WT/DS475/15
7 June 2017
(17-3024) Page: 1/1
Original: English
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – MEASURES ON THE IMPORTATION OF LIVE PIGS,
PORK AND OTHER PIG PRODUCTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 21.3(B) OF THE DSU
The following communication, dated 2 June 2017, from the delegation of the Russian Federation
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, pursuant to Article 21.3(b) of the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), the Russian Federation and the
European Union have agreed that the reasonable period of time for the Russian Federation to
implement the recommendations and rulings of the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") in the
dispute Russian Federation – Measures on the Importation of Live Pigs, Pork and Other Pig
Products from the European Union (DS475) shall be 8 months and 15 days from the date of
adoption of the DSB recommendations and rulings (i.e., March 21, 2017). Accordingly, the
reasonable period of time expires on December 6, 2017.
We request that you circulate this notification to the Members of the DSB.
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