WORLD TRADE WT/DS59/5
31October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4524)
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 oftheUnited States 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 oftheUnited States totheWTO in
Geneva byletter dated 8October 1996, regarding certain measures affecting trade andinvestment in
themotor vehicle sector implemented byIndonesia through Presidential Decrees 54/1993 and42/1996,
Presidential Instruction 2/1996, numerous ministerial decrees andgovernment regulations, andother
governmental measures (WT/DS59/1).