WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS54/11
12 August 1998
(98-3167)
Original:  English
INDONESIA – CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Communication from the United States and Indonesia
The following communication, dated 7 August 1998, from the Permanent Missions of
Indonesia and the United States, addressed to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is
circulated pursuant to Article 21.3 of the DSU.
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This letter is sent to you on behalf of the Governments of the Republic of Indonesia and the
United States of America and related to the matters of " Indonesia – Certain Measures Affecting the
Automobile Industry"  (WT/DS54).  We take note that on 23 July 1998, the Dispute Settlement Body
(DSB) adopted the panel report in the above-referenced dispute.  We agree that instead of making its
statement at a meeting of the DSB as anticipate d by Article 21.3 of the DSU, Indonesia will inform
the DSB by 21 August 1998 of its intentions in respect of implementation of the DSB's 23 July 1998
rulings and recommendations.  Indonesia and the United States agree that their respective rights and
obligations are preserved through this approach, as if a meeting under Article 21.3 of the DSU had
been held.
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