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Dispute Settlement Body  
5 October 2022  
 
  
MINUTES OF MEETING  
HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD  
ON 5 OCTOBER 20221 
Chair person : H.E.  Dr Athaliah Lesiba MOLOKOMME (Botswana ) 
Prior to the adoption of the Agenda : the Chairperson  welcome d all delegations participating in 
the present meeting of the DSB both in -person and remotely . She said that first she wished  to 
remind delegations to mute their laptop microphones if they were connected to Interprefy in the 
meeting room.  She also wished to  recall a few technical instructions regarding th e virtual  
participation of delegations . She said that i f a Member was unable to take the floor during the 
meeting because of a technical issue, the delegation c ould inform the Secretariat  accordingly.  
Hopefu lly any technical issue would be quickly resolved. If a technical issue remained unresolved, 
the delegation had the option to send the statement to the Secretariat with the request that it be 
read out by the Secretariat on behalf of that delegation during the meeting so that the statement 
could be reflected in the minutes of the meeting . 
The DSB took note  of the statement and adopted  the Agenda.  
1  UNITED STATES – SAFEGUARD MEASURE ON IMPORTS OF LARGE RESIDENTIAL 
WASHERS  
A. Joint request by the Republic of Korea and the United States for a decision by the DSB 
(WT/DS546/ 10) 
1.1.  The Chair person  drew attention to the joint communication from Korea  and the United States 
contained in document WT/DS 546/10 and invited the representative  of Korea  to speak.  
1.2.  The representative of Korea  said that  Korea thanked the Chair and the Secretariat for convening 
this special DSB meeting.  As noted,  Korea and the United States had jointly request ed that the DSB 
agree to provide additional time for the adoption or appeal of the Panel Report in this dispute , by 
way of adopting the draft decision circulated to WTO Members in document WT/DS546/10. Korea 
and the United States share d the common understanding that a positive resolution to the dispute 
was desirable. To th at end, the parties ha d agreed to continue their discussion s to reach a 
constructive outcome of the proceeding s for the period specified in their joint request. Korea  
appreciate d the DSB's support for the draft decision.  
1.3.  The representative of the United States  thanked Korea for its statement. As noted, the United 
States and Korea had jointly requested that the DSB agree to provide additional time for the adoption 
or appeal of the panel report in this dispute, by adopting the draft decision circulated to WTO 
Members in document WT/DS546/10. The United States considered that the draft DSB decision, if 
adopted, would facilitate the resolution of the dispute. The United States remained  open to further 
discussions with Korea on the way forward in this dispute. The United States appreciated the DSB's 
support for the draft decision . 
1.4.  The DSB took note  of the statements.  
 
1 The proceedings of this meeting were held in a hybrid format.  WT/DSB/M/471   
 
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  1.5.  The Chairperson  propose d that: "The DSB agree that, upon a request by Korea or the 
United  States, the DSB shall no later than 20 December 2022 adopt the Report of the Panel in the 
dispute : United States – Safeguard Measure on Imports of Large Residential Washers , contained in 
document WT/DS546/R  unless  (i) the DSB  decide s by consensus not to do so or  (ii) either party to 
the dispute notifi es the DSB of its decision to appeal pursuant to Article 16.4 of the DSU ." 
1.6.  The DSB  so agreed . 
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