比较视域下RCEP争端解决机制研究

Research on Dispute Settlement Mechanism of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership from a Comparative Perspective

作为亚太地区规模最大的自由贸易谈判协定,RCEP重视为缔约方提供高效灵活与公正透明的争端解决方式。相比于WTO,RCEP争端解决机制作出了一定的创新安排,但该机制也存在着适用范围的过度限缩、争端解决常设机构的缺失、专家组程序推进的不合理等问题。针对争端解决机制文本的缺陷,中国作为RCEP的缔约方,应在完善国内相关立法的同时,积极提出文本的修改意见,比如适当扩大争端解决机制的适用范围、增设争端解决专门机构、建立专家组裁决监督机构、优化专家组成员的遴选方式,以进一步推动RCEP争端解决机制的运行与实施。

As the largest free trade negotiation agreement in the Asia-Pacific region,RCEP emphasizes the provision of efficient,flexible,fair and transparent dispute settlement for the parties.Compared with WTO,the innovations of RCEP dispute settlement mechanism are reflected in the exclusion of Non-violation complaints,the panel’s award shall be final and binding,and the restriction of dispute settlement time,etc.At the same time,the RCEP dispute settlement mechanism also has defects such as excessive restriction of the scope of application,the lack of a permanent body for dispute settlement,and the irrationality of the panel’s procedure.In view of the shortcomings of the text of the dispute settlement mechanism,China,as a party to the RCEP,should actively put forward modifications to the text during the subsequent negotiations,such as appropriately expanding the scope of application of the dispute settlement mechanism,setting up a permanent dispute settlement body,establishing a panel of experts to supervise the adjudication of disputes and optimizing the way of selecting members of the panel of experts,so as to further promote the operation and implementation of the dispute settlement mechanism of the RCEP.