WORLD TRADE WT/DS117/1
S/L/53
ORGANIZATION 22January 1998
(98-0214)
Original: English
CANADA -MEASURES AFFECTING FILM DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Request forConsultations bytheEuropean Communities
Thefollowing communication, dated 20January 1998, fromthePermanent Delegation ofthe
European Commission tothePermanent Mission ofCanada andtotheDispute Settlement Body, is
circulated inaccordance withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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TheEuropean Communities andtheirMember States haveinstructed ustorequest consultations
withtheGovernment ofCanada pursuant toArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures
Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU) andArticle XXIII oftheGeneral Agreement onTrade
inServices (GATS) regarding measures affecting filmdistribution services applied bytheGovernment
ofCanada.
Themeasuresconcernedincludethe1987PolicyDecisiononfilmdistributionanditsapplication
toEuropean companies. These measures appear tocontravene Articles II(Most-favoured-nation
treatment) andIII-1(Transparency) oftheGATS.
Welookforward toreceiving yourreply tothisrequest andtofixing amutually convenient
dateforconsultations.
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