WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS242/2
20 December 2001
(01-6414)
Original:  Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Costa Rica
The following communication, dated 17 December 2001, from the Permanent Mission of
Costa Rica to the Permanent Delegation of the European Communities, the Permanent Mission of
Thailand and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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The Government of Costa Rica has taken note of the request for consultations addressed by
the Government of Thailand to the European Communities (EC) pursuant to Article 4 of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governin g the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) and other
provisions, on the issue of the "special preferential treatment granted under the EC's scheme of the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) that adversely affects imports of goods originating in the
Kingdom of Thailand".
The Government of Costa Rica, as a beneficiary of the scheme of preferences granted by the
EC to Andean and Central American countries, has a substantial trade interest in this matter.  On this
basis, and in accordance with the DSU, the Governme nt of Costa Rica hereby requests to be joined in
the consultations.
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