On 26 April 2017, the WTO announced that at the request of the participants in the dispute “European Communities and Certain Member States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU” (DS316), the Appellate Body Division hearing the appeal has decided to authorize observation of the oral hearing by WTO members and the general public. Given the participants’ request to protect certain sensitive business information, public observation will be limited to the opening statements and will take place via delayed broadcast. The broadcast of the opening statements will take place at the WTO on Wednesday, 10 May at 10 a.m.
In light of limited seating capacity, the places 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: airbusabhearing@wto.org.
Applications will be accepted until 12 noon, Geneva time, on Wednesday, 3 May 2017. Those to whom seats have been allocated will be advised by e-mail by Friday, 5 May, at which time further information regarding the broadcast will be provided. See announcement for additional details.
