RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/255
G/SCM/W/265
ORGANIZATION 10January 1996
(96-0076)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYHONG KONG1
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION OF
LAWS AND REGULATIONS OFINDONESIA2
Thefollowing communication, dated 27December 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofIndonesia.
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Indonesia 'snotification states thatIndonesia hasnolawsorregulations relevant totheWTO
A-DAgreement.
Questions:
(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO A-DAgreement inIndonesia?
Answer
TheWTOAnti-DumpingAgreementbecameapositiveandeffectivelawwhenIndonesiaratified
theFinal ActoftheUruguay Round through theLawNo.7/1994, inOctober 1994. Inorder to
implement theWTO A-DAgreement, Indonesia hasnowprepared thedraftA-DRegulation asapart
ofCustom Lawwhich isnowbeing submitted totheParliament. Hopefully theLaw(Custom Law)
willcome intoforce early nextyear.
(b) Does Indonesia contemplate anyuseofA-Dmeasures incertain circumstances? If
so,whatisthelegalbasis onwhich therelevant authorities maydoso?
Answer
Indonesia will[not]never contemplate anyuseofA-Dmeasures, evenincertain circumstances,
before theLawcomes intoeffect norbythesametoken hasIndonesia established anyrelevant authorities
toconduct theinvestigations.
1G/ADP/W/192-G/SCM/W/199.
2G/ADP/N/1/IDN/1 andG/SCM/N/1/IDN/1.
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(c) Does Indonesia contemplate anyenactment ofdomestic legislation relating toA-D
measures infuture? Ifso,whatistheintended timing forthecoming intoeffect of
suchlegislation?
Answer
Yes,ofcourse. Thisquestion hasalready beenanswered under question (a)above.