AUSTRALIA – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON A4 COPY PAPER COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL
Document: COMMUNICATION FROM
Date: 16 October 2018
Document codes: WT/DS529/9
Complainant: Indonesia
Respondent: Australia
Third parties: Canada, China, EU, Egypt, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Ukraine, U.S., Vietnam
Dispute stage: Panel
Agreements cited: Art. 2.2, 2.2.1.1  Anti-dumpingArt. VI:1  GATT 1994Art. 9.3  Anti-dumpingArt. VI:2  GATT 1994

AUSTRALIA – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON A4 COPY PAPER
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PANEL
The following communication, dated 1 2 October 2018, was received from the Chairperson of the
Panel with the request that it be circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body.

Paragraph 1(3) of the Working Procedures for the Panel proceedings in the dispute Australia – Anti-
Dumping Measures on A4 Copy Paper provides:

These Working Procedures and the timetable will be made available to all WTO Members during
the course of the dispute by being added to the DS document series for the dispute. The Panel
will circulate preliminary rulings as appropriate.
Accordingly, please find enclosed the Working Procedures adopted by the Panel on 5 October 2018.

I would be grateful if you would circulate this document to the DSB.

WORKING PROCEDURES OF THE PANEL
Adopted on 5 October 2018

General

1. (1) In this proceeding, the Panel shall follow the relevant provisions of the Understanding
on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"). In addition, the
following Working Procedures apply.
(2) The Panel reserves the right to modify these procedures as necessary, after consultation
with the parties.
(3) These Working Procedures and the timetable will be made available to all WTO Members
during the course of the dispute by being added to the DS document series for the dispute.
The Panel will circulate preliminary rulings as appropriate.
Confidentiality
2. (1) Except as otherwise provided for in these Working Procedures, the deliberations of the
Panel and the documents submitted to it shall be kept confidential. Members shall treat as
confidential information that is submitted to the Panel which the submitting Member has
designated as confidential.
(2) Nothing in the DSU or in these Working Procedures shall preclude a party or third party
from disclosing statements of its own positions to the public.
(3) If a party submits a confidential version of its written submissions to the Panel, it shall
also, upon request of a Member, provide a non -confidential summary of the information
contained in its submissions that could be disclosed to the public.
(4) The parties and third parties shall treat Business Confidential Information (BCI) in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Additional Working Procedures concerning BCI
adopted by the Panel.
Submissions

3. (1) Before the first substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties, each party shall
submit to the Panel a written submission, in which it prese nts the facts of the case and its
arguments, in accordance with the timetable adopted by the Panel.
(2) Each party shall also submit to the Panel, prior to the second substantive meeting of
the Panel, a written rebuttal, in accordance with the timetable adopted by the Panel.
(3) Each third party that chooses to make a written submission prior to the first substantive
meeting of the Panel with the parties shall do so in accordance with the timetable adopted by
the Panel.
(4) The Panel may invite the parties or third parties to make additional submissions in the
course of the proceeding, including with respect to requests for preliminary rulings in
accordance with paragraph 4 below.
Preliminary rulings
4. (1) The following procedures shall apply if the resp onding party considers that the Panel
should make a ruling prior to the issuance of the Report that certain measures or claims in
the panel request or the complaining party's first written submission are not properly before
the Panel. Exceptions to this procedure shall be granted upon a showing of good cause.

