雒剥经降置昌大是 高级商务英语阅读 The Uruguay Round agreement also made it impossible for the country losing a case to block the adoption of the ruling.Under the previous GATT procedure,rulings could only be adopted by consensus,meaning that a single objection could block the ruling.5)_ Although much of the procedure does resemble a court or tribunal,the preferred solution is for the countries concerned to discuss their problems and settle the dispute by themselves.6) A.It sets out in considerable detail the procedures and the timetable to be followed in resolving disputes. B.The Uruguay Round agreement introduced a more structured process with more clearly defined stages in the procedure. C.The agreed time limits are flexible,and if the case is considered urgent (e.g.if perishable goods are involved),it is accelerated as much as possible. D.That means abiding by the agreed procedures,and respecting judgments. E.The first stage is therefore consultations between the governments concerned,and even when the case has progressed to other stages,consultation and mediation are still always possible. F.Now,rulings are automatically adopted unless there is a consensus to reject a ruling-any country wanting to block a ruling has to persuade all other WTO members (including its adversary in the case)to share its view. Ill.E-C Translation 1.The success of the WTO dispute system has led to charges that it is working too well.The crude version of these criticisms is that it is wrong for sovereign governments to allow faceless bureaucrats to pass judgment on their laws and to call into question democratic domestic decision-making.The more sophisticated criticism is that the Appellate Body has been too activist and has gone too far. 2.One important task of the WTO is its role in settling trade disputes between countries. Countries may appeal to the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism(DSM)when they believe that another country's laws infringe upon free trade.The dispute settlement system gives 第2页共3页高级商务英语阅读 The Uruguay Round agreement also made it impossible for the country losing a case to block the adoption of the ruling. Under the previous GATT procedure, rulings could only be adopted by consensus, meaning that a single objection could block the ruling. 5) ________ Although much of the procedure does resemble a court or tribunal, the preferred solution is for the countries concerned to discuss their problems and settle the dispute by themselves. 6) ________ A. It sets out in considerable detail the procedures and the timetable to be followed in resolving disputes. B. The Uruguay Round agreement introduced a more structured process with more clearly defined stages in the procedure. C. The agreed time limits are flexible, and if the case is considered urgent (e.g. if perishable goods are involved), it is accelerated as much as possible. D. That means abiding by the agreed procedures, and respecting judgments. E. The first stage is therefore consultations between the governments concerned, and even when the case has progressed to other stages, consultation and mediation are still always possible. F. Now, rulings are automatically adopted unless there is a consensus to reject a ruling — any country wanting to block a ruling has to persuade all other WTO members (including its adversary in the case) to share its view. III. E-C Translation 1. The success of the WTO dispute system has led to charges that it is working too well. The crude version of these criticisms is that it is wrong for sovereign governments to allow faceless bureaucrats to pass judgment on their laws and to call into question democratic domestic decision-making. The more sophisticated criticism is that the Appellate Body has been too activist and has gone too far. 2. One important task of the WTO is its role in settling trade disputes between countries. Countries may appeal to the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) when they believe that another country’s laws infringe upon free trade. The dispute settlement system gives 第 2 页 共 3 页