RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/19
G/SCM/W/26
ORGANIZATION 12July1995
(95-1959)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BYTHE
GOVERNMENT OFCHILE OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowingcommunication,dated5July1995,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofKorea.
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With regard tothefirstreview ofanti-dumping andcountervailing legislation scheduled for
theweek of17July1995, andinresponse toWTO/AIR/78, Iamsending yousome written questions
addressed toChile.
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G/SCM/W/26
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QUESTIONNAIRE ONTHE ANTI-DUMPING LAWS OFCHILE
TheGovernment ofChile notified thattheLawNo.18.525 D.O. 30June1986 andits
Regulation, Decree No.575,would apply toinvestigations insofarastheyarenotinconsistent with
theWTO Agreement. Then, iftheprovisions oftheexisting Actdonotconform totherelevant
provisions oftheWTO Agreement, dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
Forexample, TitleIII,Article 19,oftheRegulation permits theCommission totakeprovisional
measures within aperiod of60daysofitsinitiation, whereas theWTO Agreement, Article 7.3,stipulates
"provisional measures shall notbeapplied sooner than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation ofthe
investigation".
Inaddition, ifthere arenorelevant provisions oftheLawandRegulation, dotheprovisions
oftheWTO Agreement apply?
Forexample, theLawandRegulation donotcontain suchcontents asdefinition ofdomestic
industry, normal value andexport price, deminimis margin, sunset clause, etc.,which areprovided
intheWTO Agreement.
Thenotified LawandRegulation donotcontain enough information about theanti-dumping
system ofChile. Please provide usmore detailed information forourbetter understanding.
Also, whatistheschedule forrevision oftheexisting LawandRegulation?