1.   The two-day Geneva talks are required under the dispute settlement rules of the WTO, which governs international commerce.

2.   The two-day talks are required under the dispute settlement rules of the WTO, which governs international commerce.

3.   He said he trusted that the new tougher dispute settlement rules under the WTO would be able to resolve the trade row.

4.   However, should a WTO dispute resolution panel rule against the EU, Santer said Europe would abide by the ruling.

5.   In talks with Japan, European ministers criticized the U.S. threat of unilateral measures as undermining internationally agreed WTO dispute settlement rules.

6.   It has criticized the United State for seeking to bypass WTO dispute settlement rules that Washington played a big part in writing.

7.   This is the first time in the history of the WTO that a trade dispute has gone this far, and dispute settlement rules are unclear.

8.   The United States used its right under WTO dispute settlement rules to block similar requests by Japan and South Korea, the source said.