The World Trade Organization recently issued the final report of the panel that had examined complaints by the United States, Canada and Argentina against "European Communities Measures affecting the approval and marketing of biotech products" (disputes DS291, DS292 and DS293 respectively). In addition to a number of Annexes, the report covers 1087 pages, organised into the following main sections - Introduction (begins page 1); Factual aspects (3); Complaining parties` requests for findings and recommendations (4); Arguments of the parties (5); Arguments of third parties (228); Interim review (248); Findings (282); and Conclusions and recommendations (1067). See the report (in English, French and Spanish, downloadable in PDF or Word format) as well as summaries of the three disputes at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news06_e/291r_e.htm or contact [email protected] for more information.

05/10/2006