Registration opens for delayed broadcast of arbitration hearing in US-EU aircraft dispute
At the request of the European Union and the United States in the dispute European Communities and Certain Member States — Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (Recourse to Article 22.6 of the DSU by the European Union) (DS316), the Arbitrator has agreed to present an audio recording of the non-confidential portions of the opening oral statements of the parties. The statements were originally made and recorded at the Arbitrator’s meeting with the parties previously held in February 2019.
The public presentation of the recorded opening statements will be on Tuesday, 30 April 2019, at 14:30 in Room E at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva.
The number of places in the presentation room reserved for the public will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of a completed registration form. Completed forms should be sent by e-mail only to the following address: openmeetingDS316Arb@wto.org. Applications will be accepted until 17:00, Geneva time, on 18 April 2019.
Members of the general public to whom seats have been allocated will need to present a valid official photo identification on-site to access the presentation room. Members of the public allocated a seat are requested to arrive in good time, as WTO security checks may delay access to the presentation room.
Please note that any form of recording of the presentation is prohibited and that cell phones shall be switched off during the public presentation.
The WTO cannot offer any support, including financial, for accommodation, flight arrangements and visas.