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By Simon Lester —

WTO Dispute Settlement 2010: Cases and Developments

If you'll be in Geneva on March 8, you may want to attend this:

Fourth Annual Update on WTO Dispute Settlement 
A Presentation and Debate on Cases & Developments in WTO Dispute Settlement during 2010
Tuesday, 8th March 2011  I  17.00 to 19.00
  Background
  At the beginning of each year, on the occasion of the release of the Appellate Body’s Annual Report, the Centre gathers the chairs of the WTO Appellate Body, the Dispute Settlement Body, and the Negotiating Group on DSU Review in an Annual Update on WTO Dispute Settlement. Presentations by the chairs are followed by a roundtable discussion of the most important cases and developments of the past year. The Roundtable is composed of representatives of academia, the trade law bar, press and NGOs.
   
Programme

  WTO Dispute Settlement Body Developments in 2010                  17.00 - 18.00
H.E. Mr. Yonov Frederick Agah, (Nigeria) Chairperson of the DSB

  Presentation on the 2010 Annual Report of the Appellate Body
Ms. Lilia R. Bautista, Chairperson of the Appellate Body

  Roundtable discussion on WTO Dispute Settlement in 2010         18.00 - 19.00 
     with
    •Thomas Cottier, 
      Director, World Trade Institute, University of Bern
    • Kirsten Hillman, 
      Counsellor, Canadian Mission to the WTO
    • Nicolas Lockhart, 
      Partner, Sidley Austin, Geneva
    • Bruce Wilson, 
      Partner, King & Spalding, Washington DC 
 		  
   
  Moderator: Joost Pauwelyn, Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute

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Here are the cases they are likely to be talking about:

Appellate Body Reports

Australia - Apples (AB) Australia - Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples from New Zealand DS367 Nov 29, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 DSU, SPS
China - Publications and Audiovisual Products (AB) China - Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products DS363 Dec 21, 2009 Jan 19, 2010 GATS, GATT, Accession

Panel Reports

U.S. - Tyres (Panel) United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China DS399 Dec 13, 2010   GATT, Accession
EC - Fasteners (Panel) European Communities - Definitive Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Iron or Steel Fasteners from China DS397 Dec 03, 2010   AD, GATT, WTO
Thailand - Cigarettes (Philippines) (Panel) Thailand - Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines DS371 Nov 15, 2010   Customs, GATT
U.S. - Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (China) (Panel) United States - Definitive Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products from China DS379 Oct 22, 2010   AD, GATT, SCM, Accession
U.S. - Poultry (China) (Panel) United States - Certain Measures Affecting Imports of Poultry from China Ds392 Sep 29, 2010 Oct 25, 2010 GATT, SPS
EC - IT Products (Panel) European Communities and Its Member States - Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products DS375,376,377 Aug 16, 2010 Sep 21, 2010 GATT
Australia - Apples (Panel) Australia - Measures Affecting the Importation of Apples from New Zealand DS367 Aug 09, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 SPS
EC - Aircraft (Panel) European Communities and Certain Member States - Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft DS316 Jun 30, 2010   SCM
U.S. - AD Measures on Carrier Bags (Panel) United States - Anti-Dumping Measures on Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand DS383 Jan 22, 2010 Feb 18, 2010 AD
China - Publications and Audiovisual Products (Panel) China - Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products DS363 Aug 12, 2009 Jan 19, 2010 GATS, GATT, Accession

The first date is the circulation date.  The second date is adoption, if it has occurred at this point.

It was a slow year.  I had to sneak in the China - Publications case, which was circulated in 2009 but adopted in 2010, to make the Appellate Body's workload look more substantial!  But of course, they are making up for that long break with some of the cases going on now and those coming up.