WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS161/3
15 February 1999
(99-0597)
Original:  English
KOREA – MEASURES AFFECTING IMPORTS OF FRESH,
CHILLED AND FROZEN BEEF
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Australia
The following communication, dated 10 February 1999, from the Permanent Mission of
Australia to the Permanent Mission of Korea, the Permanent Mission of the United States and to the
Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Australia hereby notifies the Government
of the Republic of Korea that, due to its substantial trade interest, it desires to be joined in the
consultations under Article XXII:1 of GATT 1994 requested by the United States in a communication
circulated to WTO Members on 4 February 1999 (WT/DS161/1) entitled "Korea – Measures
Affecting Imports of Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Beef".
Australia is a major producer and exporter of beef to the Republic of Korea, and therefore has
a substantial trade interest in the Korean beef market.  Over the ten-year period 1989 to 1998,
Australia's exports of beef to the Republic of Korea averaged 65,000 tonnes annually.
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