The US was disappointed that Viet Nam had chosen to move forward with a panel request. The US raised several concerns regarding Viet Nam's panel request, claiming for example that some items were not the subject of consultations, and that the original anti-dumping investigation as well as the first review of the anti-dumping order were each initiated following applications received prior to Viet Nam's accession to the WTO. The US said that it was therefore not in a position to agree to a panel and strongly urged Viet Nam to reconsider its decision to pursue a panel.