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31 January 2020  
(20-0750) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – MEASURES ON THE IMP ORTATION OF LIVE PIG S, 
PORK AND OTHER PIG P RODUCTS FROM THE EUR OPEAN UNION  
RECOURSE TO ARTICLE 21.5 OF THE DSU BY T HE EUROPEAN UNION  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 28 January 2020 , was received from the Chairperson of the 
Panel with the request that it be circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB).  
 
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The Panel recalls its communication of 25 March 2019  informin g the DSB that it would issue its final 
report to the parties in the first quarter of 2020  (DS475/23) . 
 
On 24 January 2020 , the Panel received a letter from the European Union requesting the Panel to 
suspend its proceedings in accordance with Article 12.12  of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU).  
 
Article 12.12 of the DSU provides that the Panel may suspend its work at any time at the request of 
the complaining party for a period not exceeding 12 months. This provision also indicates that if the 
work of the Panel has been suspended for more than 12 months, the authority for establishment of 
the Panel shall lapse. Pursuant to the European Union's request the Panel is suspending its work 
effective 28 January 2020 . Accordingly, the Panel's authority will lapse on 28  January 2021 unless 
the European Union indicates that it wishes the Panel to recommence its work.  
 
The Panel hereby informs the DSB of its decision of 28 January 2020 to grant the European Union's 
reque st and suspend its work.  
 
 
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