RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/CZE/3
G/SCM/Q1/CZE/3
13 April 1999
(99-1478)
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
Questions Posed by TURKEY
Regarding the Notification of the CZECH REPUBLIC1
The following communication, dated 9 April 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Turkey.
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1. Could the Czech authorities explain what is meant by "justification of the application" in
section 8(1)(j)?
2. Could the Czech authorities clarify, in connection with section 11 of the law, whether the
government of the exporting member is deemed to be a participant of the investigation?
3. It is stated in section 12(1) of the law that participants of the investigation are obliged to
provide information required.  What consequenc es may result from failure to abide by such
obligation?
4. It is pointed out in section 14 of the law that laws regulating commercial, economic, service
and state secret are exempted from the confidentiality rule.  Compared with Article 6.5 of the
Agreement, are these exceptions not too broad, and, do they not undermine the rationale of the
Agreement as regards the issue of confidentiality?
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1 G/ADP/N/1/CZE/2