Nature of commitments in accession protocols Sample Clauses

Nature of commitments in accession protocols. 1. In China – Raw Materials, in a finding not appealed by any party to the dispute, the Panel explained that the terms of accession protocols are integral parts of the WTO Agreement and are enforceable in dispute settlement: "Accession to the WTO is achieved through negotiation with other WTO Members. Pursuant to Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement, accessions take place 'on terms to be agreed' between the acceding Member and the WTO membership. Most accession processes take several years to complete and lead to detailed negotiated provisions. The terms of each WTO Member's accession are set out in its Accession Protocol and accompanying Working Party Report. The negotiated agreement between the WTO membership and the acceding Member results in a delicate balance of rights and obligations, which are reflected in the specific wording of each commitment set out in these documents. Ultimately, the acceding Member and the WTO membership recognize that the intensively negotiated content of an accession package is the 'entry fee' to the WTO system. WTO Members' accession protocols are considered to form integral parts of the WTO Agreement. For example, Paragraph 1.2 of Part I of China's Accession Protocol provides: 'The WTO Agreement to which China accedes shall be the WTO Agreement as rectified, amended or otherwise modified by such legal instruments as may have entered into force before the date of accession. This Protocol, which shall include the commitments referred to in paragraph 342 of the Working Party Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.' (italics added) In this dispute, as with previous disputes concerned with China's Accession Protocol, all parties agree that China's Accession Protocol forms an integral part of the WTO Agreement. Moreover, all parties agree that WTO Members can initiate WTO dispute settlement proceedings on the basis of a claim of violation of China's Accession Protocol.1 Finally, all parties agree that commitments included in the related Working Party Report, and incorporated into the Accession Protocol by cross- reference, are binding and enforceable through WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Accordingly, the Panel will interpret the provisions of China's Accession Protocol – like those of the WTO covered agreements – in accordance with the customary rules of interpretation of public international law, including those codified in Articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Vienna Convention."2
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