RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/138
G/SCM/W/145
ORGANIZATION 24October 1995
(95-3235)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFCANADA1OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 17October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofIndia.
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Question 1
HastheCanadian Legislation gottheSanction oftheDepartment ofJustice now? Ifnot,by
when would thathappen? Until suchtimeastheSanction oftheDepartment ofJustice isobtained,
istheSpecial Import Measures ActandRegulations enforceable?
Question 2
Indetermination ofnormal value, export price, margin ofdumping andamount ofsubsidy
under Sections 15through 30ofSIMA, where themanner ofdetermining thevalue ofthese terms
isnotspecified orsufficient information isnotavailable toenable determination asprovided inthese
Sections, theDeputy Minister isgiven thediscretion tomake determination insuchmanner ashemay
specify. WilltheMinister 'sdiscretion, insuch cases, becircumscribed bytheA-DandSCM
Agreements. Ifnotwhatprocedure willbefollowed?
Question 3
Section 3ofSIMA allows imposition ofananti-dumping dutyequal tothemargin ofdumping
andacountervailing dutyequal totheamount ofsubsidy. Section 4(3)alsodetermines theamount
similarly. Itmaybeclarified whether theActoranyrules made thereunder make theprovision that
theanti-dumping dutyorthecountervailing dutywillbelimited totheamount which issufficient to
avoid injury totheMember ofWTO, evenifitislessthanthemargin ofdumping orsubsidy asthe
casemaybe.
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Question 4
Under Article 15oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement, itisprovided thatthepossibility of
constructive remedies provided bythatAgreement shallbeexplored before applying anti-dumping duties
whether theywould affect theinterest ofthedeveloping country members. There isnoprovision in
theSIMA togiveeffect tothismandatory provision. Itmaybeclarified whether Canada intends to
explore suchconstructive remedies, ifso,givedetails oftheLawandprocedure inthisregard.
Question 5
Under Article 13.1oftheSCM Agreement, itismandatory forallMembers toinvite for
consultations theMembers theproducts ofwhich maybesubject toinvestigation aftertheapplication
under Article 11isaccepted andbefore theinitiation ofanyinvestigation. WillCanada clarify whether
anyprovision hasbeenbuiltintoitslawtoprovide forthismandatory requirement oftheAgreement?