WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS291/2
27 May 2003
(03-2849)
Original:  Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE
APPROVAL AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Peru
The following communication, dated 22 May 2003, from the Permanent Mission of Peru to
the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, 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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I have the honour to refer to the request for consultations presented by the Permanent Mission
of the United States pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governingthe Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), with regard to  the measures affecting the approval and marketing
of products of biotechnology (WT/DS291/1).
In conformity with Article 4.11 of Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Government of Peru hereby expresses its desire to be joined in
these consultations because of its substantial systemic interest therein, on account of the implications
of the issue for the implementation of the Ag reement on Agriculture, the Agreement on the
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade.
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