WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS266/16
18 October 2002
(02-5686)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON SUGAR
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Congo
The following communication, dated 11 October 2002, from the Permanent Mission of Congo
to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of Brazil and to
the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the
DSU.
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We refer to the communications from the Permanent Missions of Australia and Brazil
addressed to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and to the Chairman of the
Dispute Settlement Body entitled "European Communities – Export Subsidies on Sugar" and which
have been circulated on 1 October 2002, in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU, as documents
WT/DS265/1, G/L/569, G/AG/GEN/52 and G/SCM/D47/1,  and WT/DS266/1, G/L/570,
G/AG/GEN/53 and G/SCM/D48/1 respectively.
The communications refer to consultations being sought with the European
Communities (EC) pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), Article XXII of  the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(GATT 1994), Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture and Articles 4.1 and 30 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) with respect to the EC's Common
Organisation of the Market in sugar and its application and implementation, and to the exportsubsidies provided by the EC to the sugar sector, respectively.
In view of the substantial trade interest of Congo, as a supplier to the EC sugar market, my
authorities have instructed me to notify you of the desire of Congo to be joined in the consultations
between the EC, Australia and Brazil pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU.
Congo looks forward to receiving your reply to this request.
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