Members adopt national security ruling on Russian Federation’s transit restrictions
May 3, 2019
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 26 April formally adopted a panel ruling clarifying the use of national security exceptions to WTO rules as invoked in the trade dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine over transit restrictions. The DSB also heard a number of members’ views on proposed reforms to the dispute settlement process in light of recent dispute cases and continued differences over the appointment of Appellate Body members.