 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS308/5/Rev.1 
25 August 2004 
 
 (04-3553) 
  
  
 
MEXICO – TAX MEASURES ON SOFT DRINKS 
AND OTHER BEVERAGES 
 
Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of the United States
 
 
Note by the Secretariat  
 
Revision  
  
1. At its meeting on 6 July 2004, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) established a panel in 
accordance with Article 6 of the DSU, with standa rd terms of reference, to examine the matter 
referred to the DSB by the United States in document WT/DS308/4.  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 United States in document WT/DS308/4,  the matter referred to the DSB by the 
United States in that document, and to ma ke such findings as will assist the DSB in 
making the recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements." 
3. On 18 August 2004, the parties agreed to the following composition of the Panel: 
 
Chairman: Mr Ronald Saborío Soto 
  Members: Mr Edmond McGovern    Mr David Walker 
 
4. Canada, China, the European Communities, Guatemala and Japan have reserved their third-
party rights.
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1 Pakistan reserved its third-party rights at the DSB meeting on 6 July 2004.  However, on 
20 August 2004, Pakistan informed the DSB that it did not want to participate as a third-party in these panel 
proceedings. 