The WTO panel in the plain packaging case tells us that the report will be circulated to the parties "not before" May 2017. So what does that mean for those of us who are not parties, but rather mere members of the public? For some indication, but not a prediction, here is the time between circulation to the parties and circulation to the public of the last 10 panel reports (not including 21.5 reports):
| U.S. - Tax Incentives | 122 days |
| U.S. - Anti-Dumping Methodologies (China) | 135 days |
| Russia - Pigs (EU) | 134 days |
| Russia - Tariff Treatment | 126 days |
| EU - Biodiesel | 35 days |
| U.S. - Washing Machines | 119 days |
| India - Solar Cells | 180 days |
| Colombia - Textiles | 113 days |
| Argentina - Financial Services | 92 days |
| U.S. - Animals | 101 days |
