@EU_Commission @wto Here is the @EU_Commission's plan for addressing the US-driven crisis confronting the @wto dispute settlement system. 
In a nutshell these are the @EU_Commission proposals to fix the @WTO dispute settlement system:
1) Increase the appellate body to 9 members who serve one, longer (6 to 8-year) full-time term;
2) Ensure AB reports are issued in 90 days unless dispute parties agree otherwise; ...
1) Increase the appellate body to 9 members who serve one, longer (6 to 8-year) full-time term;
2) Ensure AB reports are issued in 90 days unless dispute parties agree otherwise; ...
@EU_Commission @wto 3) Codify Rule 15;
4) Modify Art 17.12 of the DSU to limit advisory opinions/obiter dicta;
5) Modify Art 17.6 of the DSU to say the meaning of municipal laws are not subject to legal interpretation;
6) Establish regular AB-WTO member exchanges about systemic issues of concern.
4) Modify Art 17.12 of the DSU to limit advisory opinions/obiter dicta;
5) Modify Art 17.6 of the DSU to say the meaning of municipal laws are not subject to legal interpretation;
6) Establish regular AB-WTO member exchanges about systemic issues of concern.
@EU_Commission @wto There's also this peach of a kicked can at the very end of the @EU_Commission's WTO reform paper:
After the @wto appellate body is unblocked, then and only then, should WTO members "engage in discussions on such possible changes or authoritative interpretations."
After the @wto appellate body is unblocked, then and only then, should WTO members "engage in discussions on such possible changes or authoritative interpretations."
