WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS244/6
14 January 2003
(03-0159)
UNITED STATES - SUNSET REVIEW OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON
CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
The following communication, dated 9 January 2003, addressed to the Dispute Settlement
Body (DSB), is circulated in accordance with Article 12.9 of the Dispute Settlement
Understanding (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 agreedupon until the date that the final report is issued to the parties, shall, as a general rule, not exceed
six months.
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 writin g of the reasons for the delay, together with an
estimate of the period within which it will issue its report.
The Panel on " United States – Sunset Review of An ti-Dumping Duties on Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Japan " was established by the DSB on 22 May 2002 and composed
on 17 July 2002.
It will not, however, be possible for the Panel to complete its work within six months due to
the timetable adopted after having heard the parties' views and based on the time periods prescribed in
Appendix 3 of the DSU.
The Panel expects to complete its work by April 2003.
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