WORLD TRADE WT/DS54/3
28October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4457)
Original: English
INDONESIA -CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Japan
Thefollowing communication, dated 17October 1996, fromthePermanent Mission ofJapan
tothePermanent Mission ofIndonesia, thePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission and
totheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofJapan hereby notifies theGovernment ofIndonesia that,
inlightofthesubstantial trade interest ofJapan, itdesires tobejoined intheconsulstations requested
bytheEuropeanCommunitiesinacommunicationcirculatedtoWTOMembersasdocumentWT/DS54/1
concerning certain measures affecting theautomobile industry.
Asasignificant exporter ofbothmotor vehicles andautoparts toIndonesia, Japan hasa
substantial trade interest inthematter thatisthesubject oftherequest bytheEuropean Communities.
In1995, Japan exported approximately $2,320 million-worth ofmotor vehicles andpartstoIndonesia.