WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS152/8
14 December 1998
(98-5036)
Original:  English
UNITED STATES – SECTIONS 301-310 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Japan
The following communication, dated 10 December 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Japan 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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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Japan hereby notifies the Government of
the United States that, in light of the substantial trade interest of Japan, it desires to be joined in the
consultations requested by the European Communities in a communication circulated to WTO
Members on 30 November 1998 (WT/DS152/1) entitled "United States – Sections 301-310 of the
Trade Act of 1974".
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