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Presidirxg Member Page 49 James Ba.cchus Member Claus-DLeter Ehlermann Member FN1. WT/ DS135/R, 18 September 2000. FN2. Journal officiel, 26 December 1996. FN3. WT/ DS135/R/Add.1, pp. 3-6. FN4. Parxel Report, paras. 1.1 and 1.2. In its request for the establishment of a panel (WT/DS/135/3, 9 October 1998), Canada also claimed that the Decree is inconsis tent with the obligations of the European Communities under Articles 2 and 5 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the "SPS Agreemen.t") . However, Canada did not pursue this claim in its written or oral argument, s before the Panel. FN5 . Pan.el Report, para FN6 . Ibid., para. 8.159 FN7. WT/ DS135/8, 23 October 2000. FN8. Pursuant to Rule 21(1) of the Working Procedures. FN9. Pursuant to Rule 23(1) of the Working Procedures. FN10. Pursuant to Rules 22 and 23(3) of the Working Procedures. FN11. Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Working Procedures. FN12. WT/DS135/10, 20 December 2000. FN13 . Pursuant to Rule 27 of the Working Procedures. FN14. Appellate Body Report, WT/DS58/AB/R, adopted 6 November 1998, para. 124.