WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS136/14/Add.21
WT/DS162/17/Add.21
21 November 2003
(03-6221)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING ACT OF 1916
Status Report by the United States
Addendum
The following communication, dated 20 November 2003, from the Delegation of the
United States to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6
of the DSU.
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the
DSB Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute
United States – Anti-Dumping Act of 1916
(WT/DS136 and WT/DS162)
The United States submits this report in accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes .
On 26 September 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted its recommendations
and rulings in United States - Anti-Dumping Act of 1916  (WT/DS136 and WT/DS162).  At the
following DSB meeting on 23 October 2000, the United  States informed the DSB of its intention to
implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in connection with this matter.
On 19 May 2003, legislation repealing the 1916 Act and terminating all pending cases was
introduced in the US Senate (S. 1080).  Other bills repealing the 1916 Act were introduced in the
US House of Representatives on 4 March 2003 (H .R. 1073), and in the Senate on 23 May 2003
(S. 1155).
The US Administration is continuing to work with Congress to enact legislation, and will
continue to confer with the European Communities and Japan, in order to reach a mutually
satisfactory resolution of this matter.
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