  
  
WT/DS526/4  
 
2 October  2019 
(19-6361) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  – MEASURES RELATING TO  TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES, 
AND TRADE -RELATED AS PECTS OF INTELLECTUA L PROPERTY RIGHTS  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 30 September 2019 , 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 tha t 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 estima te of the period within which it will issue its report.  
 
The Panel on United Arab Emirates – Measures Relating to Trade in Goods and Services, and 
Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  (DS526) was established by the DSB on 
22 November  2017 and composed on  3 September 2018 . 
 
In light of  the revised timetable adopted after consultation with the parties, following the designation 
of a new Chairperson of the Panel1, the Panel expects to issue its final report to the parties in the 
second half of 2020.  
 
The report will be available to the pu blic 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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1 See document WT/DS526/3/Add. 1 