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5 December 2022  
(22-8989) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
CHINA – ANTI -DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES  
ON BARLEY FROM AUSTRALIA  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated  1 December 2022 , was received from the Chair person  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 sha ll 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 will issue its report.  
 
The Panel on China  – Anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures on barley from Australia  
(DS598 ) was established by the DSB on 28 May 2021 and composed on 3 September  2021. 
 
Due to the complexity of the dispute and  the large number of claims involved, t he Panel expects t o 
issue its final report to the parties in the first quarter 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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