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9 June 2021  
(21-4723) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
 
UNITED STATES – ANTI -DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON  RIPE OLIVES 
FROM SPAIN  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated  9 June 2021 , 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 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 co nsiders 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 in United States – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Ripe Olives from Spain  
(DS577) was established by the DSB on 24 June 2019 and composed on 18  October  2019.  
 
The Panel, after consultations with the parties, initially adopted a timetable pursuant to whic h it 
expected to issue its report to the parties by the end of 2020. However, in light of further delays in 
the proceeding caused by the global COVID -19 pandemic, the Panel now expects to issue its final 
report to the parties by the end of August 2021.  
 
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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