MEXICO - ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-FRUCTOSE

                                 CORN SYRUP (HFCS) FROM THE UNITED STATES

                                       Request for Consultations by the United States

        The following communication, dated 4 September 1997, from the Permanent Mission of the United States to the Permanent Mission of Mexico and to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU.

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        My authorities have instructed me to request consultations with the Government of Mexico pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes and Article 17.3 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (the Anti-Dumping Agreement) regarding the anti-dumping investigation of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) from the United States conducted by the Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development (SECOFI) of the Government of Mexico, the 25 June 1997 preliminary determination of dumping and injury in that investigation and the consequent imposition of provisional measures on imports of HFCS from the United States.