WORLD TRADE WT/DS55/5
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4523)
Original: English
INDONESIA -CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Canada
Thefollowing communication, dated 24October 1996, fromthePermanent Mission ofCanada
tothePermanent Mission ofIndonesia, thePermanent Mission ofJapan andtotheDispute Settlement
Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofCanada hereby notifies youthatduetoitssubstantial
tradeinterest, itdesires tobejoined intheconsultations under Article XXII oftheGeneral Agreement
onTariffs andTrade 1994 requested bythePermanent Mission ofJapan inGeneva byletter dated
4October 1996, regarding certain automotive industry measures (“theMeasures ”)ofIndonesia (i.e.
so-called National CarProgram), which were introduced bytheGovernment ofIndonesia in
February 1996 bymeans ofitsPresidential Decree No.2andmodified inJune1996 through its
Presidential Decree No.42(WT/DS55/1).