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ecides to appeal. Parties to a dispute may appeal a panel report at any time before the panel report is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Third parties are not entitled to appeal a panel report.

An Appeal is commenced upon written notification to the Dispute Settlement Body and the simultaneous filing of a notice of Appeal with the Appellate Body Secretariat. A party that files a notice of Appeal is known as the “appellant”. On the same day the Notice of Appeal is filed, the appellant must also file a written submission under Rule 21 (1) of the Working Procedure. A party to the dispute that wishes to respond to the allegations raised by the appellant may file its own written submission under Rule 22 of the Working Procedure, within 18 days of the date on which the Notice of Appeal and the appellant’s submission were filed. A party that files a written submission is known as an “appellee”. There might be disputes wherein multiple appeals can be involved in a dispute. A party to the dispute other than the original appellant may also appeal on the same grounds or on other alleged errors by filing a Notice of Other Appeal and a written submission within 5 days of the filing of the Notice of Appeal. This party is known as “other appellant”. Parties wishing to respond to the allegations raised by the “other appellant” may file a written submission within 18 days of the filing of the Notice of Appeal. The role of the third parties is also recognized by Rule 24 of the Working Procedure whereby the third parties are allowed to submit written submission within 21 days of the date of filing of the Notice of Appeal. The Third Parties could be allowed to attend the oral hearing at the discretion of the Appellate Body Division (comprising three Appellate Body members) hearing the appeal.