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2 November 2021  
(21-8293) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
INDONESIA – MEASURES RELATING TO RAW MATERIALS  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated  1 November 2021 , addressed to the Chairperson of 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 Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes 
(DSU) provides that the period in which a panel shall conduct its examination, fro m the date that 
the composition and terms of reference of the panel have been agreed upon until the date the final 
report is issued to the parties to the dispute, shall, as a general rule, not exceed six months.  
 
Article 12.9 of the DSU provides that, when  a panel considers that it cannot issue its report within 
six months, it shall inform the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in writing accordingly and indicate 
the reasons, together with an estimate of the period within which it will issue its report.  
 
The Pan el in Indonesia – Measures Relating to Raw Materials (DS592) was established by the DSB 
on 22 February 2021 and composed on 29 April 2021.  
 
In accordance with the timetable adopted thus far, after consultation with the parties, the Panel 
estimates that it will issue its final report to the parties in the last quarter of 2022.  
 
The report will become available to the public once it is circulated to the Members in all three official 
languages of the WTO. The date of circulation depends on completion of tra nslation and the Panel is 
not in a position to provide an estimated circulation date at this time.  
 
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.  
 
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