WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS165/3
17 March 1999
(99-1062)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – IMPORT MEASURES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS
FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Japan
The following communication, dated 12 March 1999, from the Permanent Mission of Japan,
to the Permanent Mission of the United States 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 paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Japan hereby notifies the Government of
the United States that, in light of the substantial trade interest of Japan, it desires to be joined in the
above consultations requested by the European Communities in a communication circulated to WTO
Members on 5 March 1999 (WT/DS165/1).
In 1995, the United States took similar measures on automobiles from Japan, thus creating an
immediate negative impact on the Japanese industry.  Since the United States is a major tradingpartner of Japan, the measures taken by the US against the EC will again affect the substantial trade
interest of Japan.
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