This article discusses the decision of the Panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the EU–Energy Package dispute between the Russian Federation and the European Union (EU) and certain of its Members. This decision is an important milestone in the history of the WTO. First, it presents a good example of how international economic disputes concerning politically sensitive matters, such as energy security, may be resolved in a pragmatic way, by adhering to multilateral trade rules of the WTO. Second, as the first WTO decision to address a Member's regulatory regime for natural gas, it reminds the WTO community that energy trade is not an alien subject for the WTO. In this article, we discuss some of the Panel's findings that may have significance for other similar cases, and examine the implications of these findings for the EU's internal gas market and energy security. The Panel's decision is currently under appeal with a ruling by the WTO Appellate Body not expected before the end of 2019. Hence, the outcome of this dispute remains uncertain.

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WTO 专家组关于欧盟能源一揽子计划的报告及其对欧盟天然气市场和能源安全的影响

本文讨论了世界贸易组织 (WTO) 专家组在欧盟-能源包俄罗斯联邦与欧盟 (EU) 及其某些成员之间的争端。这一决定是世贸组织历史上的一个重要里程碑。首先，它提供了一个很好的例子，说明如何通过遵守 WTO 的多边贸易规则，以务实的方式解决涉及能源安全等政治敏感问题的国际经济争端。其次，作为世贸组织第一个解决成员天然气监管制度的决定，它提醒世贸组织，能源贸易对世贸组织来说不是一个陌生的主题。在本文中，我们讨论了专家组的一些调查结果，这些调查结果可能对其他类似案件具有重要意义，并研究这些调查结果对欧盟内部天然气市场和能源安全的影响。小组'