RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS20/4
14December 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-4044)
Original: English
KOREA -MEASURES CONCERNING BOTTLED WATER
Request toJoin Consultations
Communication from theEuropean Communities
Thefollowing communication, dated 30November 1995, from thePermanent Delegation ofthe
European Communities tothePermanent Missions ofKorea andCanada andtotheDispute Settlement
Body, iscirculated inaccordance with Article 4.11 oftheDSU.
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With regard toCanada 'srequest forconsultations under Article XXII oftheGeneral Agreement
onTariffs andTrade 1994, Article 11oftheAgreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary
Measures, andArticle 14oftheAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade relating tomeasures
concerning bottled water inKorea (cf.WTO document WT/DS20/1, G/L/33, G/SPS/W/35, G/TBT/D/4,
G/MA/3, G/AG/W/14), theEuropean Communities request tobejoined inthese consultations in
accordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 4.11 oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU). Asisapparent from theannexed statistics, theEuropean Communities
have asubstantial trade interest inthismatter.
. /.WT/DS20/4
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ANNEX
Exports ofbottled water from theEuropean Communities (12) totheRepublic ofKorea
(1988 -1994)
(Units: 1000 ECU)
Products 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
220110 8 6 2 27 23 54 137
220190 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
220210 14 0 0 17 54 34 91
220290 9 320 384 464 1265 1533 623
SOURCE: EUROSTAT