RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/IDN/5
G/SCM/Q1/IDN/5
ORGANIZATION 28May1997
(97-2237)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Questions from KOREA
toINDONESIA1
Thefollowing communication, dated 24April 1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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Q.1. Determination ofdeminimis basis
Article26oftheIndonesianA-DRegulationstipulates"indeterminingcertaintariffs...dumping
margins withzerovalue orverysmall value (deminimis )shallbeexcluded from thecalculation of
certain tariffs".
However, Article 5.8oftheWTO A-DAgreement stipulates that"themargin ofdumping shall
beconsidered tobedeminimis ifthismargin islessthan2%,expressed asapercentage oftheexport
price".
TheIndonesian provisions forthedefinition ofdeminimis donotseem tobeclear. Howdoes
theIndonesian authority determine deminimis margins?
Q.2. Standard fornegligible volume
Article 5.8oftheWTO A-DAgreement stipulates that"thevolume ofdumped imports shall
normally beregarded asnegligible ifthevolume ofdumped imports fromaparticular country isfound
toaccount forlessthan3%ofimports ofthelikeproduct intheimporting Member".
DoestheIndonesian authority haveanother standard forthedetermination ofnegligible volume?
Q.3. General
TheIndonesian A-Dregulations asawhole seem tobelacking inmany issues compared to
theWTO A-DAgreement. Ithasbeennoted thatthere isalackofclarity regarding thefollowing
issues inparticular:
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- Market visibility
- Start-up costadjustment
- SG&A, profit forconstructed value
- Adjustments toexport price andnormal value
- Level oftrade adjustments
How willtheIndonesian authority dealwiththese technical criteria?