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24 April 2019  
(19-2650) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
 
INDIA – TARIFF TREAT MENT ON CERTAIN GOOD S IN THE INFORMATION  AND 
COMMUNICATIONS TECHN OLOGY SECTOR  
REQUEST TO JOIN CONS ULTATIONS  
Communication from  Canada  
The following communication, dated  18 April 2019 , from the delegation of Canada  to the delegation 
of India, and the delegation of the European Union,  is circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body in 
accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 4.11 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governin g the Settlement of 
Disputes (DSU), the Government of Canada hereby notifies its request to join the consultations 
requested by the European Union pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the DSU, and Article XXII of the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with regard to the tariff treatment that India accords 
to certain goods in the information and communications technology sector. The request of the 
European Union, which was circulated to Members on 9 April 2019, is set out in document 
WT/DS582/1, G/L/1303 . 
Canada has a substantial trade interest in these consultations. Over 2016 -2018, India’s imports from 
Canada of ICT products identified in the EU request for consultations averaged US$ 40.2 million. 
This reflected 43.7% of India’s total imports of ICT pro ducts from Canada. ICT is an important sector 
for Canada’s economy which relies on access to global markets. Over 2016 -2018, Canada’s global 
exports of all ICT products averaged US$ 11.3 billion and accounted for 2.8% of all Canadian exports.  
Based on the foregoing , Canada respectfully requests that it be permitted to join the  consultations 
in this dispute.  
 
A copy of this letter is being sent to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, with a request 
that it be circulated to Members.  
 
 
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