A handbook on the WTO dispute settlement system

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1. Introduction to the WTO Dispute settlement system
2. Actors in the WTO dispute settlement process
3. The scope of WTO disputes
4. The stages in a typical WTO dispute
5. Compliance with DSB recommendations and rulings
6. Other procedural issues arising in WTO dispute settlement proceedings
7. Alternatives to adjudication by panels and the appellate body
8. Developing countries in the WTO dispute settlement system
9. Ongoing efforts to improve the WTO dispute settlement system
10. Further information and resources
11. Annex I: flow chart of the WTO dispute settlement process
12. Annex II: dispute settlement rules
13. Annex III: examples of panel working procedures
14. Annex IV: examples of timetables for panel proceedings
15. Annex V: working procedures for appellate review
16. Annex VI: DSB practices
17. Annex VII: communication from the director-general on Article 5 of the DSU
18. Annex VIII: Decision of 5 April 1966 on procedures under Article XXIII
19. Annex IX: decision of 12 April 1989 on improvements to the GATT dispute settlement rules and procedures
20. Annex X: historic development of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement system
21. Annex XI: index of official titles and short titles of WTO disputes (as of 1 December 2016)
22. Annex XII: WTO disputes - reports circulated and/or adopted