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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 8 September 1999
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.1
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 7 September 1999, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of
the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
1. At the July DSB meeting the objective of presenting a proposal for amendments to the banana
regime was indicated to Members.
2. Since that time discussions with interested Members have continued and intensified. It
appears that most parties would prefer that a tariff rate quota system be maintained, at least in the
short term. However, notwithstanding the indications in the report of the Ecuador, there continues to
be wide divergence of views on both the acceptability of the possible mechanisms of such a system
and on which solutions would be WTO consistent.
3. On 22 September an update of the situation will be presented to the DSB.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 15 October 1999
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.2
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 October 1999, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the
DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
As explained extensively at the meeting of the DSB of 22 September, discussions with
interested Members have continued and intensified, with a view to presenting proposals for
amendments to the Community's banana regime. It appears that a majority of the parties concerned
would prefer that a tariff rate quota system be maintained, at least in the short term. However, there
continues to be wide divergence of views on both the acceptability of the possible mechanisms of
such a system, and on which solutions would be considered WTO-consistent.
On 27 October an update of the situation will be presented to the DSB.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 8 November 1999
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.3
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 8 November 1999, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of
the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
As explained extensively at previous meetings of the DSB, intensive discussions with
interested Members have been undertaken, with a view to presenting proposals for amendments to the
Community's banana regime. It appears that a majority of the parties concerned would prefer that a
tariff rate quota system be maintained, at least in the short term. However, there continues to be wide
divergence of views on both the acceptability of the possible mechanisms of such a system, and on
which solutions would be considered WTO-consistent.
The Commission of the European Communities has therefore decided that it will make a
proposal, taking into account all the views which have been expressed, which best meets the
Community objectives, including WTO consistency. Such a proposal will be discussed in the
Commission on 10 November. It should therefore be possible to give further details on 19 November.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 17 January 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.4
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 January 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the
DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute regarding

