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Title:DECISION ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GATT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT RULES AND PROCEDURES



     DECISION ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GATT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
                      RULES AND PROCEDURES


The Ministers,

     Recalling the CONTRACTING PARTIES' Decision of 12 April
1989,

     Noting that the improvements to the GATT dispute settlement
rules and procedures are being applied on a trial basis until the
end of the Uruguay Round and that a decision on their adoption
should be taken before the end of the Round,

     Considering that the continuation of the improved rules and
procedures is necessary for the effectiveness of the dispute
settlement mechanism,

     Decide,

     To invite the CONTRACTING PARTIES to keep the above-
mentioned improvements in effect until the entry into force of
the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes contained in Annex 2 of the Agreement
Establishing the Multilateral Trade Organization.