WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS274/2
25 November 2002
(02-6505)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Japan
The following communication, dated 21 November 2002, from the Permanent Mission of
Japan to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Representative of the Separate
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen a nd Matsu, and to the Chairman of the Dispute
Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Japan hereby notifies the
Government of the United States that, in light of the substantial trade interest of Japan, it desires to be
joined in the consultations requested by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu in a communication circulated to WTO Members on 11 November 2002 (WT/DS274/1,
G/L/584, G/SG/D29/1) titled " United States – Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain
Steel Products ".
As a major exporter of steel products to the United States, Japan has a substantial trade
interest in this case.
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