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ORGANIZATIONWT/DS248/15
WT/DS249/9
WT/DS251/10
WT/DS252/8WT/DS253/8
WT/DS254/8
WT/DS258/12
WT/DS259/11
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12 August 2002
(02-4398)
UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of
the European Communities, Japan, Korea, China, Switzerland,
Norway, New Zealand and Brazil
Note by the Secretariat
1. At its meetings of 3 June 2002, 14 June 2002, 24 June 2002 and 8 July 2002, the Dispute
Settlement Body (DSB) established a panel pu rsuant to the requests made by the European
Communities, Japan, Korea, China, Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand (WT/DS248, WT/DS249,
WT/DS251, WT/DS252, WT/DS253, WT /DS254 and WT/DS258, respectively).  At its meeting of
29 July 2002, the DSB established a panel pursuant to the request made by Brazil in document
WT/DS259/10 and agreed, as provided for in Article 9 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding
(DSU) in respect of multiple complainants, that the panel established on 3 June 2002, 14 June 2002,
24 June 2002 and 8 July 2002, to examine the complaints by the European Communities, Japan,
Korea, China, Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand will also examine Brazil's complaint.
2. The revised terms of reference are, therefore, the following:
"To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited
by the European Communities, Japan, Korea, China, Switzerland, Norway,
New Zealand and Brazil in documents WT/DS248/12, WT/DS249/6, WT/DS251/7,
WT/DS252/5, WT/DS253/ 5, WT/DS254/5, WT/DS258/9 and WT/DS259/10, the
matter referred to the DSB by the European Communities, Japan, Korea, China,
Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and Brazil in those documents, and to make such
findings as will assist the DSB in making the recommendations or in giving the
rulings provided for in those agreements."
3. On 25 July 2002, pursuant to a joint request by the European Communities, Japan, Korea,
China, Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand, and as provided for in paragraph 7 of Article 8 of the
DSU, the Director-General composed the Panel as follows:
Chairman: Mr. Stefan Jóhannesson
Members: Mr. Mohan Kumar
Ms Margaret Liang
                                                     
1 Please see also WT/DS248/14, WT/DS249/8, WT/DS251/9, WT/DS252/7, WT/DS253/7,
WT/DS254/7, WT/DS258/11.WT/DS248/15, WT/DS249/9,
WT/DS251/10, WT/DS252/8,
WT/DS253/8, WT/DS254/8,
WT/DS258/12, WT/DS259/11Page 2
4. Canada, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela have
reserved their rights to participate in the Panel proceedings as a third party.
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