WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS184/6
22 June 2001
(01-3180)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
Communication from the Appellate Body
The following communication, dated 22 June 2001, 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 inwriting of the reasons for the delay, together with an estimate of the period within which it will submit
its report.
The United States 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
25 April 2001, with the result that the 60-day period will expire on Monday, 25 June 2001.  The
Appellate Body will not be able to circulate its Report by  Monday, 25 June 2001.  We estimate that
the Appellate Body Report in this appeal will be circulated to WTO Members no later than Tuesday,
24 July 2001.
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