MEXICO – MEASURES AFFECTING TRADE IN LIVE SWINE
Request
for Consultations by the United States
The
following communication, dated 10 July 2000, from the Permanent Mission of the
United States to the Permanent Mission of Mexico and to the Chairman of 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 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(Anti-Dumping Agreement) regarding Mexico's 20 October 1999
definitive anti-dumping measure on live swine for slaughter, merchandise
classified under tariff classification 0103.92.99 of the General Import Law,
exported from the United States of America, independently from the country
or origin (Resolución final de la investigación antidumping sobre las
importaciones de cerdo para abasto, mercancia classificada en la fracción
arancelaria 0103.92.99 de la Tarifa de la Ley del Impuesto General de
Importación, originarias de los Estados Unidos de América, independientemente
del país de procedencia), and actions by Mexico in the conduct of the anti‑dumping
investigation resulting in this measure.
In
addition, my authorities have instructed me to request consultations with the
Government of Mexico pursuant to Article XXIII of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), Article 11 of the Agreement on the
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Article 19 of the Agreement
on Agriculture and Article 14 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade,
to the extent these articles incorporate Article XXIII of the GATT 1994, with
respect to various measures affecting trade in live swine, merchandise
classified under tariff classification 0103 of the General Import Law, exported
from the United States of America.