VI - INTERIM REVIEW

Summary

6.1 On 18 February 2011, the Panel issued its Interim Reports to the parties. On 4 March 2011, the United States, the European Union, Mexico, and China submitted written requests for review of precise aspects of the Interim Reports pursuant to Article 15.2 of the DSU. On 18 March 2011, the United States, the European Union, Mexico, and China submitted written comments on each other's requests for interim review. No party requested an additional meeting with the Panel.

6.2 The numbering of paragraphs and footnotes in the Final Reports has changed from the Interim Reports. The text below refers to the paragraph and footnote numbers in the Interim Reports regarding which the parties requested review. The parties submitted several editorial revisions as well as other linguistic changes, which were not contested by the other parties; the Panel also made minor editorial and non-substantive consequential changes as a result of other adjustments. Such editorial, minor and non-substantial changes were made to paragraphs 7.2, 7.4, 7.60, 7.63, 7.68, 7.79, 7.80, 7.82, 7.83, 7.85, 7.86, 7.88, 7.89, 7.90, 7.91, 7.96, 7.97, 7.102, 7.124, 7.151, 7.195, 7.221, 7.224, 7.227, 7.229, 7.231, 7.232, 7.233, 7.234, 7.246, 7.327 7.345, 7.352, 7.375, 7.376, 7.383, 7.389, 7.394, 7.404, 7.407, 7.415, 7.455, 7.456, 7.457, 7.459, 7.463, 7.464, 7.468, 7.469, 7.471, 7.495, 7.504, 7.505, 7.508, 7.512, 7.516, 7.518, 7.585, 7.588, 7.594, 7.599, 7.616, 7.623, 7.754, 7.781, 7.783, 7.860, 7.878, 7.879, 7.880, 7.965, and 7.1011; and footnotes 54, 524, 525, 526, 527, 546, 680, 1091, 1206, 1232, 1233 and 1234.