RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/SWZ/2
G/SCM/Q1/SWZ/2
ORGANIZATION 2July1997
(97-2762)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofSWAZILAND1
toQuestions from HONG KONG2
Thefollowing communication, dated 18April 1997, hasbeenreceived from theMinistry of
Enterprise andEmployment oftheKingdom ofSwaziland.
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Q.(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO A-DAgreement inSwaziland? Does ithavetheforce
oflaw?
Reply
Swaziland doesnothavealawinplace onAnti-Dumping Practices. Thenational lawsofthis
country havenotyetincorporated theanti-dumping provisions oftheWTO Agreement.
Q.(b) Does Swaziland contemplate theuseofA-Dmeasures incertain circumstances?
Reply
A-Dmeasures havenotbeenwidely usedbySwaziland. However, incases where dumping
hasbeenidentified especially within theregion, bilateral negotiations withtheconcerned party have
beenheldonwhatmeasures should betaken toprevent it.
Q.(c) DoesSwazilandcontemplateanyenactmentofdomesticlegislationconcerninganti-dumping
measures? Ifyes,what isthelegislative timetable?
Reply
Yes,Swaziland willbeenacting domestic legislation concerning anti-dumping measures before
January 1999. Members willbenotified ofanydevelopments inthisrespect.
1G/ADP/N/1/SWZ/1
2G/ADP/Q1/SWZ/1-G/SCM/Q1/SWZ/1.