Once the WTO Appellate Body has issued a decision in a dispute, the disputing governments must immediately conform to the decision with no further discussions on settlement.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The panels of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body are not empowered to make any new rules; they may simply apply the existing rules to a given set of facts.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The components of WTO areSelect one:a.Ministerial conferenceb.Disputes settlement bodyc.Director Generald.All of the above

WTO Members A and B conclude a compromise, according to which a specific WTO dispute between A and B is to be resolved by the International Court of Justice in the Hague and according to the procedures set out in its Statute. Are A and B permitted to do so?Select one:a.For disputes under the covered agreements, Article 23.1 of the DSU mandates recourse to the WTO dispute settlement system and therefore does not permit the use of other procedures for resolving WTO disputes.b.The Statute of the International Court of Justice does not permit States to decide that the Court is competent.c.The priority of the WTO dispute settlement system is to secure a positive solution, if possible through a negotiated agreement. The negotiated agreement can also provide for any particular form of adjudication of the dispute.d.A and B may take their dispute to the International Court of Justice, but they need the approval of the DSB who would decide by consensus.

The World Trade Organization provides two procedures for the resolution of disputes between countries. One way is to request the WTO Council to appoint a "panel" to adjudicate the dispute; the other way is        Group of answer choicesto refer the dispute to the Free Trade Commission for settlement.a consultation and, if necessary, conciliation procedure—essentially a diplomatic solution.to submit to the International Compensation Board, who will review the matter and publish a report with their recommendations.to turn over the matter to the International Mediation Review Board.Next

Two WTO Members that are also signatories to a regional integration agreement with a dispute settlement system have a controversy about a technical standard. The technical standards falls simultaneously under both the regional trade agreement and the WTO Agreement (in particular, the TBT Agreement and Article III of GATT 1994). Is it possible to initiate WTO dispute settlement proceedings right away?Select one:a.No. The dispute settlement system of the regional trade agreement has priority. The DSB will reject any request for the establishment of a panel until the regional procedure is completed.b.Yes. Dispute settlement systems under regional trade agreements are available only after the completion of the WTO procedure. The complainant must thus always start by bringing its complaint to the WTO.c.Yes. The complainant can start with either forum for initiating the dispute, but it can only use one of the two and it must choose. This is to avoid contradictory outcomes in two separate disputes.d.Yes. As far as dispute settlement is concerned, the two systems are separate and independent one from another. Under each dispute settlement system the adjudicatory body would decide according to the rules governing that system.