WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS213/2
28 November 2000
(00-5095)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON CERTAIN
CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from India
The following communication, dated 23 November 2000, from the Permanent Mission of
India to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the EuropeanCommission 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 Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of India hereby notifies its desire to be joined in
consultations requested by the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission to the Permanent
Mission of the United States pursuant to Article 4 of the DSU and Article XXII:1 of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) and Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) with regard to countervailing duties imposed by theUnited States on imports of certain corrosi on-resistant carbon steel plate products.  The
10 November 2000 communication from the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission to
the Permanent Mission of the United States was circulated to WTO Members on 20 November 2000
(WT/DS213/1;  G/L/41 6;  G/SCM/D38/1).
India has a substantial trade interest in the consultations.  We would be grateful of being
informed of the date and venue of the consultations.
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