WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS152/5
14 December 1998
(98-5015)
Original:  Spanish
UNITED STATES - SECTIONS 301-310 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Mexico
The following communication, dated 9 December 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Mexico to the Permanent Mission of the United States, the Permanent Delegation of the European
Commission 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 been instructed by my authorities to notify you that, pursuant to Article 4.11 of the
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), and owing toits substantial trade interest in the matter, Mexico  wishes to be joined in the consultations under
Article XXII:1 of GATT 1994 and Article 4 of the DSU requested by the European Communities with
the United States in document WT/DS152/1, circulated on 30 November 1998.
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