WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS46/15
9 March 2000
(00-0890)
Original:  English
BRAZIL – EXPORT FINANCING PROGRAMME FOR AIRCRAFT
Recourse by Canada to Article 21.5 of the DSU
Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
The following communication, dated 8 March 2000 and addressed to the Dispute Settlement
Body, is circulated in accord ance 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 9 December 1999, the DSB decided, in accordance with Article 21.5, to refer
to the original panel the matter raised by Canada in WT/DS46/13.  I wish to inform you that the Panel
does not expect to be able to circulate the report to the Members by 9 March 2000, that is, within the 90
days provided for in the DSU, due to the s hort timeframes provided for in the timetable.
The Panel expects to be able to circulate its report to Members by the middle of April 2000.
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