7. On November 2, 2005, the United States requested consultations with the Government of
Turkey pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing
the Settlement of Disputes (“DSU”), Article XXII:1 of GATT 1994, Article 6 of the Import
Licensing Agreement, Article 8 of the TRIMs Agreement, and Article 19 of the Agriculture
Agreement regarding Turkey’s import restrictions on rice from the United States. This request
was circulated to WTO Members on November 7, 2005. Pursuant to this request, the United 2
States and Turkey held consultations on December 1, 2005. These consultations failed to reach a
mutually satisfactory resolution to this dispute.