As explained extensively at the DSB m eeting of 19 November 1999, the EC has now
developed a proposal for the reform of the banana regime. This proposal comprises a decision to
continue discussions with interested parties, in particular on the possible systems of distribution of
licences for the tariff rate quota regime.
Those discussions are underway, and several proposals have been received and are being
studied. There continue to be divergent views expressed by the main parties concerned, and even
where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge in the details. As a result, no agreed
conclusions can be reached at this stage. Efforts to find an agreed solution continue.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 11 February 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.5
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 11 February 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
As it has been explained before to the DSB, the EC has now developed a proposal for the
reform of the banana regime. The proposal envisages a two-stage process, comprising a tariff rate
quota (TRQ) system for several years; this system should be replaced by a tariff only system no later
than 1 January 2006. This proposal includes a decision to continue discussions with interested parties,
in particular on the possible systems of distribution of licences for the tariff rate quota regime.
Those discussions are underway, and several proposals have been received and are being
studied. There continue to be divergent views expressed by the main parties concerned, and even
where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge in the details. As a result, no agreed
conclusions can be reached at this stage.
As the proposal of November 1999 makes clear, if no feasible administrative system which
will resolve the dispute can be found regarding the distribution system for licences in a TRQ system it
will not be possible to maintain the proposal for a transitional TRQ regime; in that case negotiations
under GATT Article XXVIII to replace the current system with a tariff only regime are envisaged.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 13 March 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.6
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 9 March 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities informs the DSB that no new events which would substantially
modify the situation have occurred since the last report presented on 24 February last. The European
Communities therefore refers the DSB to its previous report. The European Communities confirms in
particular that it has continued bilateral discussions with the WTO Members concerned as well as
other interested parties. There continue to be divergent views expressed by the main parties
concerned, and even where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge regarding the details. As
a result, no agreed conclusions have been reached yet.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 28 March 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.7
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 27 March 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities informs the DSB that no new events which would substantially
modify the situation have occurred since the last report presented on 20 March last. The European
Communities confirms in particular that it has continued bilateral discussions with the WTO Members
concerned as well as other interested parties. As has been clearly indicated, both in previous reports
and in the interventions at previous DSB meetings, there continue to be divergent views expressed by
the main parties concerned, and even where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge regarding
the details. As a result, no agreed conclusions have been reached yet.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 8 May 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.8
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 5 May 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities informs the DSB that no new events which would substantially
modify the situation have occurred since the last report presented in April. The European
Communities therefore refers the DSB to its previous report. The European Communities confirms in
particular that it has continued bilateral discussions with the WTO Members concerned as well as
other interested parties. There continue to be divergent views expressed by the main parties
concerned, and even where there is apparent agreement, differences emerge regarding the details. As
a result, no agreed conclusions have been reached yet.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 14 July 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.10
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 July 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
At the last DSB the EC submitted a calendar of the main meetings the EC has had with
government representatives of the interested parties over the last twelve months. During that period
the Commission has concentrated its efforts on the negotiation of tariff quotas allocated on the basis
of traditional trade flows. The major stumbling bloc k to reach an agreement on this method of quota
allocation was the reference period to be used, and which needed to be agreed by all parties
concerned. Discussions on this basis are at an impasse. The EC will now examine the possibility of
managing the proposed TRQs on a first come, first served basis. On the basis of the examination of
this approach, and on other possible solutions, including a tariff only system and its implications, the
EC will decide on the way ahead.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 15 September 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.11
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 September 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
As was announced at the previous DSB meetin g, the EC has now started the examination of
the feasibility of the management of the proposed TRQs on a first come, first served basis. On the
basis of this assessment and after having considered also other possible solutions, including a tariff
only system and its implications, the EC will decide on the way ahead.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 13 October 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.12
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 12 October 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The EC envisages the following way ahead: for a transitional period of time banana imports
should be regulated by the establishment of tariff rate quotas (TRQs), managed on the basis of a "first
come, first served" (FCFS) system. In time befo re the end of the transitional period, the EC will
undertake GATT Article XXVIII negotiations with a view to establish a flat tariff system.
FCFS is recognized as a WTO compatible system for the management of TRQs. It is a
straightforward and transparent system open for all operators.
The EC envisages to open three tariff rate quotas which are open for bananas of all origins.
The management of all three tariff rate quotas will be identical with a tariff preference for ACP
countries. The tariff level will not be prohibitive for bananas of non-ACP origin. In case this
assessment proves to be wrong, the EC will reduce the in-quota tariff for non-ACP bananas in the
third tariff quota during the year, as necessary.
The EC will now finalize its internal decision-making process with a view to implement the
new regime rapidly.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 7 November 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.13
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 6 November 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
As was announced at the previous DSB meeting, the EC is finalizing its internal
decision-making process with a view to implement the new import regime, based on a "first come-
first served" (FCFS) system, rapidly. We recall that FCFS is recognized as a WTO-compatible
system for the management of tariff quotas. It is a transparent and straightforward system, open for
all operators.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 1 December 2000
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.14
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 30 November 2000, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The EC is finalizing its internal decision-making process with a view to implementing a
WTO–compatible new import regime, based on a "first come-first served" (FCFS) system, rapidly.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 22 January 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.15
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 19 January 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
