WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS271/3
5 November 2002
(02-6098)
Original:  English
AUSTRALIA – CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE IMPORTATION
OF FRESH PINEAPPLE
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Thailand
The following communication, dated 1 November 2002, from the Permanent Mission of
Thailand to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement  Body, the Permanent Mission of the Philippines
and the Permanent Mission of Australia, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Upon instruction of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, I have the honour to inform
you that, pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand respectfully requests to
be joined in the consultations requested by the Government of the Philippines with the Government of
Australia under Article 4 of the DSU, Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994 (GATT 1994) and Article 11 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary or Phytosanitary
Measures (SPS Agreement) in the case cited above.
The communication from the Government of the Philippines dated 18 October 2002,
document WT/DS271/1, G/L/576, G/SPS/GEN/346, was circulated to Members of the WTO on
23 October 2002.  In view of the above, the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand wishes to
express its interest in being joined in these consul tations, and is looking forward to being informed of
the date and venue of the consultations.
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