WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS176/6
20 November 2001
(01-5942)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SECTION 211 OMNI BUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1998
Communication from the Appellate Body
The following communication, dated 20 November 2001, from the Chairman of the Appellate
Body, Mr. Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, to the Ch airman of the Dispute Settlement Body,
Mr. Roger Farell, is circulated in accordance with Rule 15 of the Working Procedures for Appellate
Review .
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The terms of office of Messrs. Julio Lacarte-Muró and Claus-Dieter Ehlermann expire on
10 December 2001.  Messrs. Lacarte-Muró and Ehlermann are both Members of the Division
currently hearing the appeal in United States – Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 .  The
Appellate Review proceedings in this appeal will not be completed by the date of expiry of the terms
of office on 10 December 2001, but will be completed by 2 January 2002.
Rule 15 of the  Working Procedures for Appellate Review   provides:
A person who ceases to be a Member of the Appellate Body may,
with the authorization of the Appellate Body and upon notification
to the DSB, complete the disposition of any appeal to which that
person was assigned while a Member, and that person shall, for that
purpose only, be deemed to continue to be a Member of theAppellate Body.
The Appellate Body has authorized Messrs. Lacarte-Muró and Ehlermann to complete the
disposition of this appeal.
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