On Friday 24 September, the European Commission appointed four experts to assist it in selecting arbitrators for trade disputes. Every trade agreement signed by the EU provides for a set of panellists and experts to be called upon in the event of a dispute.
In December, the Commission had launched a recruitment of arbitrators (see EUROPE B12626A23) to feed the pool of individuals who could later be mobilised for an arbitration panel.
The four members appointed on Friday will have to...