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25 January 2023  
(23-0585) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 24 January 2023 , 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 pro vides 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 US – Steel and Aluminium Products (Russia)  (DS554) was established by the DSB 
on 21 November 2018  and composed on 25 January 2019 . 
 
On 30 June 2022, the Panel informed the DSB that it expected to issue its final report to the parties 
no earlier than the last quarter of 2022. The Panel is in ongoing consultations with the parties 
regarding this dispute and does not expect to issue its final report to the parties before the third 
quarter of 2023.  
 
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.   
 
 
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