WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS292/7
12 June 2003
(03-3067)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE APPROVAL
AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from India
The following communication, dated 4 June 2003, from the Permanent Mission of India to the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of Canada 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 Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Indi a hereby notifies its desire to be joined in the
consultations requested by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Permanent Delegation of theEuropean Communities and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) pursuant to
Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedur es Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU),
Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), Article 11 of the
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), Article 19
of the Agreement on Agriculture, and Article 14 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
(TBT Agreement), concerning measures affecting the approval and marketing of products that
contain, consist of, or are produced from, genetic ally modified organisms (GM products).  The
13 May 2003 communication from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Permanent Delegation of
the European Commission was circulated to  WTO members on 20 May 2003 (WT/DS292/1, G/L/628,
G/SPS/GEN/398, G/AG/GEN/61, G/TBT/D/29).
India has a systemic interest in the consultations on the matter in the dispute.  We would be
grateful for being informed of the date and venue of consultations, so as to enable us to participate in
the consultations.
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