WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS90/12
22 July 1999
(99-3126)
Original:  English
INDIA - QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS
OF AGRICULTURAL, TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Communication from the Appellate Body
The following communication, dated 22 July 1999, from the Chairman of the Appellate Body
addressed to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance withArticle 17.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes .
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I am writing to you pursuant to Article 17.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes , which stipulates that, as a general rule, the Appellate Body will
circulate its report no later than 60 days after the appellant has formally notified the Dispute
Settlement Body of its decision to appeal.  Article 17.5 states, furthermore, that when the Appellate
Body considers that it cannot provide its report within 60 days, it shall inform the DSB in writing ofthe reasons for the delay together with an estimate of the period within which it will submit its report.
India notified the Dispute Settlement Body of it s decision to appeal certain issues of law
covered in the Panel Report and legal interpretations developed by the Panel in this case on
25 May 1999, with the result that the 60-day period will expire on Monday, 26 July 1999.  Due to the
time required for completion and translation of the Report, the Appellate Body will not be able to
circulate its Report by 26 July 1999.  We estimate that the Appellate Body Report in this appeal willbe circulated to WTO Members by Monday, 23 August 1999.
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