The Measures of the 22 Article about the Understanding Related to the Norms and Proceedings that Rule the Solution of Differences in the World Trade Organization

In order that a Member of the WTO start up the proceeding for solution of differences, is require an annulment or reduce of the benefits recognized in an agreement or the existence of some impediment for the achievement of any of the objectives for it. It may due to a non-completion of the agreement by other Member's side, or to put into effect a measure that does not violate any of those. Once exhausted a proceeding and once verify the non-completion of the agreement and the annulment or reduce to the claiming Member, the infringer must remove the measure incompatible with the arrangement. In case the infringer does not do it, there will be even the imposition of measures as compensation, or the authorization for the suspension of concessions or other obligations by the claiming Member's side. The regulation of this measures makes think that in the WTO are getting impose sanctions or institutional reactions, although given its characteristics could also be about unilateral measures put into effect by the affected Member. Anyway, it is possible to maintain that the solution differences system of the WTO is paradigmatic among the ones of the many international organizations, and the trust in it gets evident in the number of cases presented during its ten years functioning. Adapted from the source document.