WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS242/6
7 January 2002
(02-0049)
Original:  Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Colombia
The following communication, dated 24 December 2001, from the Permanent Mission of
Colombia to the Permanent Delegation of the European Communities, the Permanent Mission of
Thailand and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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The Government of Colombia has taken due note of the request for consultations addressed
by Thailand to the European Communities and circulated in document WT/DS242/1 (G/L/506) on12 December 2001.
Pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Colombia respectfully expresses its interest in
being joined in the above consultations requested by Thailand pursuant to Article 4 of the DSU,
Article XXIII of the General Agreement on Tari ffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), and paragraph 4(b)
of the Decision of the GATT Contracting Parties on Differential and More Favourable Treatment,Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries of 28 November 1979 (Enabling
Clause), regarding measures under the EC's scheme of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
The request to be joined in the said consultations is made by Colombia as a beneficiary of the
scheme of preferences applied by the European Communities to a group of countries.  Given thesubstantial trade importance of this matter, we look forward to receiving information on the date and
venue of these consultations.
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