RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS16/3
20October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3128)
Original: Spanish
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION, SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OFBANANAS
Communication from Colombia
Thefollowingcommunication,dated12October1995,fromthePermanentMissionofColombia
tothePermanent Delegation oftheEuropean Commission, theOffice oftheUnited States Trade
Representative, thePermanent Missions ofGuatemala, Honduras andMexico andtheChairman of
theDSB iscirculated attherequest ofthePermanent Mission ofColombia.
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TheGovernment ofColombia takes note ofthejoint request forconsultations submitted by
theUnited States, Guatemala, Honduras andMexico regarding theEuropean Communities 'regime
fortheimportation, saleanddistribution ofbananas established byRegulation 404/93 andthelegislation
toimplement, supplement andamend thatregime1,including theFramework Agreement onBananas
(Council Regulation No.3290/94, OJL349andthelegislation identified inAnnex 1).
AscanbeseenfromthestatisticsinAnnex2tothisletter,Colombiahasasubstantialcommercial
interest inthismatter, being abanana-producing country whose exports totheEuropean Union account
for21percent oftotal imports intothatmarket under non-preferential arrangements.
Inview ofthissubstantial commercial interest andtaking intoaccount theprovisions ofArticle 6
oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures andArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules and
Procedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes, theGovernment ofColombia wishes tobeassociated
with thisconsultation procedure.
1Document WT/DS16/1 of4October 1995.WT/DS16/3
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ANNEX 1
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No.3224/94, OJL337/94.
2. Council Regulation (EC) No.3290/94, OJL349/95, Annex XV.
3. Commission (DG VI)Communication toMember States, No.8411/95.
4. Commission Regulation (EC) No.478/95, OJL49/95.
5. Commission Regulation (EC) No.702/95, OJL71/95.
6. Commission Regulation (EC) No.703/95, OJL71/95.
7. Commission Regulation (EC) No.704/95, OJL71/95.
8. Commission Regulation (EC) No.1210/95, OJL120/95.
9. Commission Regulation (EC) No.1220/95, OJL120/95.
10. Commission Regulation (EC) No.1387/95, OJL134/95.
11. Commission Regulation (EC) No.1889/95, OJL179/95.
12. Commission Regulation (EC) No.1923/95, OJL185/95.
13. Commission Regulation (EC) No.2007/95, OJL196/95.
14. Commission Regulation (EC) No.2234/95, OJL225/95.
15. Commission Regulation (EC) No.2329/95, OJL235/95.ANNEX 2
Banana Imports oftheEuropean UnionWT/DS16/3
Page 31992 1993 1994 Average
TOTAL COLOMBIA TOTAL COLOMBIA TOTAL COLOMBIA
Tons % Tons % Tons % %
2,418,464 519,200 21.47 2,222,955 417,421 18.78 2,098,679 460,840 21.96 20.73
Source: EUROSTAT.