European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products

Agreement under Article 21.3(b) of the DSU

The following communication, dated 5 September 2014, from the delegation of Norway and the delegation of the European Union to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 21.3(b) of the DSU.

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We wish to inform you that, with reference to our previous communication from 24 July 2014 and pursuant to Article 21.3(b) of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, Norway and the European Union have agreed that the reasonable period of time for the European Union to implement the recommendations and rulings of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in the dispute European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products (DS401) shall be 16 months from 18 June 2014, i.e. the date of adoption of the DSB’s recommendations and rulings. Accordingly, the reasonable period of time will expire on 18 October 2015.

We request that you circulate this notification to the Members of the DSB.

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