Wednesday, November 26, 2008

WTO Appellate Body Report: European Communities - Bananas Dispute (Second Recourse to DSU Article 21.5 by Ecuador and the United States)

Today, the Appellate Body issued its Reports on the case European Communities - Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas - Second Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador and the United States (DS27). The full Reports can be found here. An excerpt containing just the AB's findings and conclusions can be found here. A summary of the case can be found here. The Panel Reports were issued on April 7, 2008 (Ecuador) and May 19, 2008 (United States).