WORLD TRADE WT/DS85/5
18June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2503)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -MEASURES AFFECTING
TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Pakistan
Thefollowing communication, dated 12June1997, fromthePermanent Mission ofPakistan
tothePermanent Mission oftheUnited States, thePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission
andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Iamwriting torequest thatwithreference totheconsultations requested bytheEuropean
Communities withtheUnited States pursuant toArticle 4.4oftheDSUonthesubject mentioned above,
thePakistan delegation wishes tonotify itsdesire tojointheconsultations asathirdparty inaccordance
withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
Iwishtopoint outthatPakistan being amajor textile exporting country hassubstantial interest
intheissue. Ourinterest inthesubject alsoemanates from thepossible implications thatthematter
hasforPakistan ’stextiles exports totheUnited States.