WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS151/4
9 December 1998
(98-4936)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES - MEASURES AFFECTING TEXTILES
AND APPAREL PRODUCTS (II)
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Pakistan
The following communication, dated 4 December 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Pakistan to the Permanent Mission of the United  States, the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance withArticle 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), Pakistan wishes to be joined in the
consultations requested by the European Communities under, inter alia , Article 4.4 of the DSU and
Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (circulated in
document WT/DS151/1 dated 25 November 1998) regarding changes by the United States of America
to its rules of origin for textile and apparel products.
Pakistan considers that being a major textiles exporting country, it has a substantial trade
interest in the consultations requested by the European Communities.  Our interest in these
consultations also derives from the possible implications that the matter has for Pakistan's textiles
exports.
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