ࡱ> {}|@ LbjbjFF ,R,,z$O  n0n0n0800l c>2121(Z1Z1Z1Z1Z1Z1ccccccc$dR8gH)c9 b;Z1Z1b;b;)c Z1Z1bc===b; Z1 Z1c=b;c==joZ0 aZ1&1 }(%G4n0.=p`2Waxc0c`2g=gda g aTZ1*4=,67Z1Z1Z1)c)c dJ $= J ANNEX E REQUESTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL ContentsPageAnnex E-1 Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Brazil (WT/DS269/3) E-2Annex E-2 Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Thailand (WT/DS286/5) E-4 ANNEX E-1 REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL BY BRAZIL World Trade OrganizationWT/DS269/3 22 September 2003(03-5040)Original: English european communities customs classification of frozen boneless chicken cuts Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Brazil The following communication, dated 19 September 2003, from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU. _______________ On 11 October 2002, Brazil requested consultations with the European Communities (EC) pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) and Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994). That request was circulated to the ϲʹ Members on 16 October 2002 as document WT/DS269/1, "European Communities Customs Classification of Frozen Boneless Chicken Cuts". On 5December 2002 and on 19 March 2003, Brazil and the EC held consultations in Geneva with a view to reaching a mutually agreed solution. Unfortunately, consultations failed to settle the dispute. Therefore, Brazil hereby requests that a Panel be established pursuant to Article 6 of the DSU and Article XXIII of the GATT 1994,with standard terms of reference as set out in Article 7 of the DSU. The specific measures at issue are Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2002, published in the Official Journal of the EC on 9 July 2002, concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN), and the EC Commission Decision, published in the Official Journal of the EC on 12 February 2003, concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (BTI) issued by the Federal Republic of Germany. Regulation No. 1223/2002 provides a new description for the product under the CN code 0207.14.10. By virtue of Regulation No. 1223/2002, goods described as "Boneless chicken cuts, frozen and impregnated with salt in all parts. They have a salt content by weight of 1,2% to 1,9%. The product is deep-frozen and has to be stored at temperature of lower than -18C to ensure a shelf-life of at least one year." are now classified under CN code 0207.14.10. Products under CN code 0207.14.10 are subject to a tariff of 102.4 /100kg/net. Prior to Regulation No. 1223/2002, the product "boneless chicken cuts, frozen and impregnated with salt in all parts", was classified as salted meat under CN code 0210.99.39. Products under CN code 0210.99.39 are subject to an ad valorem duty of 15.4%. Subsequent to the issuance of Regulation No. 1223/2002, the Commission of the EC published a Decision addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany reporting that all BTIs previously issued by Member States, which classified the products concerned as salted meat of CN code 0210, ceased to be valid. In particular, this Decision informed that Germany had erroneously issued BTIs classifying frozen products containing between 1.9% and 3% of salt under CN code 0210. The reason given was that products "consisting of boneless chicken cuts which have been frozen for long-term conservation and have a salt content of 1.9% to 3% are similar to the products covered by Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2002". According to the Commission of the EC, "[t]he addition of salt in such quantities is not such as to alter the products' character as frozen poultry meat of heading 0207". Thus, the Commission Decision instructed Germany to withdraw the BTIs issued on frozen poultry meat containing between 1.9% and 3% of salt. As a result of these measures, the product boneless chicken cuts, frozen with a salt content of 1.2% or more, which was previously classified as salted meat, is now classified as frozen chicken, subject to a tariff rate in excess of the bound rate for salted meat in the EC's Schedules under GATT1994. Accordingly, Brazil considers that its commerce of salted chicken to the EC has been accorded treatment less favourable than that provided in the EC Schedule for the product, in contravention of the EC's obligations under Articles II:1(a) and II.1(b) of the GATT 1994. These EC measures produce distortions in trade, which nullify and impair, within the meaning of GATT ArticleXXIII, benefits accruing to Brazil under the GATT 1994. Brazil asks that this request for the establishment of a Panel be placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body, which is scheduled to take place on 2 October 2003. __________ ANNEX E-2 REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL BY THAILAND World Trade OrganizationWT/DS286/5 28 October 2003(03-5735)Original: English european communities customs classification of frozen boneless chicken cuts Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Thailand The following communication, dated 27 October 2003, from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU. _______________ On 25 March 2003, pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU") and Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994"), the Kingdom of Thailand ("Thailand") requested consultations with the European Communities ("EC") with respect to the EC's customs classification of frozen boneless salted chicken cuts. That request was circulated to ϲʹ Members on 31 March 2003 in document WT/DS286/1. On 21 May 2003, Thailand and the EC held consultations in Geneva with a view to reaching a mutually agreed solution. Unfortunately, consultations failed to settle the dispute. Thailand therefore requests the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article 6 of the DSU and ArticleXXIII of the GATT 1994. The measure at issue is the classification of frozen boneless salted chicken cuts as provided in the EC Regulation No.1223/2002 of 8 July 2002 ("Regulation 1223/2002") published in the Official Journal of the EC on 9 July 2002 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN) and elaborated in the EC Commission Decision ("Decision") of 31 January 2003 published in the Official Journal of the EC on 12 February 2003 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information ("BTI") issued by the Federal Republic of Germany. Regulation 1223/2002 establishes a new description for products falling under CN Code 0207.14.10. By virtue of Regulation 1223/2002, goods described as "[b]oneless chicken cuts impregnated with salt in all parts. They have a salt content by weight of 1,2% to 1,9%. The product is deep-frozen and has to be stored at a temperature of lower than -18 C to ensure a shelf-life of at least one year" are now classified under CN Code 0207.14.10. Products under CN Code 0207.14.10 are subject to a tariff of 102.4 Euros per 100 kg/net. Prior to Regulation 1223/2002, frozen boneless chicken cuts impregnated with salt in all parts were classified as salted meat under CN code 0210.99.39. Products under CN Code 0210.99.39 are subject to an ad valorem duty of 15.4%. Subsequent to the issuance of Regulation 1223/2002, the EC Commission published a Decision addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany noting that BTIs previously issued by Member States which classified the products concerned as salted meat under heading 0210 ceased to be valid. The Decision further noted that Germany had subsequently issued BTIs classifying frozen boneless chicken cuts with a salt content of 1.9% to 3% under heading 0210. The Decision stated that "the products also consisting of boneless chicken cuts which have been frozen for long-term preservation and have a salt content of 1,9% to 3% are similar to the products covered by Regulation (EC) 1223/2002. The addition of salt in such quantities is not such as to alter the products' character as frozen poultry meat of heading 0207." Therefore, the Commission Decision instructed Germany to withdraw the BTIs issued on frozen poultry meat with a salt content between 1.9% and 3%. As a result of this measure, the product classified as frozen boneless chicken cuts with a salt content of 1.2% or more, which was previously been classified as salted meat at the ad valorem rate of 15.4%, is now classified as frozen chicken subject to a tariff rate in excess of the bound rate for salted meat in the EC's Schedule of Concessions (Schedule LXXX) under the GATT 1994. In the view of Thailand, its exports of salted chicken to the EC are being accorded treatment less favourable than that provided in the EC Schedule in contravention of the EC's obligations under Articles II:1(a) and II:1(b) of the GATT 1994. The EC measure creates distortions in trade that nullify or impair, within the meaning of Article XXIII, the benefits accruing to Thailand under the GATT 1994. Thailand requests  234C# $ % > ? 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