Notes from the Bananas 21.5 Panel Hearing

As announced by the WTO, the recent panel hearings in the EC - Bananas, Article 21.5 dispute brought by the U.S. were open to the public.  Unlike some other recent open panel hearings, for this one the public could view the questions from the panel and the parties' answers.  Christine Hohl of HEI attended the hearing and took notes, focusing on these questions and answers and other aspects that were not otherwise made public (as the U.S. and EC oral statements usually are through their respective web sites).  Here are her notes:  http://www.worldtradelaw.net/panelmeetings/bananas215hearing.pdf