a. Australia shall submit any such request for a preliminary ruling no later than in its first
written submission to the Panel. Indonesia shall submit its response to the request prior
to the first substantive meeting of the Panel, at a time to be determined by the Panel in
light of the request.
b. The Panel may issue a preliminary ruling on the issues raised in such a preliminary ruling
request before, during or after the first substantive meeting, or the P anel may defer a
ruling on the issues raised by a preliminary ruling request until it issues its Report to the
parties.
c. In the event that the Panel finds it appropriate to issue a preliminary ruling prior to the
issuance of its Report, the Panel may provi de reasons for the ruling at the time that the
ruling is made, or subsequently in its Report.
d. Any request for such a preliminary ruling by Australia prior to the first meeting, and any
subsequent submissions of the parties in relation thereto prior to the first meeting, shall
be served on all third parties. The Panel may provide all third parties with an opportunity
to provide comments on any such request, either in their submissions as provided for in
the timetable or separately. Any preliminary ruling issued by the Panel prior to the first
substantive meeting on whether certain measures or claims are properly before the Panel
shall be communicated to all third parties.
(2) The procedure set out in paragraph (1) is without prejudice to the parties' right to
request other types of preliminary or procedural rulings in the course of the proceeding, an d
to the procedures that the Panel may follow with respect to such requests.
Evidence
5. (1) Each party shall submit all evidence to the Panel with its first written submission, except
evidence necessary for purposes of rebuttal, or evidence necessary for answers to questions
or comments on answers provided by the other party. Additional exceptions may be granted
upon a showing of good cause.
(2) If any new evidence has been admitted upon a showing of good cause, the Panel shall
accord the other party an a ppropriate period of time to comment on the new evidence
submitted.
6. (1) Where the original language of an exhibit or portion thereof is not a WTO working
language, the submitting party or third party shall simultaneously submit a translation of the
exhibit or relevant portion into the WTO working language of the submission. The Panel may
grant reasonable extensions of time for the translation of exhibits upon a showing of good
cause.
(2) Any objection as to the accuracy of a translation should be raised promptly in writing,
preferably no later than the next submission or the meeting (whichever occurs earlier)
following the submission which contains the translation in question. Any objection shall be
accompanied by a detailed explanation of the grounds fo r the objection and an alternative
translation.
7. (1) To facilitate the maintenance of the record of the dispute and maximize the clarity of
submissions, each party and third party shall sequentially number its exhibits throughout the
course of the dispute, indicating the submitting Member and the number of each exhibit on its
cover page. Exhibits submitted by Indonesia should be numbered IDN-1, IDN-2, etc. Exhibits
submitted by Australia should be numbered AUS-1, AUS-2, etc. If the last exhibit in connection
with the first submission was numbered AUS -5, the first exhibit in connection with the next
submission thus would be numbered AUS-6.
(2) Each party shall provide an updated list of exhibits (in Word or Excel format) together
with each of its submissions, oral statements, and responses to questions.

(3) If a party submits a document that has already been submitted as an exhibit by the
other party, it should explain why it is submitting that document again.
Editorial Guide
8. In order to facilitate the work of the Panel, each party and third party should consider making
its submissions in accordance with the WTO Editorial Guide for Panel Submissions (electronic copy
provided).
Questions

9. The Panel may pose questions to the parties and third parties at any time, including:
a. Prior to any meeting, the Panel intends to send an indicative list of the questions, or a list
of the topics it intends to pursue orally in the course of a meeting, at least 5 business days
in advance of the meeting. The Panel may ask additional questions at the meeting.
b. The Panel may put questions to the parties and third parties orally in the course of a
meeting, and in writing following the meeting, as provided for in paragraphs 15 and 22
below.
Substantive meetings

10. The Panel shall meet in closed session.
11. The parties shall be present at the meetings only when invited by the Panel to appear before
it.
12. (1) Each party has the right to determine the composition of its own delegation when
meeting with the Panel.
(2) Each party shall have the responsibility for all members of its delegation and shall
ensure that each member of its delegation acts in accordance with the DSU, these Working
Procedures, and the Additional Working Procedures concerning BCI.
13. Each party shall provide to the Panel the list of members of its delegation no later than
5.00 p.m. (Geneva time) three working days preceding the first day of each meeting with the Panel.
14. A request for interpretation by any party should be made to the Panel as early as possible,
preferably at the organizational stage, to allow sufficient time to ensure availability of interpreters.
15. The first substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties shall be conducted as follows:
a. The Panel shall invite Indonesia to m ake an opening statement to present its case first.
Subsequently, the Panel shall invite Australia to present its point of view. Before each
party takes the floor, it shall provide the Panel and other participants at the meeting with
a provisional written version of its statement. In the event that interpretation is needed,
each party shall provide additional copies for the interpreters.
b. Each party should avoid lengthy repetition of the arguments in its submissions. Each party
is invited to limit the lengt h of its opening statement to 60 minutes. If either party
considers that it requires more time for its opening statement, it should inform the Panel
and the other party at least 5 days prior to the meeting, and it should also provide, at the
same time, an estimate of the length of its statement. The Panel will accord equal time to
both parties for their statements.
c. After the conclusion of the opening statements, the Panel shall give each party the
opportunity to ask each other questions or make comments, through the Panel. Each party
shall then have an opportunity to answer these questions orally.
d. The Panel may subsequently pose questions to the parties.

