WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS293/7
12 June 2003
(03-3068)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE APPROVAL
AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from India
The following communication, dated 4 June 2003, from the Permanent Mission of India to the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of Argentina 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 Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Indi a hereby notifies its desire to be joined in the
consultations requested by the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the Permanent Delegation of theEuropean Communities and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) pursuant to
Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedur es Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU),
Article 11.1 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS
Agreement), Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture, and Article 14.1 of the Agreement on
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), and Article XXII.1 of the GATT 1994 with regard to
certain measures taken by the European Communities and their member States which affect products
of biotechnology.  The 14 May 2003 communication from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to thePermanent Delegation of the European Commission was circulated to WTO members on
21 May 2003 (WT/DS293/1, G/L/629, G/SPS/GEN/399, G/AG/GEN/62, G/TBT/D/30).
India has a systemic interest in the consultations on the matter in the dispute.  We would be
grateful for being informed of the date and venue of consultations, so as to enable us to participate in
the consultations.
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