WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS291/4
5 June 2003
(03-2903)
Original:  Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE APPROVAL
AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Mexico
The following communication, dated 27 May 2003, from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to
the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of the United States
and the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of theDSU.
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Pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), I hereby notify Mexico's substantial trade interest and its desire to be
joined in the consultations requested by the United States concerning the moratorium on the approval
of biotech products and the various marketing and import bans on biotech products maintained by
several EC Members.
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