WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS176/14
24 December 2003
(03-6739)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SECTION 211 OMNI BUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1998
Modification of the Agreement under Article 21.3(b) of the DSU
The following communication, dated 19 December 2003, from the Delegation of the
European Commission and the Delegation of the United States to the Chairman of the Dispute
Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 21.3(b) of the DSU.
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With regard to the dispute United States – Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act
(WT/DS176), we are pleased to inform you that – as suggested by the United States – the European
Communities and the United States have mutually agreed to modify the "reasonable period of time"
for implementation of the recommendations and rulings of the Dispute Settlement Body, which was
originally established pursuant to Article 21.3(b) of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes , so as to expire on 31 December 2004.
(s.) Carlo Trojan (s.) Linnet F. Deily
Ambassador Ambassador
For the European Communities For the United States
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