e. Once the questioning has concluded, the Panel shall afford each party an opportunity to
present a brie f closing statement, with Indonesia presenting its statement first. Before
each party takes the floor, it shall provide the Panel and other participants at the meeting
with a provisional written version of its closing statement, if available.
f. Following the meeting:
i. Each party shall submit a final written version of its opening statement no later than
5.00 p.m. (Geneva time) on the first working day following the meeting. At the same
time, each party should also submit a final written version of any prepared closing
statement that it delivered at the meeting.
ii. Each party shall send in writing, within the timeframe established by the Panel prior
to the end of the meeting, any questions to the other party to which it wishes to
receive a response in writing.
iii. The Panel shall send in writing, within the timeframe established by the Panel prior
to the end of the meeting, any questions to the parties to which it wishes to receive
a response in writing.
iv. Each party shall respond in writing to the questions from the P anel, and to any
questions posed by the other party, within the time -frame established by the Panel
prior to the end of the meeting.
16. The second substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties shall be conducted in the same
manner as the first substan tive meeting with the Panel, except that Australia shall be given the
opportunity to present its oral statement first. If Australia chooses not to avail itself of that right, it
shall inform the Panel and the other party no later than 5.00pm (Geneva time) three working days
day prior to the meeting. In that case, Indonesia shall present its opening statement first, followed
by Australia. The party that presented its opening statement first shall present its closing statement
first.
17. Each party shall be given the opportunity to comment on the responses to questions provided
by the other party after the second substantive meeting, within the time -frame established by the
Panel prior to the end of the meeting.
Third party session

18. The third parties shall be present at the meetings only when invited by the Panel to appear
before it.
19. (1) Each third party has the right to determine the composition of its own delegation when
meeting with the Panel.
(2) Each third party shall have the responsibility for all members of its delegation and shall
ensure that each member of its delegation acts in accordance with the DSU, these Working
Procedures, and the Additional Working Procedures concerning BCI.
20. A request for interpretation by an y third party should be made to the Panel as early as
possible, preferably upon receiving the working procedures and timetable for the proceeding, to
allow sufficient time to ensure availability of interpreters.
21. (1) Each third party may present its vie ws orally during a session of the first substantive
meeting with the parties set aside for that purpose.
(2) Each third party shall indicate to the Panel whether it intends to make an oral statement
during the third party session, along with the list of members of its delegation, in advance of
this session and no later than 5.00 p.m. (Geneva time) three working days preceding the third
party session of the meeting with the Panel.
22. The third-party session shall be conducted as follows:

a. All parties and third parties may be present during the entirety of this session.
b. The Panel shall first hear the oral statements of the third parties, who shall speak in
alphabetical order. Each third party making an oral statement at the third -party session
shall provide the Panel and other participants with a provisional written version of its
statement before it takes the floor. In the event that interpretation of a third party's oral
statement is needed, that third party shall provide additional copies for the interpreters.
c. Each third party should limit the length of its statement to 15 minutes, and avoid repetition
of the arguments already in its submission.
d. After the third parties have made their statements, the parties shall be given the
opportunity to pose question s to any third party for clarification on any matter raised in
that third party's submission or statement.
e. The Panel may subsequently pose questions to any third party.
f. Following the third-party session:
i. Each third party shall submit the final written version of its oral statement, no later
than 5.00 p.m. (Geneva time) on the first working day following the meeting.
ii. Each party may send in writing, within the timeframe to be established by the Panel
prior to the end of the meeting, any questions to a third party or parties to which it
wishes to receive a response in writing.
iii. The Panel may send in writing, within the timeframe to be established by the Panel
prior to the end of the meeting, any questions to a third party or parties to which it
wishes to receive a response in writing.
iv. Each third party choosing to do so shall respond in writing to written questions from
the Panel or a party, within a timeframe established by the Panel prior to the end of
the meeting.
Descriptive part and executive summaries

