RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/49
G/SCM/W/58
ORGANIZATION 15August 1995
(95-2401)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
ORAL QUESTIONS POSED ATTHE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OFTHE COMMITTEES CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS
PROVIDED BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFKOREA OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 27July1995, hasbeenreceived from theOffice ofthe
United States Trade Representative.
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1. Thedelegate fromKorea indicated thattheadministrators ofKorea 'sA-DandCVD lawscould
consult theA-DandSCM Agreements todetermine whether theiractions were inaccordance with
theirobligations under theAgreements.
(i) What authority under Korean lawwould allow this?
(ii) Could theadministrators determine whether Korean lawwasinconsistent withthe
Agreements?
(iii) Ifyesto(ii),issuchadetermination reviewable byaKorean Court?
2. Concerning Article 4-8(7)oftheEnforcement Decree ("ED") (page 14,G/ADP/N/1/KOR/1),
under whatcircumstances would theMinister denyarequest foraccess tonon-confidential information?
Thedelegate ofKorea indicated thattheMinister maydeny therequest ifitwould impede the
investigation. How isthisconsistent withtheA-DAgreement?
3. Concerning Article 4-9oftheED(pages 14-15, G/ADP/N/1/KOR/1), whatisthe"base import
price" andhowisitcalculated? Under whatcircumstances willthebaseimport price beusedinstead
ofananti-dumping dutytooffset themargin ofdumping, seeArticle 4-9(1),andhowwould thisbe
consistent withtheA-DAgreement?
4. Concerning Article 4-14(1)oftheED(page 19,G/ADP/N/1/KOR/1):
(i) Canproducers/exporters request thatareview beinitiated under Article 4-14(1)1?
Ifso,what procedures must exporters/producers follow torequest suchareview?
Whattypesofinformationmustexporters/producersincludeintheirrequestforareview
under 4-14(1)1? What factors willtheMinister consider ininitiating areview under
4-14(1)1? What factors willtheMinister consider indeciding whether theorder should
bemodified under 4-14(1)1? CantheMinister decide toterminate theorder under
4-14(1)1?
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(ii) Canproducers/exporters request thatareview beinitiated under Article 4-14(1)2?
Ifso,what procedures must exporters/producers follow torequest suchareview?
Whattypesofinformationmustexporters/producersincludeintheirrequestforareview
under 4-14(1)2? What factors willtheMinister consider ininitiating areview under
4-14(1)2? What factors willtheMinister consider indeciding whether theorder should
bemodified under 4-14(1)2? CantheMinister decide toterminate theorder under
4-14(1)2?
(iii) Canproducers/exporters request thatareview beinitiated under Article 4-14(1)3?
Ifso,what procedures must exporters/producers follow torequest suchareview?
Whattypesofinformationmustexporters/producersincludeintheirrequestforareview
under 4-14(1)3? What factors willtheMinister consider ininitiating areview under
4-14(1)3? What factors willtheMinister consider indeciding whether theorder should
bemodified under 4-14(1)3? CantheMinister decide toterminate theorder under
4-14(1)3?
5. Arethere anyprocedures other thanthose listed inArticle 4-14(1)bywhich aKorean anti-
dumping orcountervailing dutyorder canbeterminated?