WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/PER/24
G/SCM/Q1/PER/24
27 November 2003
(03-6318)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS
OF NEW OR AMENDED LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS
NOT PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE
ON ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES
Replies to the Follow-Up Questions  Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1
Regarding the Notification of PERU2
The following communication, dated 24 November 2003, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Peru.
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1. Question 4 (Article 29, paragraph 3):  Could Peru please confirm th at the mere fact that
an exporter is not co-operating or is only partially co-operating (e.g., providing incomplete
information) does not fall within the scope of Article 29, paragraph 3, and can thus not lead to
fines?
Reply
Exporters who fail to cooperate or who provid e partial information are not subject to fines.
Fines are imposed on parties who knowingly submit false or inaccurate information which misleads
the authorities.
2. Could Peru please reply to question 8 concerning the respect of the provisions of the
Anti-Dumping Agreement on public notices.
Reply
Article 33 of Supreme Decree No. 006-2003-PCM provides for the publication in the Official
Journal, El Peruano , of decisions to initiate an investigation and decisions to establish, modify or lift
anti-dumping or countervailing duties.  Articles 12 and 22 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and the
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, re spectively, are applicable with regard to the
content of such decisions.
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1 G/ADP/Q1/PER/23-G/SCM/Q1/PER/23
2 G/ADP/N/1/PER/2-G/SCM/N/1/PER/2