WT/DS522/14  
 
2 October  2018 
(18-6074) Page: 1/6 
  Original: English  
 
CANADA – MEASURES CO NCERNING TRADE IN CO MMERCIAL AIRCRAFT  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE PANEL  
The following communication, dated 24 September 2018 , was received from the Chairperson of the 
Panel with the request that it be circulated  to the Dispute Settlement Body . 
 
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 Paragraph 2(5) of the Working Procedures for the Panel proceedings in the dispute Canada – 
Measures Concerning Trade in Commercial Aircraft provides:  
 
The Panel shall circulate its Working Procedures and Timetable and any amendments 
thereto to WTO Members through the DS document series for this dispute.  
 
On 9 March 2018, the Panel issued a partial timetable covering the relevant procedural steps until 
the issuance of its preliminary ruling on Canada's request dated 24 October 2017 . 
 
On 16 April 2018, the Panel issued a partial timetable covering the relevant procedural steps until 
the first substantive meeting with the p arties.  
 
On 20 April 2018, following a joint request of the parties, the Panel extended certain deadlines and 
issued a revised partial timetable.  
 
On 14 June 2018, following the request of one party, and taking into account the comments of the 
other party,  the Panel extended certain deadlines and issued a revised partial timetable.  
 
On 12 September 2018, following the request of one party, and taking into account the comments 
of the other party, the Panel extended certain deadlines and issued a revised part ial timetable.  
 
Based on the foregoing, please find enclosed a document containing the five partial timetables 
adopted by the Panel in this dispute to date.  
 
I would be grateful if you would circulate this document  to the DSB.  
 
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  PARTIAL TIMETABLE FOR THE PANEL PROCEEDINGS  
 
Adopted on 9 March 2018  
 
 
Panel established on 29 September 2017  
Panel composed on 6 February 2018  
 
Description  Dates  Time  
a. Receipt of Brazil's comments on Canada's 
request for preliminary ruling  5 March 2018  5 p.m. 
b. Receipt of third parties' comments (China, the 
European Union, Japan, the Russian Federation, 
Singapore, and the United States) on Canada's 
request for preliminary ruling and on Brazil's 
comments thereon  19 March 2018  5 p.m. 
c. Panel's decision on request for preliminary 
ruling 9 April 2018   
d. Receipt of first written submissions    
i. Brazil  To be decided (TBD)   
ii. Canada  TBD  
e. Receipt of t hird parties ' written submissions   TBD  
f. First substantive meeting with the parties  TBD  
 Third-party session  TBD  
 
 
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  PARTIAL TIMETABLE FOR THE PANEL PROCEEDINGS  
 
Adopted on 16 April 2018  
 
 
Description  Dates  Time  
a. Receipt of Brazil's comments on Canada's 
request for preliminary ruling  5 March 2018  5 p.m. 
b. Receipt of third parties' comments 
(China, the European Union, Japan, the 
Russian Federation, Singapore, and the 
United States) on Canada's request for 
preliminary ruling and on Brazil's 
comments thereon  12 March 2018  5 p.m. 
c. Panel's decision on request for 
preliminary ruling  9 April 2018   
d. Panel's decision on Brazil's request under 
Article 13 DSU  16 April 2018   
e. Deadline for Canada to submit (i) 
comments on Brazil's proposed 
questions, and (ii) questions to be posed 
to Brazil  19 April 2018  5 p.m. 
f. Deadline for Brazil to submit comments 
on Canada's proposed questions  24 April 2018  5 p.m. 
g. Panel submits Article 13 questions to 
Canada and Brazil  27 April 2018  5 p.m. 
h. Deadline for parties' responses to Article 
13 questions  22 May 2018  5 p.m. 
i. Receipt of first written submissions    
i. Brazil  19 June 2018  5 p.m. 
ii. Canada  21 August 2018  5 p.m. 
j. Receipt of t hird parties ' written 
submissions   4 September 2018  5 p.m. 
k. First substantive meeting with the parties  13 – 15 November 2018  10 a.m. to 5 p. m. 
 Third-party session  15 November 2018  10 a.m. 
 
 
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  PARTIAL TIMETABLE FOR THE PANEL PROCEEDINGS  
 
Adopted on 20 April 2018  
 
 
Description  Dates  Time  
a. Receipt of Brazil's comments on Canada's 
request for preliminary ruling  5 March 2018  5 p.m. 
b. Receipt of third parties' comments (China, 
the European Union, Japan, the Russian 
Federation, Singapore, and the  United 
States) on Canada's request for 
preliminary ruling and on Brazil's 
comments thereon  19 March 2018  5 p.m. 
c. Panel's decision on request for preliminary 
ruling  9 April 2018   
d. Panel's decision on Brazil's request under 
Article 13 DSU  16 April 2018   
e. Deadline for Canada to submit (i) 
comments on Brazil's proposed questions, 
and (ii) questions to be posed to Brazil  27 April 2018  5 p.m. 
f. Deadline for Brazil to submit comments on 
Canada's proposed questions  7 May 2018  5 p.m. 
g. Panel submits Article 13 questions to 
Canada and Brazil  28 May 2018  5 p.m. 
h. Deadline for Canada's and Brazil's  
responses to Article 13 questions  26 June 2018  5 p.m. 
i. Receipt of first written submissions    
i. Brazil  24 July 2018  5 p.m. 
ii. Canada  24 September 2018  5 p.m. 
j. Receipt of t hird parties ' written 
submissions   9 October 2018  5 p.m. 
k. First substantive meeting with the parties  5 – 6 December 2018  10 a.m. to 5 p. m. 
 Third-party session  6 December 2018  10 a.m. 
 
 
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  PARTIAL TIMETABLE FOR THE PANEL PROCEEDINGS  
 
Adopted on 14 June 2018  
 
 
a. Deadline for Canada's and Brazil's  responses 
to Article 13 questions  21 August 2018  5 p.m. 
b. Receipt of first written submissions    
i. Brazil  18 September 2018  5 p.m. 
ii. Canada  20 November 2018  5 p.m. 
c. Receipt of t hird parties ' written submissions   4 December 2018  5 p.m. 
d. First substantive meeting with the parties  6 - 7 February 2019  10 a.m. to 5 p. m. 
 Third-party session  7 February 2019  10 a.m. 
 
 
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  PARTIAL TIMETABLE FOR THE PANEL PROCEEDINGS1 
 
Adopted on 12 September 2018  
 
 
Description  Dates  Time  
a. Receipt of first written submissions    
i. Brazil  14 December 2018  5 p.m. 
ii. Canada  6 March 2019  5 p.m. 
b. Receipt of t hird parties ' written 
submissions   20 March 2019  5 p.m. 
c. First substantive meeting with the parties  15 – 16 May 2019  10 a.m. to 5 p. m. 
 Third-party session  16 May 2019  10 a.m. 
 
 
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1 The above timetable may be changed in the light of subsequent developments.