RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS8/6
WT/DS10/6
WT/DS11/3
ORGANIZATION 6November 1995
(95-3425)
JAPAN -TAXES ONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Constitution ofthePanel Established attheRequests ofthe
EC,Canada andtheUnited States
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Atitsmeeting on11October 1995, theDSBestablished asingle panel pursuant totherequests
oftheEC(WT/DS8/5), Canada (WT/DS10/5) andtheUnited States (WT/DS11/2 andCorr.1), all
ofwhich related tothesame matter, inaccordance withArticle 9oftheDSU (WT/DSB/M/8).
2. AtthatDSBmeeting, parties agreed thatthePanel should havestandard terms ofreference.
Theterms ofreference ofthePanel arethefollowing:
"Toexamine, inthelightoftherelevant provisions ofthecovered agreements citedbythe
EC,Canada andUSindocuments WT/DS8/5, WT/DS10/5, WT/DS11/2 andCorr.1., the
matters referred totheDSBbytheEC,Canada andtheUnited States inthose documents and
tomake suchfindings aswillassist theDSBinmaking therecommendations oringiving the
rulings provided forinthose agreements".
3. On30October 1995, thePanel wasconstituted withthefollowing composition:
Chairman: Mr.Hardeep Puri
Panelists: Mr.Luzius Wasescha
Mr.Hugh McPhail
4. Norway hasreserved itsrightasathird-party tothedispute.
5. ThePanel isassisted byPetros C.Mavroidis asLegal Officer andGabrielle Marceau as
Secretary.