Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION

Terms of Reference

Panel Composition

Ⅱ.PROCEDURAL ISSUES

（a）Adequacy of the Consultations and Specificity of the Request for Panel Establishment

（b）The Requirement of Legal Interest

（c）Multiple Panel Reports

Ⅲ.FACTUAL ASPECTS

（a）Banana Production and Trade

（b）The EC’s Common Organization of the Banana Market

（i）Tariff Treatment

（ii）Quantitative Aspects， Including Country Allocations

（iii）Licensing Requirements

（c）Trade Policy Developments Concerning Bananas

（i）Disputes Relating to Bananas under the GATT

（ii）Framework Agreement on Bananas

（iii）Tariff Changes

（iv）Lome Waiver

（v）Accession of Austria， Finland and Sweden to the EC

Ⅳ.MAIN ARGUMENTS

A.General

B.Trade in Goods

1.General Overview of the Case

（a）Overview of the Claims Presented by the Complaining Parties

（i）Tariff Issues

（ii）Allocation Issues

（iii）Import Licensing Issues

（b）Overview of the Responses Presented by the European Communities

（i）Separate Regimes

（ii）GATT Schedules and Articles Ⅰand ⅩⅢ in the Context of the Agreement on Agriculture

（iii）The Non-Applicability of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures to Tariff Quotas

（iv）The Non-Applicability of Articles Ⅲ：4 and X of GATT to Border Measures

（v）The Lome Waiver

2.Detailed Arguments

（a）Tariff Issues

（i）Tariff Preferences for Non- Traditional ACP Banana Imports

Arguments of the Complaining Parties

Arguments of the EC

The Lome Waiver

Parties’ Subsequent Arguments - Non-Traditional ACP Tariff Preferences

（ii） Third-Country Tariff Rates

（b）Allocation Issues

（i）General Allocations

Article ⅩⅢ：2 of GATT

Arguments of the Complaining Parties

Arguments of the EC

Separate Regimes

GATT Schedules and Articles Ⅰand ⅩⅢ in the Context of the Agreement on Agriculture

Parties’ Arguments - Interpretive Issues

Article ⅩⅢ：1 of GATT

Article Ⅰ of GATT

The Lome Waiver

（ii）Reallocation of Shortfalls

（c）Import Licensing Issues

（i）The Licensing Regime as a Whole

Arguments of the Complaining Parties

Arguments of the EC

The Non-Applicability of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures to Tariff Quotas

The Non-Applicability of Articles Ⅲ：4 and X of GATT to Border Measures

Partie’ Subsequent Arguments - the Licensing Regime as a Whole

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

Claims under the Agreement on Agriculture

（ii）Operator Category Licence Allocation

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

Claims under the Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures

（iii）Activity Function Licence Allocation

Licence Distribution Issues

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

Issues Concerning “over-filing” or “double-counting”

（iv）Export Certificates

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

（v）Publication of Regulations and Timing of Licences

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

（vi）Licences Provided to EC Banana Producers

（vii）Hurricane Licences

Claims under the GATT

Claims under the Licensing Agreement

C.General Agreement on Trade in Services （GATS）

Introduction

Issues of Scope

（a）The Relationship Between the GATS and the Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods

（b）Standard of Discrimination under the MFN and National Treatment Obligations

（i）Measures Affecting Trade in Services- Articles Ⅰ：1 and ⅩⅩⅧ（c）

（ii）Measures Affecting Trade in Services- Article ⅩⅦ：1

（iii）Standard of Discrimination： Article Ⅱ

（c）Wholesale Trade Services

Operator Category Licence Allocation

（a）Article ⅩⅦ

（b）Article Ⅱ

Activity Function Licence Allocation- Articles Ⅱ and ⅩⅦ

Hurricane Licences - Articles Ⅱ and ⅩⅦ

Export Certificates - Articles Ⅱ and ⅩⅦ

Ⅴ.ARGUMENTS PRESENTED BY THIRD PARTIES

ACP Third Parties

Introduction

Preliminary Matters

The Lome Convention and the Lome Waiver

Article Ⅰ of GATT

Article ⅩⅢ of GATT

Article Ⅹ of GATT and the Licensing Agreement

The GATS

Conclusion

Canada

The Relationship Between Trade in Goods and Trade in Services

The Lome Waiver

Conclusion

Colombia， Costa Rica， Nicaragua and Venezuela

Introduction

Principal Legal Arguments

Subsidiary Legal Arguments

Conclusions

India

The Lome Convention and the Lome Waiver

Conclusion

Japan

Non-Applicability of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures to Tariff Quota Systems

