RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS41/1
G/L/76
G/SPS/W/64
G/TBT/D/6
G/AG/W/25
31May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2051)
Original: English
KOREA -MEASURES CONCERNING
INSPECTION OFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Request forConsultations bytheUnited States
Thefollowing communication, dated 24May1996, fromthePermanent Mission oftheUnited
States tothePermanent Mission ofKorea andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance
withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Myauthorities haveinstructed metorequest consultations withtheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofKorea pursuant toArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement
ofDisputes ("DSU"), Article XXIII oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, Article 11
oftheAgreementontheApplicationofSanitaryandPhytosanitaryMeasures,Article14oftheAgreement
onTechnical Barriers toTrade, andArticle 19oftheAgreement onAgriculture regarding the
requirements oftheRepublic ofKorea fortheimportation ofagricultural products, including, butnot
limited to,testing, inspection, incubation, sorting, fumigation, andproduct specifications, including
allamendments,revisions,andnewmeasuresadoptedsinceourrequestforconsultationsof4April1995
(WT/DS3/1).
These measures impose requirements withrespect toimports ofagricultural products from
theUnited States andother Members oftheWorld Trade Organization thatrestrict imports ofthose
products andappear tobeinconsistent withtheobligations oftheRepublic ofKorea under theGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, theAgreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary
Measures, theAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade, andtheAgreement onAgriculture. The
provisions ofthese agreements withwhich these measures appear tobeinconsistent include, butare
notlimited to,thefollowing:
(1) General Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, Article IIIandArticle XI;
(2) Agreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures, Articles 2,
5,and8;
(3) Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade, Articles 2,5and6;and
(4) Agreement onAgriculture, Article 4.
Welookforward toreceiving your reply tothepresent request andtofixing amutually
convenient dateforconsultations.