WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS136/16
18 January 2002
(02-0258)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING ACT OF 1916
Request by the United States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU
The following communication, dated 17 January 2002, from the Permanent Mission of the
United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 22.6of the DSU.
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Regarding the dispute "United States – Anti-Dumping Act of 1916" (WT/DS136), my
authorities have instructed me to inform you th at, pursuant to Article 22.6 of the Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing Disputes (DSU), the United States objects to the level of suspension
of obligations proposed by the European Communities in document WT/DS136/15.
Accordingly, as required by Article 22.6 of the DSU, "the matter shall be referred to
arbitration".
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