I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 On 24 November 2009, the Republic of Korea ("Korea") requested consultations pursuant to
Article XXII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994"), Article 4 of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU") and
Article 17 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994 ("Anti-Dumping Agreement"), concerning the United States' alleged application of
the practice known as "zeroing" of negative dumping margins in calculating final margins of dumping
in its investigations of three products, namely stainless steel plate in coils ("SSPC") from Korea;
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils ("SSSS") from Korea; and diamond sawblades and parts thereof
("diamond sawblades") from Korea.1 Korea and the United States held consultations on
22 December 2009 and on 2 February 2010, but failed to resolve the dispute.
1.2 On 8 April 2010, Korea requested the establishment of a panel pursuant to Article XXIII of
the GATT 1994, Articles 4 and 6 of the DSU and Article 17.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.2 The
Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") established a panel at its meeting on 18 May 2010.