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25 January 2023  
(23-0583) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS  
FROM THE UNITED STATES  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 23 January 2023 , 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 shal l conduct its examination, from 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 w ill issue its report.  
 
The Panel in Russian Federation −  Additional Duties on Certain Products from the United States  
(DS566) was established by the DSB on 18 December 2018  and composed on 25 January 2019 .   
 
On 16 December 20211, the Panel informed the DSB that it had decided to wait until in -person 
substantive meetings were possible to complete its work, and that it expected to issue its Final 
Report to the parties not earlier than the second half of 2022.  
 
In January 2023, the Panel consul ted the parties again on the way forward in these proceedings. 
Taking into account the parties' views, the Panel is not currently in a position to set dates for the 
next steps in the proceedings. Accordingly, the Panel now expects to issue its Final Report  to the 
parties not earlier than the end of 2023.  
 
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 completion of translation 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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