WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS177/2
28 July 1999
(99-3184)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES - SAFEGUARD MEASURE ON IMPORTS OF FRESH, CHILLED OR
FROZEN LAMB FROM NEW ZEALAND
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Australia
The following communication, dated 23 July 1999, from the Permanent Mission of Australia
to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Mission of New Zealand 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 paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Australia hereby notifies the Dispute
Settlement Body that, due to the substantial trade interest of Australia, it desires to be joined in the
consultations under Article XXII:1 of GATT 1994 requested by New Zealand in a communication
dated 16 July 1999 and circulated to WTO Members on 22 July 1999 (WT/DS177/1) entitled"United States - Safeguard Measure on Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Lamb from
New Zealand".
Australia has a substantial commercial interest in the matter as the major supplier of lamb
meat to the United States under the United States' safeguard measure on lamb meat.
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