the
establishment of a panel, at the request of either party, the Director-General, in
consultation with the Chairman of the DSB and the Chairman of the relevant Councilor Committee, shall determine the composition of the panel by appointing the
panelists whom the Director-General considers most appropriate in accordance with
any relevant special or additional rules or procedures of the covered agreement or
covered agreements which are at issue in the dispute, after consulting with the parties
to the dispute.  The Chairman of the DSB shall inform the Members of thecomposition of the panel thus formed no later than 10 days after the date the
Chairman receives such a request".
4. The Director-General composed the Panel as follows:
Chairman: Mr. Harsha V. Singh
Members: Mr. Yanyong Phuangrach
Ms. Lidia di Vico
5. Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Communities and Korea have reserved their rights to
participate in the panel proceedings as third parties.
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