WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS149/5
26 November 1998
(98-4760)
Original:  English
INDIA - IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Australia
The following communication, date 23 November 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Australia to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and to the Dispute Settlement
Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Australia hereby notifies the Governmentof India that, due to its substantial trade interest, it desires to be joined in the consultations under
Article XXII:1 of GATT 1994 requested by th e European Communities in a communication
circulated to WTO Members on 12 November 1998 (WT/DS149/1) entitled India - Import
Restrictions.
Australia is a major producer and exporter of, and therefore has a substantial trade interest in,
many of the products covered by the import restrictions.
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