Neco 2025 Government Question 14

Country Y alleges that Country Z violated a WTO agreement on subsidies. According to the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding, the timeline is: - 60 days for consultations after the complaint is filed; - if consultations fail, the complainant may request a panel, which must be established within 30 days of the request and must issue its report within 90 days of establishment; - the losing party may appeal, and the Appellate Body must issue its report within 60 days of the appeal. Country Y filed its complaint on 1 March 2022. Consultations failed, and it requested a panel on 15 May 2022. The panel was established on 20 May 2022. Assuming all deadlines are met, on what date could the Appellate Body issue its report at the earliest? Additionally, if the alleged violation occurred on 1 January 2022, was the initial filing within the permissible 60‑day period after the violation?