WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS174/6
24 April 2003
(03-2171)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL
INDICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from New Zealand
The following communication, dated 22 April 2003, from the Permanent Mission of
New Zealand to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of
the United States and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance
with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), th e Government of New Zealand hereby notifies the
consulting parties and the Dispute Settlement Body that New Zealand desires to be joined in the
consultations requested by the United States pursuant to Article 4 of the DSU, Article 64 of theAgreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) and
Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) regarding the
protection of trademarks and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs in the
European Communities. The United States request for consultations, which  supplements its earlier
request for consultations circulated as WT/DS174/1, was circulated on 10 April 2003 asWT/DS174/1/Add.1.
New Zealand has a substantial trade interest in agricultural products and foodstuffs that are
the subject of the United States request for consultations, and hence desires to be joined in these
consultations.  We look forward to the European Communities' confirmation of receipt andacceptance of this request to join the consultations and advice regarding the timing and venue for the
consultations.
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