WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS267/5
9 December 2002
(02-6775)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SUBSIDIES ON UPLAND COTTON
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Canada
The following communication, dated 14 October 2002, from the Permanent Mission of
Canada to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Mission of Brazil 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 Canada hereby notifies its desire to be joined in
consultations requested by Brazil pursuant to Articles 4.1, 7.1 and 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures , Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture , Article XXII of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994  and Article 4 of the DSU, with respect to subsidies
provided to US producers, users and/or exporters  of upland cotton.  The relevant communication from
the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the Permanent Mission of the United States, dated
27 September 2002, was circulated to WTO Members on 3 October 2002 (WT/DS267/1;  G/L/571;G/SCM/D49/1;  G/AG/GEN/54).
Canada has both a commercial and systemic interest in the issues under consultation.  As the
United States' largest trading partner and a significant importer of cotton from the United States,
Canada has a substantial trade interest in these consultations.  Moreover, Canada has a significantsystemic interest in the proper interpretation of WTO disciplines applicable to domestic support and
export subsidies cited by Brazil in its request for consultations.
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