WORLD TRADE WT/DS96/6
5August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3309)
Original: English
INDIA -QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ONIMPORTS OF
AGRICULTURAL, TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Switzerland
Thefollowing communication, dated 31July1997, fromthePermanent Mission ofSwitzerland
tothePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission, thePermanent Mission ofIndia andtothe
Dispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4.11oftheDSU.
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Pursuant toArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement
ofDisputes (DSU), Switzerland hereby notifies theGovernment ofIndia thatitconsiders having a
substantial trade interest intheconsultations requested bytheEuropean Community indocument
WT/DS96/1, circulated on24July1997, andthatitdesires tobejoined inthese consultations.
Switzerland hasasubstantial trade interest intheproducts subject tothequantitative import
restrictions referred tointherequest oftheEuropean Community. Switzerland exported about
SwF150million ofsuchproducts toIndia in1996.