CANADA – MEASURES CONCERNING TRADE IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL
Document: COMMUNICATION FROM
Date: 2 October 2018
Document codes: WT/DS522/14
Complainant: Brazil
Respondent: Canada
Third parties: China, EU, Japan, Russia, Singapore, U.S.
Dispute stage: Mutually Agreed Solution
Agreements cited: Art. 3.1(a), 3.2, 3.1(b), 5(c), 6.3(a), 6.3(b), 6.3(c), 6.4, 6.5  Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM)

CANADA – MEASURES CONCERNING TRADE IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
COMMUNICATION FROM THE 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.

 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 parties.

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 partial 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.

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 third parties' written submissions TBD
f. First substantive meeting with the parties TBD
 Third-party session TBD

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.

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.

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 third 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.

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.