REPORT ON MARKET ACCESS STRATEGIES: NON-LITIGIOUS WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS

The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and Steptoe & Johnson LLP (Steptoe) are pleased to present this report on the use of non-litigious mechanisms for the settlement of disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO). The purpose of the present report is to conduct a review of the use, by key WTO Members, of the work of specialized WTO Committees as an informal mechanism for the settlement of disputes without recourse to formal dispute settlement procedures under the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), and to formulate recommendations for the improvement of Brazil’s use of such mechanisms in the future.