19 U.S.C. § 3533 Dispute Settlement Panels and Procedures
Library | United States Statutes |
Edition | 2023 Edition |
Currency | Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023) |
(a) Review by President
The President shall review annually the WTO panel roster and shall include the panel roster and the list of persons serving on the Appellate Body in the annual report submitted by the President under section 2213(a) of this title.
(b) Qualifications of appointees to panels
The Trade Representative shall-
(1) seek to ensure that persons appointed to the WTO panel roster are well-qualified, and that the roster includes persons with expertise in the subject areas covered by the Uruguay Round Agreements; and
(2) inform the President of persons nominated to the roster by other WTO member countries.
(c) Rules governing conflicts of interest
The Trade Representative shall seek the establishment by the General Council and the Dispute Settlement Body of rules governing conflicts of interest by persons serving on panels and members of the Appellate Body and shall describe, in the annual report submitted under section 3534 of this title, any progress made in establishing such rules.
(d) Notification of disputes
Promptly after a dispute settlement panel is established to consider the consistency of Federal or State law with any of the Uruguay Round Agreements, the Trade Representative shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of-
(1) the nature of the dispute, including the matters set forth in the request for the establishment of the panel, the legal basis of the complaint, and the specific measures, in particular any State or Federal law cited in the request for establishment of the panel;
(2) the identity of the persons serving on the panel; and
(3) whether there was any departure from the rule of consensus with respect to the selection of persons to serve on the panel.
(e) Notice of appeals of panel reports
If an appeal is taken of a report of a panel in a proceeding described in subsection (d), the Trade Representative shall, promptly after the notice of appeal is filed, notify the appropriate congressional committees of-
(1) the issues under appeal; and
(2) the identity of the persons serving on the Appellate Body who are reviewing the report of the panel.
(f) Actions upon circulation of reports
Promptly after the circulation of a report of a panel or of the Appellate Body to WTO members in a proceeding described in subsection (d), the Trade Representative shall-
(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees of the report;
(2) in the case of a report of a panel, consult with the appropriate congressional committees concerning the nature of any appeal that may be taken of the report; and
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