WORLD TRADE WT/DS52/3
19August 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3249)
Original: English
BRAZIL -CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT
INTHE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Japan
Thefollowing communication, dated 13August 1996, fromthePermanent Mission ofJapan,
tothePermanent Missions oftheUnited States andBrazil andtotheDispute Settlement Body, is
circulated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofJapan hereby notifies theGovernment ofBrazil that,
inlightofthesubstantial trade interest ofJapan, itdesires tobejoined intheconsultations requested
bytheUnited States inacommunication tobecirculated toWTO Members asdocument (WT/DS52/1)
concerning certain automotive investment measures bytheGovernment ofBrazil.
Asasignificant exporter ofbothmotor vehicles andautopartstoBrazil, Japan hasasubstantial
tradeinterest inthematter thatisthesubject oftherequest bytheUnited States. In1995, Japan exported
approximately $524 million-worth ofmotor vehicles andparts toBrazil.