WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS138/2
21 July 1998
(98-2877)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – IMPOSITION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Request to Join Consultations
Communication by Canada
The following communication, dated 16 July 1998, from the Permanent Mission of Canada to
the Permanent Mission of the United States and to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated inaccordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Canada hereby notifies you that due to its
substantial trade interest, it desires to be joined in the consultations under Article XXII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 requested by the Permanent Delegation of the EC in Geneva by
letter dated 12 June 1998 (WT/DS138/1;  6 July 1998), with respect to the imposition of
countervailing duties on certain hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel (leaded bars) originating in
the United Kingdom in the context of three successive administrative reviews.
Canada has a substantial trade interest in these consultations.  Canadian exports to the US
exceed C$200 billion per annum and account for over 80% of all of Canada's exports.  The treatment
of the effect of privatization on previously bestowed subsidies is of relevance to exporters of goods
from companies that have been or may be privatized.  Indeed, in a recent CVD investigation the USdid not find past subsidies to have been extinguished upon privatization.  Finally, Canada is a major
exporter of steel to the US market and many antidumping/countervailing duty investigations of
Canadian goods involve steel products.
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