WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS126/10
17 January 2000
(00-0194)
Original: English
AUSTRALIA – SUBSIDIES PROVIDED TO PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS OF
AUTOMOTIVE LEATHER
Recourse by the United States to Article 21.5 of the DSU
Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
The following communication, dated 13 January  2000, addressed to the Chairman of the
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), is circulat ed in accordance with Article 21.5 of the DSU.
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Article 21.5 of the DSU stipulates that a panel examining the existence or consistency with a
covered agreement of measures taken to comply with the recommendations and rulings by the Dispute
Settlement Body (DSB) shall circulate its report wi thin 90 days after referral of the matter to it.
Article 21.5 further provides that when a panel considers that it cannot issue its report within 90 days, itshall inform the DSB in writing of the reasons for the delay together with an estimate of the period
within which it will issue its report.
At its meeting of 14 October 1999, the DSB decided, in accordance with Article 21.5, to refer to
the original panel the matter raised by the United States in WT/DS126/8.  I wish to inform you that,
while the Panel expects to have completed its work and issued the report to the parties by
14 January 2000, that is, within the 90 days provided for in the DSU, it does not expect to be able to
circulate the report to the Members by that  date due to the need for translation.
The Panel expects to be able to circulate its report to Members before the end of
January 2000.
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