INDONESIA - CERTAIN MEASURES AFFECTING THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Canada
The following communication, dated 24 October 1996, from the Permanent Mission of Canada
to the Permanent Mission of Indonesia, the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and
to the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.11 of the DSU.
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Pursuant to paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing
the Settlement of Disputes, the Government of Canada hereby notifies you that due to its substantial
trade interest, it desires to be joined in the consultations under Article XXII of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994 requested by the Permanent Delegation of the Commission of the European
Communities in Geneva by letter dated 3 October 1996, concerning the Presidential Decree Number 42
of 1996 with regard to Manufacturing of National Cars; Presidential Decree Number 54 of 1993
concerning a List of Sectors that are Closed for Capital Investment; Decree of the Ministry of Industry
and Trade No. 31/1996 concerning National Motor Vehicles; Decree of the Ministry of Industry
Number 114 of 1993 concerning determination of local content rates of domestically-made motor vehicles
or components; Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 645/1993 concerning the Granting of Import
Duty Relief to Certain Parts and Components of Motor Vehicles for the Assembly and/or Manufacture
of Motor Vehicles; Regulation Number 36 of 1996 Relating to the Value-Added Tax on Goods and
Services and Sales Tax on Luxury Goods; and Presidential Instruction No 2/1996 on the Development
of the National Automobile Industry; other legislative provisions consolidated therein; and any
implementing measures taken thereunder (WT/DS54/1).