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United States - Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products
Report of the Panel
The report of the Panel on United States - Import prohibition of certain shrimp and shrimp products is
being circulated to Members, pursuant to the DSU. The report is being circulated as an unrestricted document
from [27 April 1998] pursuant to the Procedures for the Circulation and Derestriction of WTO Documents
(WT/L/160/Rev.1). Members are reminded that in accordance with the DSU only parties to the dispute may appeal
a panel report, an appeal shall be limited to issues of law covered in the panel report and legal interpretations
developed by the panel, and that there shall be no ex parte communications with the panel or Appellate Body
concerning matters under consideration by the panel or Appellate Body.
Note by the Secretariat: This Panel Report shall be adopted by the Dispute Settlement
Body (DSB) within 60 days after the date of its circulation unless a party to the dispute decides to appeal or
the DSB decides by consensus not to adopt the report. If the Panel Report is appealed to the Appellate Body, it
shall not be considered for adoption by the DSB until after the completion of the appeal. Information on the
current status of the Panel Report is available from the WTO Secretariat.
2. The US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Related Legislation
B. CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SEA TURTLES 1. Sea Turtle Conservation 2. Whether Sea Turtles Are a Shared Global Resource 3. Role of Shrimp Trawl Fishing in Sea Turtle Extinction 4. Use of TEDs 5. International Environmental Agreements and the Use of TEDs 6. Transfer of TEDs Technology 7. Scope and purpose of Section 609 D. COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED FROM NGOs E. LEGAL ARGUMENTS
2. Article XX of GATT
(b) Jurisdictional application of Article XX(b) and (g)
(ii) Drafting History of Article XX
(ii) "Necessary ..."
(ii) "Related to ..." (iii) "In conjunction with ..." IV. ARGUMENTS PRESENTED BY THIRD PARTIES
2. Ecuador 3. El Salvador 4. European Communities 5. Guatemala 6. Hong Kong 7. Japan 8. Nigeria 9. Philippines 10. Singapore 11. Venezuela V. PANEL'S CONSULTATION WITH SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS
B. QUESTIONS BY THE PANEL AND VIEWS OF THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS C. COMMENTS BY THE PARTIES
2. Comments by Malaysia 3. Comments by Pakistan 4. Comments by Thailand 5. Comments by the United States
B. RULINGS MADE BY THE PANEL IN THE COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS C. VIOLATION OF ARTICLE XI:1 OF GATT 1994 D. VIOLATION OF ARTICLE XIII:1 AND OF ARTICLE I:1 OF GATT 1994 E. ARTICLE XX OF GATT 1994
2. Chapeau of Article XX 3. Article XX(b) and (g) F. ARTICLE XXIII:1(a) OF GATT 1994 Appendix 1
Appendix 1
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