 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS257/14 
11 November 2004 
 
 (04-4823) 
 Original:   English 
  
 
UNITED STATES – FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION 
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SOFTWOOD LUMBER FROM CANADA 
 
Status Report by the United States
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 10 November 2004, from the delegation of the United States to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settle ment 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 – Final Countervailing Duty Determination with  
Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada  
(WT/DS257)  
   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 17 February 2004, the Dispute Settleme nt Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations 
and rulings in United States – Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Respect to Certain 
Softwood Lumber from Canada (WT/DS257).  By letter of 5 March 2004, the United States informed 
the DSB of its intention to implement those reco mmendations and rulings, and advised the DSB that a 
"reasonable period of time" would be required to do this.  On 28 April 2004, the United States and 
Canada informed the DSB that they had agreed that the reasonable period of time would be ten 
months, that is, from 17 February 2004 to 17 December 2004.    Since that time, the US Department of Commerce has been collecting and analysing 
information relevant to the recommendations a nd rulings of the DSB in its countervailing duty 
investigation of softwood lumber products from Canada , and, on the basis of that information, intends 
to issue a determination in that investigation in the near future. 
 
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