WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS146/2
26 October 1998
(98-4145)
Original:  English
INDIA – MEASURES AFFECTING THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Request to Join Consultations
The following communication, dated 21 October 1998, from the Permanent Mission of Japan
to the Permanent Mission of India 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 paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Japan hereby notifies the Government of
India that, in light of the substantial trade interest of Japan, it desires to be joined in the consultationsrequested by the European Communities in a communication circulated to WTO Members on
12 October 1998 (WT/DS146/1, G/ L/261, G/TRIMS/D/14) entitled "India – Measures Affecting the
Automotive Sector".
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