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4 July 2022 
(22-5130) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
UNITED STATES – CERTAIN MEASURES ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 30 June 2022 , 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 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 pr ovides 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 in US – Steel and Aluminium Products ( China ) (DS544) was established by the DSB on 
21 November 2018  and composed on 25 January 2019 .    
 
On 9 December 2021, the Panel informed the DSB  that it expected to issue its final report to the 
parties no earlier than the first half of 2022. Due to the complexity of the dispute, the Panel now 
expects to issue its final report to the parties no earlier than the last quarter of 2022.  
 
I would be gr ateful if you would circulate this letter to the DSB.  
 
 
 
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