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Contribution by Jamaica to the Doha Mandated Review

of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)

Communication from Jamaica

The following communication, dated 5 February 2003, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica.

Further to our proposal in TN/DS/W/21, we propose the following addition to Article 3 - General Provisions, and amendment to Article 4.11 of the DSU:

1. New Article 3(13)

A WTO Member has the right to determine the composition of its delegation in dispute settlement proceedings.

2. Article 4.11

Whenever a Member other than the consulting Members considers that it has a substantial trade interest in consultations being held pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article XXII of GATT 1994, paragraph 1 of Article XXII of GATS, or the corresponding provisions in other covered agreements (4), such Member may notify the consulting Members and the DSB, within 10 days after the date of the circulation of the request for consultations under said Article, of its desire to be joined in the consultations. Such Member shall be deemed to have a substantial trade interest and shall be joined in the consultations. , provided that the Member to which the request for consultations was addressed agrees that the claim of substantial interest is well-founded. In that event they shall so inform the DSB. If the request to be joined in the consultations is not accepted, the applicant Member shall be free to request consultations under paragraph 1 of Article XII or paragraph 1 of Article XXIII of GATT 1994, paragraph 1 of Article XXII or paragraph 1 of Article XXIII of GATS, or the corresponding provisions in other covered agreements.