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The decisions provided on this page consist of all the Article 25 awards circulated to WTO Members. The list is updated immediately after each new decision is circulated. |
These awards are published in their officially paginated format by Cambridge University Press in the Dispute Settlement Reports (DSRs). The DSR citations are provided in the table (with the exception of recently circulated awards which have not yet been published).
Article 25 Arbitration Awards
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Dispute Name |
Complaining Party in Underlying Dispute |
DS Number |
DSR Citation | Arbitrators |
Circulation Date |
| U.S. - Copyright | EC | 160 | DSR 2001:II, 667 | Ian F. Sheppard, Margaret Liang, David Vivas-Eugui | November 9, 2001 |
DSU Article 25 is titled "Arbitration," and provides:
1. Expeditious arbitration within the WTO as an alternative means of dispute settlement can facilitate the solution of certain disputes that concern issues that are clearly defined by both parties.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this Understanding, resort to arbitration shall be subject to mutual agreement of the parties which shall agree on the procedures to be followed. Agreements to resort to arbitration shall be notified to all Members sufficiently in advance of the actual commencement of the arbitration process.
3. Other Members may become party to an arbitration proceeding only upon the agreement of the parties which have agreed to have recourse to arbitration. The parties to the proceeding shall agree to abide by the arbitration award. Arbitration awards shall be notified to the DSB and the Council or Committee of any relevant agreement where any Member may raise any point relating thereto.
4. Articles 21 and 22 of this Understanding shall apply mutatis mutandis to arbitration awards.