RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/IND/8
G/SCM/Q1/IND/8
26 April 2000
(00-1674)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS
Questions Posed by ARGENTINA
Regarding the Notification of INDIA1
The following communication, dated 13 April 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Argentina.
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In the supplementary information provided by India, an amendment is made to the text of
Rule 17 of the Rules notified in document G/ADP/N/1/IND/2.  The original rule established that theperiod of one year before the submission of final findings could be extended by six months "in
circumstances of exceptional nature".  The new text substitutes the words "in circumstances of
exceptional nature" with "in its discretion in special circumstances".
1. What does India understand by special circumstances and what is the conceptual difference
between this and the words "in circumstances of exceptional nature" in the amended rules?
2. What would be the margin of discretion of the implementing authority?
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1 G/ADP/N/1/IND/2/Suppl.2-G/SCM/N/1/IND/2/Suppl.2