WORLD TRADE WT/DS113/1
G/L/219
ORGANIZATION G/AG/GEN/17
8January 1998
(98-0030)
Original: English
CANADA -MEASURES AFFECTING DAIRY EXPORTS
Request forConsultations byNewZealand
Thefollowing communication, dated 29December 1997, from thePermanent Mission of
NewZealand tothePermanent Mission ofCanada andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated
inaccordance withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Myauthorities haveinstructed metorequest consultations withCanada pursuant toArticle 4
oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU), Article 19
oftheAgreement onAgriculture andArticle XXII:1 oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade
1994 (GATT 1994) withregard totheCanadian dairy export subsidy scheme commonly referred to
asthe“special milkclasses ”scheme. TheCanadian Dairy Commission ActandtheComprehensive
Agreement onSpecial Class Pooling which wassigned bytheCanadian Dairy Commission andthe
participating provinces aresome oftherelevant references forthescheme inquestion.
NewZealand considers thattheCanadian “special milkclasses ”scheme isinconsistent with
Canada ’sobligations assetoutunder Articles 3,8,9and10oftheAgreement onAgriculture.
NewZealand reserves therighttoraiseadditional factual matters andlegalclaims during the
course ofconsultations.
Welookforward toreceiving yourreply tothepresent request andtosetting amutually
convenient datefortheconsultations. Wewould suggest thatsuchconsultations could beheldsometime
during theweek beginning 26January 1998.
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