WORLD TRADE WT/DS105/4
14November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5001)
Original: Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OFBANANAS
Request toJoinConsultations
Communication from theDominican Republic
Thefollowing communication, dated 10November 1997, fromthePermanent Mission ofthe
Dominican Republic tothePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission, thePermanent Mission
ofPanama andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance withArticle 4:11ofthe
DSU.
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Pursuant toArticle 4,paragraph 11oftheWTO Understanding onRules andProcedures
Governing theSettlement ofDisputes, andArticle XXII oftheGATT 1994, theGovernment ofthe
Dominican Republic hereby askstojointheconsultations requested bytheGovernment ofPanama
indocument WT/DS/105/1, G/L/199, G/LIC/D/15, S/L/41, G/TRIMS/D/11 of29October 1997 in
connection withtheEuropean Communities 'Regime fortheImportation, SaleandDistribution of
Bananas.
Asanon-traditional ACPsupplier, theDominican Republic bases thisrequest ontheimportance
ofthebanana industry toitseconomy.