WORLD TRADE WT/DS104/3
27October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4702)
Original: English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -MEASURES AFFECTING
THE EXPORTATION OFPROCESSED CHEESE
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Australia
Thefollowingcommunication,dated22October1997,fromthePermanentMissionofAustralia
tothePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission andtheDispute Settlement Body iscirculated
inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofAustralia hereby notifies that,duetoitssubstantial trade
interest, itdesires tobejoined intheconsultations under Article XXII:1 ofGATT 1994requested by
theUnited States inacommunication circulated toWTO Members on13October 1997(WT/DS104/1)
entitled European Communities -Measures Affecting theExportation ofProcessed Cheese.
Australia isamajor producer andexporter ofdairy products andhasasubstantial tradeinterest
intheproducts thatarethesubject oftheUnited States request.