WORLD TRADE WT/DS85/4
17June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2490)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -MEASURES AFFECTING
TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Hong Kong
Thefollowing communication, dated 13June1997, fromtheHong Kong Economic andTrade
Office tothePermanent Mission oftheUnited States, thePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean
Commission andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11ofthe
DSU.
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Pursuant totheprocedures laiddown inArticle 4.11oftheUnderstanding onRules and
Procedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes, Hong Kong wishes tobejoined intheconsultations
requested bytheEuropean Communities under, interalia,Article XXII oftheGeneral Agreement on
Tariffs andTrade 1994ascirculated under WTO document reference WT/DS85/1 dated 3June1997,
regarding thechanges bytheUnited States ofAmerica totheirrulesoforigin fortextiles andapparel
products, which changes entered intoforce on1July1996.
Hong Kong considers thatithasasubstantial trade interest intheconsultations requested by
theEuropean Communities.