WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS248/2
18 March 2002
(02-1400)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Japan
The following communication, dated 14 March 2002, from the Permanent Mission of Japan to
the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission
and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 ofthe 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
Government of 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 13 March 2002 (WT/DS248/1, G/L/ 527, G/SG/D20/1) titled "United States –
Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain Steel Products".
As a major exporter of steel products to the United States, Japan has a substantial trade
interest in this case.
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