WTO Dispute Settlement Body Releases May 24 Meeting Agenda

The World Trade Organization's published agenda for the Dispute Settlement Body's May 24 meeting includes U.S. status reports on the implementation of DSB recommendations on: antidumping measures on certain hot-rolled steel products from Japan; antidumping and countervailing measures on large residential washers from South Korea; certain methodologies and their application to antidumping proceedings involving China; and Section 110(5) of the U.S. Copyright Act. Status reports also are expected from Indonesia on measures related to the import of horticultural products, animals and animal products; from the EU on measures affecting the approval and marketing of biotech products; and from China on AD measures on stainless steel products from Japan.

The meeting also will cover the implementation of the dispute body's recommendations in two disputes: one on the EU's measures on palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels, and another on Australia's AD/CVD measures on certain Chinese products.

Also scheduled are discussions on revising the WTO's dispute settlement function. Numerous countries, but not the U.S., also will propose nominations for the Appellate Body.