WORLD TRADE WT/DS75/3
24April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1778)
Original: English
KOREA -TAXES ONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from Canada
Thefollowing communication, dated 21April 1997, fromthePermanent Mission ofCanada
tothePermanent Mission ofKorea, thePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission andto
theDispute 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 bythePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission in
Geneva byletter dated 2April 1997(WT/DS75/1, 9April 1997), regarding theinternal taxesimposed
byKorea oncertain alcoholic beverages pursuant totheLiquor TaxLawandtheEducation TaxLaw.