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17 October 2023  
(23-6972) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
CHINA – MEASURES CONCERNING TRADE IN GOODS  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 13 October 2023 , was received from the Chairman of the Panel  
with the request that it be circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB).  
 
 
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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 i ts 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 p rovides 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 it s report.  
The Panel on China – Measures Concerning Trade in Goods (DS610) was established by the DSB on 
27 January 2023 and composed on  18 April 2023 .  
In light of the complexity of the issues presented in this dispute, in particular an extensive 
preliminary ruling request and the parties' requests for additional time to prepare their submissions,  
the Panel estimates to issue its final report to the parti es not before the second half 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 completion of translation and the Panel is 
not in a p osition 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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