WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS266/6
10 October 2002
(02-5477)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON SUGAR
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Fiji
The following communication, dated 8 October 2002, from the Permanent Representative of
Fiji to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of Brazil and
to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the
DSU.
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We refer to the communications from the Permanent Missions of Australia and Brazil
addressed to the Permanent Delegation of the Eur opean Commission and the Dispute Settlement Body
entitled "European Communities – Export Subsidies on Sugar" and which have been circulated on 1
October 2002, in accordance with Article 4.4 of  the DSU, as documents WT/DS265/1, G/L/569,
G/AG/GEN/52 and G/SCM/D47/1;  and WT/DS 266/1, G/L/570, G/AG/GEN/53 and G/SCM/D48/1
respectively.
The communications refer to consultations being sought with the European Communities
(EC) pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of
Disputes (DSU), Article XXII:1 of the Genera l Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994),
Article 19 of the Agreement on Agriculture, and Articles 4 and 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) with respect to the EC's Common Organization of the
Market in sugar and its application and implementation;  and to the export subsidies provided by theEC to the sugar sector, respectively.
In view of the substantial trade interest of Fiji, as a supplier to the EC sugar market, my
authorities have instructed me to notify you of th e desire of Fiji to be joined in the consultations
between the EC, Australia and Brazil pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU.
Fiji looks forward to receiving your reply to this request.
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