WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS248/7
26 March 2002
(02-1543)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Canada
The following communication, dated 15 March 2002, from the Permanent Mission of Canada
to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance withArticle 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Canada hereby notifies its desire to be joined in
consultations requested by the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission pursuant to
Article 4 of the DSU, Article XXII:1 of the Ge neral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT
1994) and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards with regard to the definitive safeguard measures
imposed by the United States on imports of cert ain steel products.  The 7 March 2002 communication
from the Permanent Delegation of the European Co mmission to the Permanent Mission of the United
States was circulated to WTO Members on 13 March 2002 (WT/DS248/1, G/L/527, G/SG/D20/1).
Canada has a direct, substantial trade interest in these consultations because the EC request
raises the issue of "the requirement of parallelism between the scope of the imported products subject
to the investigation and the scope of the imported products subject to the application of the measures".
We would be grateful if you would please advise us of the date and time for these
consultations.
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