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Unit 2: World Trade Organization

may be expended, and if the dispute goes to a panel, the deadlines for the developing country to Notes
make its submissions may be relaxed. Formal complaints against least developed countries are
discouraged, and if consultations fail, the Director-General and the Chairman of the DSB stand
ready to offer their good offices before a formal request for a panel is made. As to substance, the
DSU provides that “particular attention” is to be paid to the interests of the developing countries,
and that the report of panels shall “explicitly indicate” how account has been taken of the
“differential and more favourable treatment” provisions of the agreement under which the
complaint is brought. In order to assist developing countries overcome their limited expertise
in WTO law and assist them in the management of complex trade disputes, an Advisory Centre
on WTO Law was established in 2001.

Figure 2.1: Ministerial Conference Chart

Reporting to General Council (or a subsidiary)

Reporting to Dispute Settlement Body
Plurilateral committees inform the General Council or Goods Council of their activities, although
these agreements are not signed by all WTO members

Trade Negotiations Committee reports to General Council

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