182. The Chairman said that by means of a communication, dated 23 June 2003, the United States and the European Communities had notified a mutually satisfactory temporary arrangement in the dispute United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act (WT/DS160/23).
183. At its meeting on 2 October 2003, the Dispute Settlement Body had agreed to establish a panel pursuant to requests by the United States and Australia concerning protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs (WT/DS174/20 and WT/DS290/18, respectively). In accordance with Article 9.1 of the DSU concerning multiple complainants, the DSB had agreed to establish a single panel to examine these two complaints. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Chinese Taipei, Turkey and the United States had reserved their third-party rights to participate in the Panel's proceedings.
