WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS287/5
24 April 2003
(03-2178)
Original:  English
AUSTRALIA – QUARANTINE REGIME FOR IMPORTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from the Philippines
The following communication, dated 16 April 2003, from the Permanent Mission of the
Philippines to the Permanent Mission of Austra lia, the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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We refer to the communication from the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission
to the Permanent Mission of Australia and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body entitled
"Australia – Quarantine Regime for Imports" which was circulated on 9 April 2003, in accordance
with Article 4.4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
(DSU), as documents WT/DS2 87/1, G/L/618 and G/SPS/GEN/384.
The communication relates to consultations being requested by the European Commission of
Australia, pursuant to Article 4 of the DSU, Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs andTrade 1994 (GATT 1994) and Article 11 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), with regard to the Australian quarantine regime, both as
such and as applied to specific cases.
In view of the substantial trade interest of the Philippines on this matter, my authorities have
instructed me to notify you of the desire of the Ph ilippines to be joined in the consultations between
the European Communities and Australia pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU.
The Philippines looks forward to receiving your reply to this request.
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