23. The description of the arguments of the parties and third parties in the descriptive part of the
Panel report shall consist of executive summaries provided by the parties and third parties, which
shall be annexed as addenda to the report. These executive s ummaries shall not in any way serve
as a substitute for the submissions of the parties and third parties in the Panel's examination of the
case.
24. Each party shall submit two integrated executive summaries. The first integrated executive
summary shall s ummarize the facts and arguments as presented to the Panel in the party's first
written submission, its first oral statement, and where possible, its responses to questions following
the first substantive meeting. The second integrated executive summary shall summarize its second
written submission, its second oral statement, and where possible, its responses to the second set
of questions and comments thereon following the second substantive meeting. The timing of the
submission of these two integrated executive summaries shall be indicated in the timetable adopted
by the Panel.
25. Each integrated executive summary shall be limited to no more than 15 pages.
26. The Panel may request the parties and third parties to provide executive summaries of facts
and arguments presented in any other submissions to the Panel for which a deadline may not be
specified in the timetable.
27. Each third party shall submit an integrated executive summary of its arguments as presented
in its written submission and statement in accordance with the timetable adopted by the Panel. This
integrated executive summary may also include a summary of respo nses to questions, if relevant.
The executive summary to be provided by each third party shall not exceed six pages. If the

documents comprising a third-party's submission, oral statement and/or responses to questions do
not exceed six pages in total, thes e may serve as the executive summary of that third party's
arguments.
Interim review

28. Following issuance of the interim report, each party may submit a written request to review
precise aspects of the interim report and request a further meeting with t he Panel, in accordance
with the timetable adopted by the Panel. The right to request such a meeting shall be exercised no
later than at the time the written request for review is submitted.
29. In the event that no further meeting with the Panel is reque sted, each party may submit
written comments on the other party's written request for review, in accordance with the timetable
adopted by the Panel. Such comments shall be limited to commenting on the other party's written
request for review.
Interim and Final Report
30. The interim report, as well as the final report prior to its official circulation, shall be kept
strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed.
Service of documents

31. The following procedures regarding service of documents apply to all documents submitted by
parties and third parties in the course of the proceeding:
a. Each party and third party shall submit all documents to the Panel by submitting them
with the DS Registry via e -mail in both Microsoft Word and PDF format. All documents
shall be submitted by 5.00p.m. (Geneva time) on the due dates established by the Panel.
This electronic copy submitted to the DS Registry shall constitute the official copy for the
purposes of submission deadlines and the record of the dispute. All such e -mails to the
Panel shall be addressed to DSRegistry@wto.org, and copied to other WTO Secretariat
staff whose e -mail addresses have been provided to the parties in the course of the
proceeding. Where it is not possible to attach all the Exhibits to one email, the submitting
party or third party shall provide the DS Registry with three copies of the Exhibits on USB
keys, CD-ROMs or DVDs.
b. Each party and third party shall submit one paper copy of its submissions and one paper
copy of its Exhibits to the Panel by 5.00 p.m. (Geneva time) on the due dates established
by the Panel. The DS Registrar shall stamp the documents with the date and time of
submission.
c. In addition, each party and third party is invited to submit all documents through the
Digital Dispute Settlement Registry (DDSR) within 24 hours following the deadline for the
submission of the electronic version to the DS Registry. If the parties or third parties have
any questions or technical difficulties relating to the DDSR, they are invited to consult the
DDSR User Guide (electronic copy provided) or contact the DS Registry at
DSRegistry@wto.org.
d. Each party shall serve any document submitted to the Panel directly on the other party.
Each party shall, in addition, serve any submissions in advance of the first substantive
meeting with the Panel directly on the third parties. Each third party shall serve any
document submitted to the Panel directly on the parties and on all other third parties. A
party or third party may serve its documents on another party or third party by e-mail or
on a CD-ROM, DVD or USB key only, unless the recipient party or third party has previously
requested a paper copy. Each party and third party shall confirm, in writing, that copies
have been served on the parties and third parties, as appropriate, at the time it provides
each document to the Panel.

e. Each party and third party shall submit its documents with the DS Registry and serve
copies on the other party (and third parties where appropriate) by 5.00 p.m. (Geneva
time) on the due dates established by the Panel.
f. As a general rule, all communications from the Panel to the parties and third parties will
be via email. In addition to transmitting them to the parties by email, the Panel shall
provide the parties with a paper copy of the Interim Report and the Final Report.
Correction of clerical errors in submissions
32. The Panel may grant leave to a party or third party to correct clerical errors in any of its
submissions (including paragraph numbering and typographical mistakes). Any such request should
identify the nature of the errors to be corrected, and should be made promptly following the filing
of the submission in question.