FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS
FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TRADE
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
MARCH 19th, 1998

ANNEX II
OBJECTIVE BY ISSUE AREA

DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

  1. Establish a fair, transparent and effective mechanism for dispute settlement among FTAA countries, taking into account inter alia the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes.
     
  2. Design ways to facilitate and promote the use of arbitration and other alternative dispute settlement mechanisms, to solve private trade controversies in the framework of the FTAA.