WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS135/2
19 June 1998
(98-2498)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING ASBESTOS
AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING ASBESTOS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Brazil
The following communication, dated 12 June 1998, from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to
the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and to the Dispute Settlement Body, is
circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU, I inform you that the Government of Brazil, due to its
substantial trade interest, wishes to be joined in the consultations under Article XXII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Article 11 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures and Article 14 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade requested by
the Government of Canada, in letter dated 28 May 1998 (WT/DS135/1).  Such consultations refer to
certain measures taken by France for the prohibition of asbestos and products containing asbestos.
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