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21 January 2022  
(22-0385) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
 
UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL  AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION  
The following communication , dated 17 January 2022 , from the delegation of the United States  and 
the delegation of the European Union  to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated 
at the request of these delegations . 
 
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The United States and the European Union (the Parties) write in regard to the dispute 
United  States  – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminum Products  (WT/DS548), in which the work 
of the Panel was suspended until December 17, 2021, pursuant to Article 12.12 of the Understanding 
on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU).   
 
Consistent with the joint statement of the United States and the European Union of 31 October 2021, 
the United States and the European Union are notifying the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) that 
they are terminating the dispute before the panel pursua nt to the DSU in light of the agreed 
procedures for the Article 25 proceeding. This notification is without prejudice to the rights and 
obligations of the United States and the European Union under the covered agreements, and without 
prejudice to the respe ctive substantive positions held by the United States and the European Union 
regarding the interpretation of the relevant provisions.  
 
We ask you to circulate this notification to the DSB and the relevant Councils and Committees.  
 
 
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