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Dispute Settlement Body  
8 April  2022  
 
  
MINUTES OF MEETING  
HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD  
ON 8 APRIL 20221 
Chair person : H.E.  Dr Athaliah Lesiba MOLOKOMME (Botswana ) 
Prior to the adoption of the Agenda : the Chairperson  welcomed all delegations participating in 
the present  meeting of the DSB both in -person and remotely and said that she 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 
could inform the Secretariat accordingly.  Hopefully any technical issue would be quickly resolved.  If 
a technical issue remained unresolved, the delegat ion 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/DS546/8)  
1.1.  The Chair person  drew attention to the  joint communication from Korea  and the United States 
contained in document WT/DS 546/8 and invited the representative of Korea  to speak.  
1.2.  The representative of Korea  said that Korea thank ed the Chair and  the Secretariat for convening 
the special DSB meeting. As noted, Korea and the United States ha d agreed to jointly request 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 dra ft decision circulated to WTO Members in document WT/DS546/8. 
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 to reach a 
constructive outcome on the proceeding s, during  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/DS546/8. 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.  
 
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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 7 July 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  and Add.1  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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