WTO Dispute Minutes.pdf

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met on August 29, 2003, to discuss various trade disputes. The meeting covered several topics, including:
1. Surveillance of implementation of DSB recommendations, with status reports from the US on the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998, and anti-dumping measures on hot-rolled steel products from Japan, as well as a report from Egypt on anti-dumping measures on steel rebar from Turkey.
2. Australia's measures affecting the importation of fresh fruit and vegetables, with a request from the Philippines to establish a panel.
3. The European Communities' export subsidies on sugar, with requests from Australia, Brazil, and Thailand to establish a panel.
4. US anti-dumping measures on cement, oil country tubular goods, and steel plate from Mexico, with Mexico requesting the establishment of a panel in each case.
5. The European Communities' measures affecting biotech products and protection of trademarks and geographical indications, with requests from the US, Canada, Argentina, and Australia to establish a panel.
6. A proposed nomination for the indicative list of governmental and non-governmental panelists.
7. The European Communities' anti-dumping duties on malleable cast iron tube or pipe fittings from Brazil, with a statement from Brazil.