RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS6/2
2June 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1485)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -IMPOSITION OFIMPORT DUTIES ON
AUTOMOBILES FROM JAPAN
UNDER SECTIONS 301AND 304OFTHE TRADE ACT OF1974
Request toJoin Consultations under Article 4.11 oftheDSU
Thefollowing communication, dated 31May 1995, from thePermanent Delegation ofthe
European Commission totheOffice oftheUnited States Trade Representative andthePermanent Mission
ofJapan inGeneva, iscirculated attherequest ofthePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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Pursuant totheprocedures laiddown inArticle 4:11 oftheUnderstanding onRules and
Procedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU), theEuropean Communities wish tobejoined
intheconsultations under Article XXII:1 ofGATT 1994 requested byJapan byacommunication
circulated toWTO Members on22May1995 (WT/DS6/1) regarding trade measures affecting theimport
ofcertain Japanese carsintotheUnited States which were announced on16May 1995 bytheUnited
States under Section 301ofthe1974 Omnibus Trade Act. TheEChave asubstantial trade interest
inthestrict observance oftherules concerning thestrengthening ofthemultilateral system laiddown
inArticle 23oftheDSU which have been invoked intheconsultation request submitted byJapan.
These rules areessential forthegood functioning ofthemultilateral trading system andforthedispute
settlement procedures under theWTO.