WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS238/4
18 October 2002
(02-5697)
Original:  English
ARGENTINA – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURE
ON IMPORTS OF PRESERVED PEACHES
Communication from the Chairman of the Panel
The following communication, dated 15 October 2002, 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 agreed
upon until the date that the final report is issued to the parties, shall, as a general rule, not exceedsix 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 Argentina - Definitive Safeguard Measure on Imports of Preserved Peaches
(WT/DS238) was established by the DSB on 18 January 2002 and composed on 16 April 2002.
It will not, however, be possible for the Panel to complete its work in six months due to the
schedule agreed with the parties.
The Panel expects to complete its work by the end of January 2003.
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