      STATEMENT ON DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT ON 
IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VI 1994 OR PART V OF THE AGREEMENT 
              ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 1994


      With respect to dispute settlement pursuant to the Agreement on 
Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 or Part V of the Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 1994, Ministers recognize the need for 
the consistent resolution of disputes arising from anti-dumping and 
countervailing duty measures.