Since the circulation of its last status report, important steps in the internal decision making
process of the EC have taken place. This means that the legal instrument modifying one part of the
EC banana trade regime, Council Regulation (EC) No 404/93, should be formally adopted and
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities shortly. This paves the way for a
rapid implementation of the WTO–compatible new import regime, based on a "first come-first
served" (FCFS) system.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 26 March 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.17
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 23 March 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
Since the last status report, the European Communities have continued their work at
regulatory and technical levels for the preparation and implementation of the distribution mechanism
for the banana tariff rate quotas, to be applie d within the framework of Council Regulation (EC)
No 216/2001 which will become applicable as of 1 July 2001.
In parallel, the European Communities have held bilateral discussions on this new system
with interested WTO Members.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 13 July 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.20
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 12 July 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities are continuing to wo rk actively on the legal instruments that are
required for the management of the three tariff rate quotas after 1 January 2002, in full compliance
with the mutually agreed solution reached with the United States and Ecuador (and notified as
document ).
In particular, the EC has submitted on 22 June 2001 a request for a GATT Article XIII(1) and
(2) waiver, as such a waiver is an essential legal pre-requisite for modifying Council Regulation (EC)
No 216/2001 in order both to reserve the C tariff rate quota for ACP bananas in the transitional period
and to make an additional quantity of 100.000 tonnes of bananas available to MFN suppliers.
Regrettably, the examination of the requests for GATT waivers submitted by the EC has been
delayed.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 17 September 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.21
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
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Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 13 September 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
 Dispute regarding
The European Communities are continuing to wo rk actively on the legal instruments that are
required, at internal level as well as WTO level, for the management of the three tariff rate quotas
after 1 January 2002, in full compliance with the mutually agreed solution reached with the
United States and Ecuador (notified as document ).
Regrettably, it has not been possible to start the examination of the requests for GATT
waivers submitted by the EC in 2000 and 2001, which are a prerequisite for the modification of the
EC legislation.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 8 October 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.22
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 4 October 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities are continuing to wo rk actively on the legal instruments that are
required, at internal level as well as WTO level, for the management of the three tariff rate quotas
after 1 January 2002.
Regrettably, in the short time frame lapsed since the last DSB meeting, no progress has been
made on the waiver requests submitted by the EC and the ACP States. Should no progress happen at
the next meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods on 5 October 2001, the EC and the ACP States
would obviously be forced to reassess the situation in all its aspects.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 25 October 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.23
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 25 October 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Chairman of the Disp ute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities are continuing to wo rk actively on the legal instruments that are
required, at internal level as well as WTO level, for the management of the three tariff rate quotas
after 1 January 2002.
The EC welcomes the fact that the examination procedure for the requested waivers has
started, and stands ready to fully and constructively participate, together with the ACP States, in this
exercise.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Status Report by the European Communities Addendum
Date: 7 December 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/51/Add.24
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Status Report by the European Communities
Addendum
The following communication, dated 6 December 2001, from the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission to the Chairman of the Di spute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to
Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Status Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations and Rulings in the
Dispute regarding
The European Communities welcome the Decision of the Ministerial Conference of
14 November 2001 waiving Article I of the GATT 1994 to permit the European Communities to
comply with its trade commitments under the AC P-EC Partnership Agreement. The European
Communities also welcome the adoption of the waiver from the requirements of Article XIII of the
GATT 1994 which provides legal security for the implementation of the transitional banana regime
through autonomous tariff rate quotas on imports of bananas until 31 December 2005 at the latest.
The European Communities are finalizing their work on the legal instruments that are
required at internal level for the management of the three tariff rate quotas after 1 January 2002, so
that Phase 2 of the Understandings with the United States and Ecuador can be implemented.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Request to Join Consultations Communication from Honduras
Date: 1 May 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/56; WT/DS27/55
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Honduras
The following communication, dated 26 April 2001, from the Permanent Mission of
Honduras to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of
Ecuador and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
The Government of the Republic of Honduras has taken note of the request by Ecuador,
circulated to all Members in document , dated 20 April 2001, for consultations on the
scope of the agreement between the United States and the European Communities with a view to
settling the dispute on the regime for the importation, sale and distribution of bananas.
The Government of Honduras considers that this agreement marks a step forward in this
dispute and has an interest in following up the procedure under which the agreement will be applied;
accordingly, and taking into account the trade interest of Honduras in the matter, I wish to inform you
that the Government of Honduras desires to be joined in the consultations requested by the
Government of Ecuador, in accordance with Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU).
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Request to Join Consultations Communication from Guatemala
Date: 1 May 2001
Document codes: WT/DS27/57
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Guatemala
The following communication, dated 26 April 2001, from the Permanent Mission of
Guatemala to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of
Ecuador and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
I wish to inform you that I have been instructed by the authorities of my country to notify
that, in accordance with Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Guatemala wishes to be joined in the consultations
requested by the Government of Ecuador with the European Communities in the communication sent
by the Government of Ecuador on 17 April 2001, document , circulated to WTO
Members on 20 April 2001.
The agreement reached between the United States and the European Communities is a major
step forwards in the trade dispute over bananas. The Government of Guatemala has an interest in
being joined in the consultations requested by the Government of Ecuador because it wishes to keep
abreast of developments in this matter.
The Government of Guatemala looks forward to being informed of the date and venue of the
consultations.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador Request to Join Consultations Communication from Colombia
Date: 1 December 2006
Document codes: WT/DS27/66
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador

