RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS5/4
9June 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1534)
Original: English
KOREA -MEASURES CONCERNING THE
SHELF-LIFE OFPRODUCTS
Request toJoin Consultations under Article 4.11 oftheDSU
Communication byJapan
Thefollowing communication dated 1June 1995 from thePermanent Mission ofJapan tothe
Permanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea andtheOffice oftheUnited States Trade Representative
inGeneva, iscirculated attherequest ofthePermanent Mission ofJapan.
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Upon instructions from myGovernment, Iwould liketonotify totheDispute Settlement Body
thattheGovernment ofJapan, pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules
andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes, desires tobejoined intheconsultations under
Article XXII:1 ofGATT 1994 requested bytheGovernment oftheUnited States byacommunication
circulated toWTO Members on2May 1995 regarding measures concerning theshelf-life ofproducts
(WT/DS5/1).