[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-4613]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

Establishment of Dispute Settlement Panel Concerning Certain U.S. 
Measures on Tobacco

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice that the Contracting Parties of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has decided, pursuant to a request by the 
governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Thailand, Zimbabwe, and Canada, to establish a dispute settlement panel 
to review the complaint by these governments against the U.S. 
provisions regarding tobacco in section 1106 of Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-66).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Brinza, Senior Advisor and Special Counsel for Natural 
Resources, Office of the General Counsel, USTR, 600 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20506, (202) 395-7305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is providing notice of the request for, 
and establishment of, a dispute settlement panel to examine the 
consistency of the U.S. measures in section 1106 (which concern 
tobacco) with the obligations of the United States under the GATT. 
Eight governments are currently the complaining parties in this 
dispute, and a ninth has asked to join (Argentina). In addition, there 
are several countries that have indicated a desire to participate in 
the panel proceeding as third parties. These include New Zealand, India 
and the European Community.
    Members of the panel have now been selected. The panel is expected 
to meet as necessary at the GATT headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 
to consider information relevant to the dispute. The panel will then 
provide a report to the GATT Council detailing its findings and 
recommendations.
Ira S. Shapiro,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 94-4613 Filed 2-28-94; 8:45 am]
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