77. Emphasises that the WTO dispute settlement system is a central element in providing security and predictability to the multilateral trading system; expresses its concern that in some cases the US has adopted an approach inconsistent with its international obligations by applying or refusing to repeal laws which are in breach of WTO obligations and result in serious damage to the EU and third countries' industries; calls, therefore, on the US Congress to improve its record of compliance with WTO dispute settlement ...[+++] findings;

73. Emphasises that the WTO dispute settlement system is a central element in providing security and predictability to the multilateral trading system; expresses its concern that in some cases the US has adopted an approach inconsistent with its international obligations by applying or refusing to repeal laws which are in breach of WTO obligations and result in serious damage to the EU and third countries' industries; calls, therefore, on the US Congress to improve its record of compliance with WTO dispute settlement ...[+++] findings;

77. Emphasises that the WTO dispute settlement system is a central element in providing security and predictability to the multilateral trading system; expresses its concern that in some cases the US has adopted an approach inconsistent with its international obligations by applying or refusing to repeal laws which are in breach of WTO obligations and result in serious damage to the EU and third countries' industries; calls, therefore, on the US Congress to improve its record of compliance with WTO dispute settlement ...[+++] findings;

Second, for the record, as the minister responsible for the FTA, I found the honourable senator's remarks about dispute settlement confusing.

The rapid derestriction and speedy publication on the WTO website of documents and records of the meetings of all WTO bodies, the opening up of meetings, including those under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM), to other multilateral organisations and NGOs, allowing NGOs to submit studies and written or oral proposals to WTO bodies, and with regard to the dispute settlement procedure, making public the substantive meetings with the parties, meetings of panels and the appellate body and submissions by the parties or experts, and ...[+++]allowing special groups to receive amicus briefs from NGOs.

The creation of a fund to enable all countries to have a representation in Geneva, support for regional representations bringing together developing countries, ensuring that those countries without a representation have rapid access to records of meetings, ensuring internal transparency, establishing an early-warning system to allow developing countries to prepare for discussion of new questions, adjusting the planning of meetings to enable all delegations, even the smallest, to participate or to be represented at negotiations on matters of concern to them, establishing clear rules on so-called 'informal' consultations and allowing all c ...[+++]ountries that wish to take part to do so and ensuring that they receive a copy of the meeting's conclusions, reforming the dispute settlement system to give the developing countries recourse to collective sanctions in certain circumstances, and facilitating the accession of the LDCs.