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| Dispute Settlement Understanding |
(par 30)
The 1994 Marrakesh Ministerial Conference mandated WTO member governments to conduct a review of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU, the WTO agreement on dispute settlement) within four years of the entry into force of the WTO Agreement (i.e. by 1 January 1999).
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) started the review in late 1997, and held a series of informal discussions on the basis of proposals and issues that members identified. Many, if not all, members clearly felt that improvements should be made to the understanding. However, the DSB could not reach a consensus on the results of the review.
The Doha Declaration mandates negotiations with the aim of concluding an agreement by May 2003. The negotiations will be based on the work done so far and on any additional proposals by members. The declaration also clearly states (in par 47) that the negotiations on the Dispute Settlement Understanding will not be part of the single undertaking — i.e. that they will not be tied to the overall success or failure of the other negotiations mandated by the declaration.
Key dates
Start: January 2002
Deadline: by May 2003, separate from single undertaking
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