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27 October  2023 
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  Original: English  
 
UNITED STATES – ANTI -DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON  
RIPE OLIVES FROM SPAIN  
RECOURSE TO ARTICLE 21.5 OF THE DSU BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 27 October  2023, was received from the Chairperson of the 
Panel with the request that it be circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body.  
 
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Article  21.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes 
(DSU) provides that the pane l shall circulate its report within 90 days after the date of referral of 
the matter to it.  
 
Article  21.5 of the DSU further provides that, when a panel considers that it cannot provide its report 
within this time frame, it shall inform the Dispute Settlem ent Body (DSB) in writing of the reasons 
together with an estimate of the period within which it will submit its report.  
 
On 28 July 2023, the DSB referred the dispute United States – Anti-Dumping  and Countervailing  
Duties on  Ripe Olives from Spain (DS577) to the original panel, if possible. The Panel was composed 
on 31 July 2023. 
 
Due to delays at the organizational stage and the parties' request s for additional time to file their 
written  submissions, t he Panel expect s to issue its report in the fi rst quarter of 2024 . 
 
The report will only be available to the public once it is circulated to the Members in all three working  
languages of the WTO. The date of circulation depends on c ompletion of translation . 
 
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.  
 
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