Canada requests consultations at the World Trade Organization:
May 28, 1998
Both
Parties meet in Geneva for consultations: July 8, 1998
Canada
requests the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel: October
8, 1998
WTO
establishes the Secretariat of a. Special Group: November 25,
1998
After
lengthy negotiations between the two parties a pane is struck:
March 29, 1999
Panel
members are:
- Adrian Macey of New Zealand
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William Ehlers of Uruguay
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Ake Linden.of Sweden
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A)
Receipt of 'First submissions of the parties:
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April 26,1999 |
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By the European Commission:
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May
21,1999 |
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B)
Date time and place of first substantive meeting with the
parties;
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Third
party session:
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June
1-2,1999 |
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C)
Receipt of written rebuttals of the parties
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June 30, 1999 |
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D)
Meeting with the parties to discuss the consultations of experts:
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July
10, 1999 |
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E)
Receipt of names of experts submitted by both parties:
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August II, 1999 |
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F)
Transmission to both parties of a consolidated list of potential
experts and the tentative questions that will be submitted
to them
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August 23,1999 |
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Notification of the Experts Committee retained and the questions
approved by both parties |
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September
29, 1999 |
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Written responses received from the experts |
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November
22, 1999 |
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Receipt of both parties comments on the responses from the experts
committee: |
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December
13, 1999 |
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| J)
Date, time and place of second substantive meeting with the
parties |
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January 20 - 21, 2000 |
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Meeting
with the Experts Committee
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January
17, 2000 |
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| K)
Issuance of descriptive part of the report to the parties |
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February
14, 2000 |
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Receipt of comments by the parties on the descriptive part of
the report |
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February
28, 2000 |
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Issuance of the interim report including the findings and conclusions
to the parties |
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June
13, 2000* confidential |
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Deadline for parties to request review of part(s) of report:
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June
27,2000 |
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Period of review of panel, including possible additional meeting
with parties |
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July
11,2000 |
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| P) Issuance of final report
to parties to dispute |
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July
25,2000 |
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| Q) Circulation
of the final report to members |
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August
15,2000 * Public |
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| R) Possible adoption of
the final report/ Appeal request |
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Mid - September |
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| S) Issuance of report from
the Appellate Body |
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Mid-
December |
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