CONTENTS
Ⅰ. Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) = 1
A. Articles
1 Coverage and Application = 1
2 Administration = 2
3 General Provisions = 3
4 Consultations = 5
5 Conciliation and Mediation = 7
6 Establishment of Panels = 8
7 Terms of Reference of Panels = 9
8 Composition of Panels = 9
9 Procedures for Multiple Complainants = 11
10 Third Parties = 12
11 Function of Panels = 12
12 Panel Procedures = 13
13 Right to Seek Information = 15
14 Confidentiality = 15
15 Interim Review Stage = 16
16 Adoption of Panel Reports = 16
17 Appellate Review, Standing Appellate Body = 17
18 Communications with the Panel or Appellate Body = 19
19 Panel and Appellate Body Recommendations = 19
20 Time-frame for DSB Decisions = 20
21 Surveillance of Implementation of Recommendations and Rulings = 20
22 Compensation and the Suspension of Concessions = 22
23 Strengthening of the Multilateral System = 26
24 Special Procedures Involving Least-Developed Country Members = 27
25 Arbitration = 28
26 Non-Violation Complaints of the Type Described in Paragraph 1(b) of Article XXIII of GATT 1994 = 28
27 Responsibilities of the Secretariat = 30
B. Appendices
Agreements Covered by the Understanding = 31
Special or Additional Rules and Procedures Contained in the Covered Agreements = 32
Working Procedures = 33
Expert Review Groups = 36
C. Provisions on Consultation Referred to in Article 4.11 of the DSU = 38
D. Decision on the Application and Review of the DSU [Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes] = 42
Ⅱ. Special or Additional Dispute Settlement Procedures in the Multilateral Trade Agreements covered by the DSU
A. Articles XXII and XXIII of the GATT 1994 = 43
B. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) = 45
C. Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (Textile) = 46
D. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) = 52
E. Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of GATT 1994 (ADP) = 54
Decision on Review of Article 17.6 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of the GATT 1994 = 56
F. Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅶ of GATT 1994 (Customs Valuation) = 57
G. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) = 59
Declaration on Dispute Settlement Pursuant to the Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of the GATT 1994 or Part Ⅴ of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures = 67
H. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) = 68
Annex on Financial Services = 70
Annex on Air Transport Services = 70
Decision on Certain Dispute Settlement Procedures for GATS = 71
I. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights = 72
Ⅲ. Dispute Settlement Decisions of the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the GATT 1947 referred to in the DSU
A. Decision of the CPs on 12 April 1989 (BISD 36S/61-67) (Montreal Decision) = 73
B. Decision of 5 April 1966 on Procedures under Article XXIII (1966 Decision) = 75
Ⅳ. GATT / WTO Decisions on Transitional Arrangements
A. Transitional Co-existence of the GATT 1947 and the WTO Agreement = 78
B. Transitional Arrangements: Avoidance of Procedural and Institutional Duplication = 80
C. Transitional Co-existence of the Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of the GATT and the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization = 83
D. Consequences of Withdrawal from or Termination of the Agreement on Implementation of Article Ⅵ of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade = 85
E. Transitional Co-existence of the Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles Ⅵ, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization = 87
F. Consequences of Withdrawal from or Termination of the Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles Ⅵ, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade = 89
Ⅴ. Special or Additional Dispute Settlement Procedures in the Plurilateral Trade Agreements covered by the DSU
A. Agreement on Government Procurement = 91
B. Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft = 93
C. International Dairy Agreement = 95
