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To date, 183 disputes,
regarding 142 distinct matters, have been brought to the WTO, of which:
| 29 |
were withdrawn following consultations; |
| 86 |
are under consultations; |
| 24 |
are being examined by panels; |
| 7 |
subject of panel reports which have been
appealed; |
| 20 |
are in implementation stage following
adoption by DSB of panel & appellate reports; |
| 8 |
implemented; |
| 7 |
closed without the need for
implementation; |
| 2 |
authority for panel elapsed. |
Countries involved in
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| Disputes involving |
as complainant |
as respondent |
with developing countries |
|
|
|
US/EC/Japan
as complainant |
US/EC/Japan
as Respondent |
| United States |
60 |
38 |
22 |
14 |
| EC |
47 |
28 |
21 |
11 |
| Japan |
7 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
| Developing countries |
44 |
61 |
– |
– |
WTO agreements cited in the
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| SPS/TBT |
Agriculture |
Textiles |
TRIMS |
TRIPS |
GATS |
| 26 |
25 |
11 |
15 |
20 |
9 |
WTO Members involved in
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|
as complainant (case nos.) |
total |
as respondent (case nos.) |
total |
| Argentina |
35, 111 |
2 |
56, 77, 121, 123, 145, 155, 157, 164,
171 |
9 |
| Australia |
35, 91, 169, 178 |
4 |
18, 21, 57, 106, 119, 126 |
6 |
| Belgium |
|
|
80, 127 |
2 |
| Brazil |
4, 69, 70, 71, 112, 154 |
6 |
22, 30, 46, 51, 52, 65, 81, 116, 183 |
9 |
| Canada |
7, 9, 10, 18, 20, 35, 46, 48, 92, 135,
137, 144, 153, 167, 180 |
15 |
31, 103, 113, 114, 117, 139, 142, 170 |
8 |
| Chile |
14, 97 |
2 |
87, 109, 110 |
3 |
| Colombia |
78 |
1 |
181 |
1 |
| Costa Rica |
24 |
1 |
|
|
| Czech Rep |
159 |
1 |
148 |
1 |
| Denmark |
|
|
83 |
1 |
| Ecuador |
27 |
1 |
182 |
1 |
| European Communities |
8, 15, 38, 39, 40, 42, 53, 54, 63, 66,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 88, 96, 98, 100, 107, 108, 110, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121,
136, 138, 142, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 157, 160, 165, 166, 176, 183 |
47 |
7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27,
48, 62, 69, 72, 104, 105, 115, 124, 134, 135, 137, 140, 141, 153, 154, 158, 172, 174 |
28 |
| France |
|
|
131, 173 |
2 |
| Greece |
|
|
125, 128 |
2 |
| Guatemala |
16, 27, 158 |
3 |
60, 156 |
2 |
| Honduras |
16, 27, 158 |
3 |
|
|
| Hong Kong, China |
29 |
1 |
|
|
| Hungary |
143, 148 |
2 |
35, 159 |
2 |
| India |
19, 32, 33, 34, 58, 134, 140, 141, 168 |
9 |
50, 79, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 120,
146, 149, 150, 175 |
13 |
| Indonesia |
123 |
1 |
54, 55, 59, 64 |
4 |
| Ireland |
|
|
68, 82, 129 |
3 |
| Japan |
6, 51, 55, 64, 95, 139, 162 |
7 |
8, 10, 11, 15, 28, 42, 44, 45, 66, 73,
76, 147 |
12 |
| Korea |
89, 99, 179 |
3 |
3, 5, 20, 40, 41, 75, 84, 98, 161, 163,
169 |
11 |
| Malaysia |
58 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Mexico |
16, 27, 49, 60, 156, 158, 182 |
7 |
53, 101, 132 |
3 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
130 |
1 |
| New Zealand |
35, 72, 93, 113, 177 |
5 |
|
|
| Pakistan |
58 |
1 |
36, 107 |
2 |
| Panama |
105, 158 |
2 |
|
|
| Peru |
12 |
1 |
112 |
1 |
| Philippines |
22, 61 |
2 |
74, 102 |
2 |
| Poland |
122 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
| Portugal |
|
|
37 |
1 |
| Singapore |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Slovak Rep |
|
|
133, 143 |
2 |
| South Africa |
|
|
168 |
1 |
| Sri Lanka |
30 |
1 |
|
|
| Sweden |
|
|
86 |
1 |
| Switzerland |
94, 119, 133 |
3 |
|
|
| Thailand |
17, 35, 47, 58, 181 |
5 |
122 |
1 |
| Turkey |
|
|
29, 34, 43, 47 |
4 |
| United Kingdom |
|
|
67 |
1 |
| United States |
3, 5, 11, 13, 16, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31,
35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 45, 50, 52, 56, 57, 59, 62, 65, 67, 68, 74, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84,
86, 90, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 109, 115, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132,
158, 161, 163, 164, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 |
60 |
2, 4, 6, 24, 32, 33, 38, 39, 49, 58, 61,
63, 78, 85, 88, 89, 95, 97, 99, 100, 108, 111, 118, 136, 138, 144, 151, 152, 160, 162,
165, 166, 167, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 |
38 |
| Uruguay |
25 |
1 |
|
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| Venezuela |
2 |
1 |
23 |
1 |
Annual tally of disputes back
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| 1995 |
25 cases filed |
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Dispute Nos: 1–25 |
| settled officially in consultations
stage: |
9 |
Nos: 1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20, 23 |
| still inactive in consultations stage: |
6 |
Nos: 3, 13, 15, 16, 17, 25 |
| went to panel or beyond: |
10 |
Nos: 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 21, 22, 24 |
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| 1996 |
39 cases filed |
|
|
|
Dispute Nos: 26–64 |
| settled officially in consultations
stage: |
7 |
Nos: 28, 32, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43 |
| still inactive in consultations stage: |
13 |
Nos: 29, 30, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52,
53, 57, 61, 63 |
| went to panel or beyond: |
19 |
Nos: 26, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 44, 46,
48, 50, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64 |
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| 1997 |
47 cases filed |
|
|
|
Dispute Nos: 65–111 |
| settled officially in consultations
stage: |
12 |
Nos: 73, 74, 85, 86, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94,
96, 102, 106) |
| still inactive in consultations stage: |
16 |
Nos: 65, 66, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 97,
100, 101, 104, 105, 107, 109, 111 |
| went to panel or beyond: |
19 |
Nos: 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77, 79,
84, 87, 88, 90, 95, 98, 99, 103, 108, 110 |
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| 1998 |
44 cases filed |
|
|
|
Dispute Nos: 112–155 |
| settled officially in consultations
stage: |
1 |
No: 119 |
| inactive more than 12 months in
consultations stage: |
18 |
Nos: 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 122,
123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137 |
| inactive 6–12 months in
consultations stage: |
14 |
Nos: 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147,
148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154 |
| went to panel or beyond: |
11 |
Nos: 113, 114, 121, 126, 132, 135, 136,
138, 139, 142, 155 |
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|
| 1999 (1 Jan–18 Oct) |
28 cases filed |
|
|
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Dispute Nos: 156–183 |
| settled officially in consultations
stage: |
0 |
|
| in consultations stage more than 6
months: |
6 |
Nos: 157, 158, 159, 167, 168, 169 |
| in consultations stage 3–6 months: |
7 |
Nos: 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177 |
| in consultations stage less than 3
months: |
6 |
Nos: 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183 |
| went to panel or beyond: |
9 |
Nos: 156, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165,
166, 170 |
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