RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS29/8
ORGANIZATION 1March 1996
(96-0759)
Original: English
TURKEY -RESTRICTIONS ONIMPORTS OFTEXTILE
AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Canada
Thefollowing communication, dated 26February 1996, fromthePermanent Mission ofCanada
totheHong Kong Economic andTrade Office andthePermanent Mission ofTurkey, andtotheDispute
Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toparagraph 11ofArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofCanada hereby notifies youthatduetoitssubstantial
tradeinterest, itdesires tobejoined intheconsultations under Article XXII oftheGeneral Agreement
onTariffs andTrade 1994 requested bytheHong Kong Economic andTrade Office byletter dated
12February 1996(WT/DS29/1; 15February 1996) regarding theunilateral imposition ofquantitative
restrictions byTurkey onimports ofabroad range oftextile andclothing products fromHong Kong
asfrom 1January 1996.