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4 August 2023  
(23-5299) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
TURKEY – ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS  
FROM  THE UNITED STATES  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 2 August 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 o f 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 wi ll issue its report.  
The Panel in Turkey − Additional Duties on Certain Products from the United States  (DS561) was 
established by the DSB on 28 January 2019 and composed on 28 February 2019.  
On 23 January 20231, the Panel informed the DSB that it expected to issue its Final Report to the 
parties by mid -2023.  
The Panel now wishes to advise that, following consultations with the parties, it expects to issue its 
Final Report to the parties before 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 the translation and the 
Panel is not in a position to provide an estimated circu lation date at this time.  
I would be grateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.  
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