Conclusion

The Philippines

Preliminary Arguments

Specific Legal Arguments

Conclusion

Ⅵ.INTERIM REVIEW

Ⅶ.FINDINGS

A.Organizational Issues

1.Participation of Third Parties

2.Presence of Private Lawyers

B.Preliminary Issues

1.Adequacy of the Consultations

2.Specificity of the Request for Panel Establishment

（a）Article 6.2 and the Request for Establishment of the Panel

（b）The Arguments of the Parties

（c）Analysis of the Article 6.2 Claim

（i）Ordinary Meaning of Treaty Terms

（ii）Context

（iii）Object and Purpose

（iv）Past Practice

（v）Cure

3.Requirement of Legal Interest

4.Number of Panel Reports

C.Substantive Issues

1.The EC Market for Bananas： Article ⅩⅢ of GATT

（a）Article ⅩⅢ

（i）Separate regimes

（ii）Members with a Substantial Interest

（iii）Members without a Substantial Interest

（iv）New Members

（v）Other Arguments

（b）The Allocation of Tariff Quota Shares to ACP Countries： the Lome Waiver

（i）Preferential Treatment Required by the Lome Convention

（ii）Application of the Lome Waiver to the EC’s Article ⅩⅢ Obligations

（c）The Allocation of Tariff Quota Shares to BFA Countries

（i）Inclusion of the BFA Tariff Quota Shares in the EC Schedule

（ii）Agreement on Agriculture

（d）Tariff Quota Share Allocations and Article Ⅰ：1

2.Tariff Issues

3.The EC Banana Import Licensing Procedures

（a）General Issues

（i）Scope of the Licensing Agreement

（ii）GATT 1994 and the Annex 1 A Agreements

（iii）Separate Regimes

（iv）Examination of the Licensing Claims

（b）Operator Categories

（i）Article Ⅲ：4 of GATT

（ii）Article 2 of the TRIMs Agreement

（iii）Article Ⅰ of GATT

（iv）Application of the Lome Waiver to the EC’s Article Ⅰ Obligations

（v）Article Ⅹ：3（a） of GATT

（vi）Other Claims

（c）Activity Functions

（i）Article Ⅲ of GATT

（ii）Article Ⅰ：1 of GATT

（iii）Article Ⅹ：3（a） of GATT

（iv）Other Claims

（d）BFA Export Certificates

（i）Article 1：1 of GATT

（ii）Other Claims

（e）Hurricane Licences

（i）Article Ⅲ：4 of GATT

（ii）Article Ⅰ：1 of GATT

（iii）Application of the Lome Waiver

（iv）Article 1.3 of the Licensing Agreement

（v）Other Claims

（f）Other Claims

（i）General

（ii）Article 1.2 of the Licensing Agreement

4.The EC Banana Import Licensing Procedures and the GATS

（a）Introduction

（b）General Issues

（i）Measures Affecting Trade in Services

（ii）Wholesale Trade Services

（iii）Modes of Supply

（iv）The Scope of the Article Ⅱ Obligation

（v）The Scope of the Article ⅩⅦ Commitment

（vi）Effective Date of GATS Obligations

（vii）Claims by Mexico

（c）Operator Categories

（i）Article ⅩⅦ of GATS

（ii）Article Ⅱ of GATS

（d）Activity Functions

（i）Article ⅩⅦ of GATS

（ii）Article Ⅱ of GATS

（e）Export Certificates

（i）Article ⅩⅦ of GATS

（ii）Article Ⅱ of GATS

（f）Hurricane Licences

（i）Article ⅩⅦ of GATS

（ii）Article Ⅱ of GATS

5.Nullification or Impairment

D.Summary of Findings

1.Preliminary Issues

2.The EC Market for Bananas： Article ⅩⅢ of GATT

3.Tariff Issues

4.The EC Banana Import Licensing Procedures

5.The EC Banana Import Licensing Procedures and the GATS

Ⅷ.FINAL REMARKS

Ⅸ.CONCLUSIONS

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