UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTION OF THE PANEL ESTABLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF SWITZERLAND NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT
Document: NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT
Date: 28 January 2019
Document codes: WT/DS556/16; WT/DS556/15; WT/DS556/15
Complainant: Switzerland
Respondent: U.S.
Third parties: Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, EU, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, Venezuela
Dispute stage: Panel
Agreements cited: Art. I:1, II:1(a), II:1(b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIX:1  GATT 1994Art. 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7, 11.1(a)  SafeguardsArt. XIX  GATT 1994Art. 12.1, 12.2, 12.3  SafeguardsArt. XIX:2  GATT 1994Art. XVI:4  Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS
CONSTITUTION OF THE PANEL ESTABLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF SWITZERLAND
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT
1. At its meeting on 4 December 2018, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) established a panel
pursuant to the request of Switzerland in document , in accordance with Article 6 of
the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU).

2. The Panel's terms of reference are the following:

To examine, in the light of the relevant provisions of the covered agreements cited by
the parties to the dispute, the matter referred to the DSB by Switzerland in document
 and to make such findings as will assist the DSB in making the
recommendations or in giving the rulings provided for in those agreements.
3. On 7 January 2019, Switzerland requested the Director-General to determine the composition
of the panel, pursuant to Article 8.7 of the DSU. This paragraph provides:

If there is no agreement on the panelists within 20 days after the date of the
establishment of a panel, at the request of either party, the Director -General, in
consultation with the Chairman of the DSB and the Chairman of the relevant Council or
Committee, shall determine the composition of the panel by appointing the panelists
whom the Director-General considers most appropriate in accordance with any relevant
special or additional rules or procedures of the covered agreement or covere d
agreements which are at issue in the dispute, after consulting with the parties to the
dispute. The Chairman of the DSB shall inform the Members of the composition of the
panel thus formed no later than 10 days after the date the Ch airman receives such a
request.
4. On 25 January 2019, the Director-General accordingly composed the Panel as follows:

 Chairperson: Mr Elbio Rosselli

Members: Mr Esteban B. Conejos, Jr
 Mr Rodrigo Valenzuela

5. The Kingdom of Bahrain ; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Egypt; the European Union ;
Hong Kong, China; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand;
Norway; Qatar; the Russian Federation ; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ; Singapore; South Africa;
Chinese Taipei; Thailand; Turk ey; Ukraine; the United Arab Emirates ; Ukraine; and the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela have reserved their rights to participate in the Panel proceedings as third
parties.