WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS206/4
18 April 2002
(02-2150)
Original: English
UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING
MEASURES ON STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA
Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
The following communication, dated 16 April 2002, addressed to the Dispute Settlement
Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 12.9 of the DSU.
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Article 12.8 of the DSU stipulates that 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 that the final report is issued to the parties, shall, as a general rule, not exceed sixmonths.
Article 12.9 of the DSU states that when a panel considers that it cannot issue its report within
six months, it shall 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.
The Panel on U nited States – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures on Steel Plate from
India (DS206)  was established by the DSB on 24 July 2001 and composed on 26 October 2001.
It will not, however, be possible for the Panel to complete its work in six months in light of
scheduling conflicts.
The Panel expects to complete its work in June 2002, depending on translation.
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