RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/LVA/4
G/SCM/Q1/LVA/4
27 April 2001
(01-2145)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS
Replies to Questions Posed by EUROPEAN COMMUNITY1
Regarding the Notification of LATVIA2
The following communication, dated 26 April 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Latvia.
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INDIVIDUAL DUMPING MARGIN
Q. Article 17 (4) of the Anti-Dumping Law states: " If the number of exporters or producers
is so large that determination of individual dumping margins would burden and delay the
completion of the investigation within the prescribed time period, the State Bureau of TradeDefence may refuse to determine an individual dumping margin ."
Could you explain whether Latvian Authorities would determine individual margins for
the exporters/producers in the sample ?
Reply
Yes.  According to Article 17(2), Latvian Authorities can, in cases where the number of
exporters or producers is large, limit the investigation by using samples.
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1 G/ADP/Q1/LVA/2-G/SCM/Q1/LVA/2
2 G/ADP/N/1/LVA/2