WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS262/3
12 August 2002
(02-4396)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SUNSET REVIEWS OF ANTI-DUMPING AND
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
FROM FRANCE AND GERMANY
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Japan
The following communication, dated 8 August 2002, from the Permanent Mission of Japan to
the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the European Commissionand 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), the Government of Japan hereby notifies the
United States that, in light of the substantial trade interest of Japan, it desires to be joined in the
consultations requested by the European Communities in a communication circulated to
WTO Members on 30 July 2002 (WT/DS262/1, G/L/557, G/ADP/D41/1, G/SCM/D46/1) titled
"United States – Sunset Reviews of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain SteelProducts from France and Germany".
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