WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS214/2
19 December 2000
(00-5532)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES
ON IMPORTS OF STEEL WIRE ROD AND
CIRCULAR WELDED QUALITY LINE PIPE
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Canada
The following communication, dated 15 December 2000, from the Permanent Mission of
Canada 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 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 Canada hereby notifies its desire to be joined in
consultations requested by the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission pursuant to
Article 4 of the DSU, Article XXII:1 of the Ge neral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT
1994) and Article 14 of the Agreement on Safeguards, with regard to the United States safeguard
legislation and its application in the two cases concerning the definitive safeguard measures imposed
by the United States on imports of certain steel wire rod (wire rod) and the definitive safeguard
measures imposed by the United States on imports of certain circular welded carbon quality line pipe(line pipe).  The 1 December 2000 communication from the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission to the Permanent Mission of the United States was circulated to WTO Members on
7 December 2000 (WT/DS214/1;  G/L/424;  G/SG/D12/1).
The EC request raises the issue of the non-application of safeguard measures to imports
originating in other NAFTA Parties.  As a NAFTA  Party, Canada has a direct, substantial trade
interest in this issue.
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