WORLD TRADE WT/DS105/7
14November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5002)
Original: Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OFBANANAS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Honduras
Thefollowingcommunication,dated7November1997,fromthePermanentMissionofHonduras
tothePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission, thePermanent Mission ofPanama andto
theDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4:11oftheDSU.
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Oninstruction frommyauthorities andpursuant toArticle 4,paragraph 11oftheUnderstanding
onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU), Ihereby wishtoinform you
thatHonduras would liketojointheconsultations requested byPanama withtheEuropean Union under
Article XXII oftheGATT 1994 (document WT/DS/105/1, G/L/199, G/LIC/D/15, S/L/41,
G/TRIMS/D/11 of29October 1997), itbeing understood thatthere hasalready beenaruling which
clearly establishes theinconsistency oftheEuropean Communities 'Regime fortheImportation, Sale
andDistribution ofBananas withtheprovisions oftheGATT 1994 andtheGATS.
Thus, Honduras willparticipate intheconsultations requested byPanama bearing inmind that
theruling ofthePanel andtheAppellate Body cannot bereopened ortheimplementation oftheir
recommendations delayed under anycircumstances notexpressly provided fortheintheDSU.
Theonlyinterest ofHonduras intheconsultations requested byPanama istoascertain how
theEuropean Communities intend toimplement thementioned ruling infullrespect ofPanama 'srights
asaMember oftheWTO.