WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS212/3
20 December 2000
(00-5583)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – COUNTERVAILING MEASURES CONCERNING
CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Israel
The following communication, dated 6 December 2000, from the Permanent Mission of Israel
to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission 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 Isr ael hereby notifies its desire to be joined in the
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 the
United States on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bism uth Carbon Steel Products Originating in the
United Kingdom.  The 27 November 2000 communication from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the Permanent Mission of the United States was circulated to WTOMembers on 27 November 2000 (WT/DS 212/1;  G/L/415;  G/SCM/D37/1).
Israel has a substantial trade interest in the consultations.
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