Developing countries 6. The United States and Venezuela then took six and a half months to agree on what the United States should do. The case arose because the United States applied stricter rules on the chemical characteristics of imported gasoline than it did for domestically-refined gasoline. The dispute panel agreed with Venezuela and Brazil. The United States agreed with Venezuela that it would amend its regulations within 15 months and on 26 August 1997 it reported to the Dispute Settlement Body that a new regulation had been signed on 19 August.
Consultations take place.
April 1995 Dispute Settlement Body agrees to appoint panel. US does not block.