WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS302/3
27 October 2003
(03-5692)
Original:  Spanish
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – MEASURES AFFECTING THE IMPORTATION
 AND INTERNAL SALE OF CIGARETTES
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Nicaragua
The following communication, dated 23 October 2003, from the Permanent Mission of
Nicaragua to the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic, the Permanent Mission of Honduras
and the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of theDSU.
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With reference to the request for consultations under Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules
and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) and Article XXII.1 of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 addressed by the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the
Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic, as circulated on 13 October 2003 in document
WT/DS302/1 - G/L/645, with regard to "measures affecting the importation and internal sale of
cigarettes", I hereby request, pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU, that Nicaragua be joined in these
consultations on the grounds of its substantial trade interest therein.
We look forward to receiving a positive response to our request.
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