WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS98/8
10 November 1999
(99-4872)
Original: English
KOREA – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURE
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN DAIRY PRODUCTS
Communication from the Appellate Body
The following communication, dated 10 November 1999, from the Chairman of the
Appellate Body addressed to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated inaccordance with Article 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 theAppellate Body considers that it cannot provide its report within 60 days, it shall inform the DSB in
writing of the reasons for the delay together with an  estimate of the period within which it will submit
its report.
Korea notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal certain issues of law
covered in the Panel Report and legal interpretations developed by the Panel in this case on
15 September 1999 with the result that the 60-day period will expire on Monday, 15 November 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 15 November 1999.  We estimate that the Appellate Body Report in this
appeal will be circulated to WTO Members no later than Tuesday, 14 December 1999.
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