Request to Join Consultations

Communication from Colombia

 The following communication, dated 30 November 2006, from the delegation of Colombia to
the delegation of the European Communities, the de legation of Ecuador and to the Chairman of the
Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.

 Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Governme nt of Colombia hereby notifies the Consulting
Parties and the Dispute Settlement Body that it wi shes to join in the consultations requested by
Ecuador regarding " ".

 Ecuador's request for consultations pursuant to Article 4 of the DSU and Article XXII of the
GATT was circulated in document , dated 29 November 2006.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador Request to Join Consultations Communication from Belize
Date: 4 December 2006
Document codes: WT/DS27/67; WT/DS27/65/Rev.1
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador

Request to Join Consultations

Communication from Belize

 The following communication, dated 29 Novemb er 2006, from the delegation of Belize to the
delegation of the European Communities, the dele gation of Ecuador and to the Chairman of the
Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.

 By communication circulated under WTO document of
29 November 2006, Member States were informed th at the Government of Ecuador advised that its
original correspondence of 16 November 2006 was superseded by its communication of 28 November
2006. By its communication of 28 November, Ecuador is requesting to engage in consultations under
Article XXII of the GATT with the European Communities (EC), which opens the way to
participation by third parties.

 The content of Ecuador's request for consu ltations indicates that it essentially contests the
preferential regime from which ACP banana exporting States benefit.

 As an ACP banana exporting country with subs tantial and specific trade interests in bananas
including a heavy reliance on the EC as its sole market for the product, the Government of Belize
hereby requests under Article 4.11 of the DSU to be joined as a third part y in the consultations
requested by Ecuador with the EC. We look forwar d to your support in allowing us to participate
fully in these consultations.

 Belize reserves its rights in any future proceedings that may arise under the DSU or to any
rights under the WTO.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Document: Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador Request to Join Consultations Communication from the Dominican Republic
Date: 5 December 2006
Document codes: WT/DS27/68
Complainant: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S.
Respondent: EU
Third parties: Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Suriname, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Madagascar
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. I, II, III, X, XI, XIII  GATT 1994Art. 1, 3  Import LicensingArt. II, XVI, XVII  Services (GATS)Art. 2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)Art. 19  Agriculture

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Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Ecuador

Request to Join Consultations

Communication from the Dominican Republic

 The following communication, dated 30 November 2006, from the delegation of the
Dominican Republic to the delegation of the European Communities, the delegation of Ecuador and to
the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is ci rculated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the
DSU.

 I have the honour to inform you that I have been instructed by the authorities of my country to
give notice of the fact that, pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of the Dominican Republic wishes to
be joined in the consultations re quested by the Government of Ecuador under Article 4 of the DSU
and Article XXII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), concerning
recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU.

 The communication addressed by the Government of Ecuador to the delegation of the
European Communities was circulated to WTO Members in documents and
, dated 20 November 2006 and 29 November 2006 respectively.

 In the light of the foregoing, the Dominican Republic, as a major exporter of the ACP Group
of States, wishes to declare its substantial trade interest in this dispute, and hence its wish to be joined
in these consultations.

 The Government of the Dominican Republic looks forward to receiving information
concerning the date and venue of these consultations.