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Article 21.3(c) "Reasonable Period of Time" Arbitration Awards

Dispute Name

 Complaining Party(ies)
in Underlying Dispute

DS Number

 DSR Citation Arbitrator

Circulation Date

 Award
U.S. - Stainless Steel (Mexico) Mexico 344   Florentino Feliciano October 31, 2008 11 months, 10 days
Brazil - Tyres EC 332   Yasuhei Taniguchi August 29, 2008 12 months
Japan - DRAMS CVD Korea 336   David Unterhalter May 5, 2008 8 months, 2 weeks
U.S. - Zeroing (Japan) Japan 322   Florentino Feliciano May 11, 2007 Agreement reached by parties --
report of proceedings issued,
but no award made
EC - Chicken Classification Brazil, Thailand 268,286   James Bacchus February 20, 2006 9 months
EC - Sugar Subsidies Australia, Brazil, Thailand 265,266,283 DSR 2005:XXIII, 11579 A.V. Ganesan October 28, 2005 12 months, 3 days
Dominican Republic - Cigarettes Honduras 302 DSR 2005:XXIII, 11663 John Lockhart August 29, 2005 Agreement reached by parties --
report of proceedings issued,
but no award made
U.S. - Gambling Services Antigua and Barbuda 285 DSR 2005:XXIII, 11637 Claus-Dieter Ehlermann August 19, 2005 11 months, 2 weeks
U.S. - OCTG Sunset Reviews Argentina 268   A.V. Ganesan June 7, 2005 12 months
U.S. - Final Lumber AD Determination Canada 264 DSR 2004:X, 5011 John Lockhart December 13, 2004 Agreement reached by parties --
report of proceedings issued,
but no award made
EC - Tariff Preferences India 246 DSR 2004:IX, 4313 John Lockhart September 20, 2004 14 months, 11 days
U.S. - Offset Act
("Byrd Amendment")		 Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, EC, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Thailand 		217,234 DSR 2003:III, 1163 Yasuhei Taniguchi June 13, 2003 11 months
Chile - Agricultural Products
(Price Band)		 Argentina 207 DSR 2003:III, 1237 John Lockhart March 17, 2003 14 months
U.S. - Line Pipe Safeguards Korea 202 DSR 2002:V, 2061 Yasuhei Taniguchi July 26, 2002 Agreement reached by parties --
report of proceedings issued,
but no award made
U.S. - Hot-Rolled Steel from Japan Japan 184 DSR 2002:IV, 1389 Florentino Feliciano February 19, 2002 15 months
Argentina - Bovine Hides EC 155 DSR 2001:XII, 6013 Florentino Feliciano August 31, 2001 12 months, 12 days
Canada - Patent Term U.S. 170 DSR 2000:IX, 4537 Claus-Dieter Ehlermann February 28, 2001 10 months
U.S. - 1916 Act EC, Japan 136,162 DSR 2001:V, 2017 A.V. Ganesan February 28, 2001 10 months
U.S. -  Copyright EC 160 DSR 2001:II, 657 Julio Lacarte-Muro January 15, 2001 12 months
Canada - Autos EC, Japan 139,142 DSR 2000:X, 5079 Julio Lacarte-Muro October 4, 2000 8 months
Canada - Pharmaceuticals EC 114 DSR 2002:I, 3 James Bacchus August 18, 2000 6 months
Chile - Alcohol EC 87,110 DSR 2000:V, 2583 Florentino Feliciano May 23, 2000 14 months, 9 days
Korea - Alcohol EC, U.S. 75,84 DSR 1999:II, 937 Claus-Dieter Ehlermann June 4, 1999 11 months, 2 weeks
Australia - Salmon Canada 18 DSR 1999:I, 267 Said El-Naggar February 23, 1999 8 months
Indonesia - Autos EC, Japan, U.S. 54,55,59,64 DSR 1998:IX, 4029 Christopher Beeby December 7, 1998 12 months
EC - Hormones Canada, U.S. 26,48 DSR 1998:V, 1833 Julio Lacarte-Muro May 29, 1998 15 months
EC - Bananas Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S. 27 DSR 1998:I, 3 Said El-Naggar January 7, 1998 15 months, 1 week
Japan - Alcohol Canada, EC, U.S. 8,10,11 DSR 1997:I, 3 Julio Lacarte-Muro February 14, 1997 15 months

DSU Article 21.3 provides:

At a DSB meeting held within 30 days11 after the date of adoption of the panel or Appellate Body report, the Member concerned shall inform the DSB of its intentions in respect of implementation of the recommendations and rulings of the DSB. If it is impracticable to comply immediately with the recommendations and rulings, the Member concerned shall have a reasonable period of time in which to do so. The reasonable period of time shall be:

(a) the period of time proposed by the Member concerned, provided that such period is approved by the DSB; or, in the absence of such approval,

(b) a period of time mutually agreed by the parties to the dispute within 45 days after the date of adoption of the recommendations and rulings; or, in the absence of such agreement,

(c) a period of time determined through binding arbitration within 90 days after the date of adoption of the recommendations and rulings.12  In such arbitration, a guideline for the arbitrator13 should be that the reasonable period of time to implement panel or Appellate Body recommendations should not exceed 15 months from the date of adoption of a panel or Appellate Body report. However, that time may be shorter or longer, depending upon the particular circumstances.

11    If a meeting of the DSB is not scheduled during this period, such a meeting of the DSB shall be held for this purpose.

12    If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within ten days after referring the matter to arbitration, the arbitrator shall be appointed by the Director-General within ten days, after consulting the parties.

13    The expression "arbitrator" shall be interpreted as referring either to an individual or a group.