WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS27/25
14 September 1998
(98-3534)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Brazil
The following communication, dated 14 September 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Brazil to the Permanent Delegation of the Europ ean Community, is circulated pursuant to the
procedure provided for under Article 21.5 of the DSU.
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I wish to inform you that Brazil, due to its substantial trade interest, wishes to join in the
consultations requested by the Government of Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and
Mexico, to examine compliance with the recommendations and rulings of the panel: European
Communities – Regime for the Importat ion, Sale and Distribution of Bananas.
As this delegation pointed out in the last DSB meeting, Brazil has become the second largest
producer of bananas and any decision on the distribution of shares in the Community quota regime is
of significant interest to Brazilian exporters.
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