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October 12, 2001

Original: English

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Thirteenth Meeting

Panama, October 10 – 12, 2001

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

  1. The Thirteenth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement was held in Panama on October 10-12, 2001. Representatives from twenty-one (21) countries of the Hemisphere were in attendance: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

  2. The agenda for the meeting that was adopted is attached as annex.

  3. All the items on the agenda were considered during the meeting. The NGDS advanced in its work of eliminating brackets and consolidating text in the draft chapter on dispute settlement to the maximum extent possible. The Group took note of communications received from other FTAA entities, including from the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society.

  4. The date of the next meeting of the NGDS will be December 3-5, 2001.
     


FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Thirteenth Meeting

Panama, October 10 – 12, 2001

AGENDA

  1. Approval of the agenda.

  2. Presentation of proposals

  3. Elimination of brackets in the draft chapter on dispute settlement, to the maximum extent possible

    Article 20. Request for the Establishment of the Neutral Panel
    Article 21. Establishment of a Neutral Panel
    Article 22. Roster of Panelists
    Article 23. Qualifications of Panelists
    Article 24. Establishment of the Neutral Panel
    Article 25. Terms of Reference of the Neutral Panel
    Article 26. Model Rules of Procedure
    Article 27. Procedures for Multiple Complainants
    Article 28. Multiple Parties Complained Against
    Article 29. Third Parties
    Article 30. Representatives of the Parties to the dispute
    Article 31. Withdrawal or Settlement
    Article 32. Expert Advice
    Article 33. Groups of Experts
    Article 34. Provisional Measures
    Article 35. Initial Report
    Article 36. Jurisdiction of the Neutral Panel
    Article 37. Final Report
    Article 38. Clarification or Interpretation of the Final Report
    Article 39. Implementation of the Final Report
    Article 40. Appellate Body
    Article 41. Constitution of the Appellate Body
    Article 42. Appeal Procedure
    Article 43. Adoption of the Decision of the Appellate Body
    Article 44. Procedures for Appellate Review
  4. Relationship with other FTAA entities

  5. Discussion on how to design mechanisms to facilitate and promote the use of arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods

  6. Other

 
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