China – Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of
Cellulose Pulp
from Canada
Communication from the Panel
The following communication,
dated 27 October 2015, was received from
the Chairperson of the Panel with the request that it be circulated to the
Dispute Settlement Body.
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Article 12.8 of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of
Disputes (DSU) provides that the period in which a panel shall conduct its
examination, from the date that the composition and terms of reference of the
panel have been agreed upon until the date the final report is issued to the
parties to the dispute, shall, as a general rule, not exceed six months.
Article 12.9 of the DSU provides
that, when a panel considers that it cannot issue its report within six months,
it shall inform the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in writing accordingly and
indicate the reasons, together with an estimate of the period within which it
will issue its report.
The Panel on China – Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Cellulose Pulp from Canada (WT/DS483)
was established by the DSB on 10 March 2015 and composed on 27 April 2015.
The beginning of the Panel's
work has been delayed as a result of a lack of available experienced lawyers in
the Secretariat. The Panel does not expect to issue its final report to the
parties before the end of 2016.
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