 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS212/16 
8 October 2004 
 
 (04-4214) 
  
  
 
UNITED STATES – COUNTERVAILING MEASURES CONCERNING 
CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European Communities
 
 
Constitution of the Panel 
 
Note by the Secretariat  
  
1. At its meeting on 27 September 2004, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) decided, in 
accordance with Article 21.5 of the Dispute Settlement  Understanding (DSU), to refer to the original 
Panel, if possible, the matter raised by th e European Communities in document WT/DS212/15. 
 2. The Panel's terms of reference are the following:  
"To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited 
by the European Communities in document WT/DS212/15, the matter referred to the 
DSB by the European Communiti es in that document, and to  make such findings as 
will assist the DSB in making the recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements." 
3. The Panel is composed as follows: 
 
Chairman: Mr Gilles Gauthier 
  Members: Ms. Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch    Mr Michael Mulgrew 
 
4. Brazil, China and Korea have reserved their ri ghts to participate in the Panel proceedings as 
third parties.   
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