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Article 2 Overeenkomst tot oprichting van de Wereldhandelsorganisatie

Understanding on rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes

1 The Dispute Settlement Body is hereby established to administer these rules and procedures and, except as otherwise provided in a covered agreement, the consultation and dispute settlement provisions of the covered agreements. Accordingly, the DSB shall have the authority to establish panels, adopt panel and Appellate Body reports, maintain surveillance of implementation of rulings and recommendations, and authorize suspension of concessions and other obligations under the covered agreements. With respect to disputes arising under a covered agreement which is a Plurilateral Trade Agreement, the term "Member" as used herein shall refer only to those Members that are parties to the relevant Plurilateral Trade Agreement. Where the DSB administers the dispute settlement provisions of a Plurilateral Trade Agreement, only those Members that are parties to that Agreement may participate in decisions or actions taken by the DSB with respect to that dispute.

2 The DSB shall inform the relevant WTO Councils and Committees of any developments in disputes related to provisions of the respective covered agreements.

3 The DSB shall meet as often as necessary to carry out its functions within the time-frames provided in this Understanding.

4 Where the rules and procedures of this Understanding provide for the DSB to take a decision; it shall do so by consensus.

1) The DSB shall be deemed to have decided by consensus on a matter submitted for its consideration, if no Member, present at the meeting of the DSB when the decision is taken, formally objects to the proposed decision.

Regeling
Overeenkomst tot oprichting van de Wereldhandelsorganisatie
Afkortingen
GATS, GATT 1994, TRIPS, WTO, WTO Oprichting
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
23-01-2017
BWB-id
BWBV0001160
Versie
2017-01-23_0

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