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27 June 2022  
(22-4961) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English   
 
CHINA — ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES ON STAINLESS STEEL  
PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated  27 June 2022 , 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 its examination, from the date that 
the compositi on 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 ca nnot 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 Me asures on Stainless Steel Products  from Japan  (DS601) was 
established by the DSB on 27 September  2021 and composed on 24 January  2022. 
 
The Panel expects to issue its final report to the parties by the first quarter of 2023. This is due to 
the complexity and magnitude of the case and the need to ensure that the parties have sufficient 
time to prepare and present their cases, particularly g iven the challenges caused by the global 
COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
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 circulat ion date at this time.  
 
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.  
 
 
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