RUSSIAN FEDERATION – ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON
CERTAIN PRODUCTS
FROM THE UNITED STATES
COMMUNICATION
FROM THE PANEL
The following
communication, dated 25 November 2024, addressed to the Chairperson of the
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), is circulated in accordance with Article 12.9 of
the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU).
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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 in Russian Federation − Additional Duties on Certain
Products from the United States (DS566) was
established by the DSB on 18 December 2018 and composed
on 25 January 2019.
On 17 January 2024, the Panel informed the DSB that it did not expect to
issue its Final Report to the parties prior to the second half of 2024.[1]
The Panel has consulted with the parties on
the way forward in these proceedings. The United States has indicated that it
continues to consult internally on this matter, and the Russian Federation has
stated that it has no further comments. The Panel accordingly does not
expect to issue its Final Report prior to the second half of 2025.
The report will only be available to the public once it is circulated to
the Members in all three working languages of the WTO. The date of circulation
depends on completion of translation and the Panel is not in a position to
provide an estimated circulation date at this time.
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.
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