RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/207
G/SCM/W/217
ORGANIZATION 8December 1995
(95-4003)
Original: French Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYTHE UNITED STATES1CONCERNING
THE NOTIFICATION OFSWISS LAWS AND REGULATIONS2
Thefollowing communication, dated 15November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSwitzerland.
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1. Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round Anti-Dumping andSubsidies Agreements,
Switzerland didnothaveanyspecific anti-dumping orcountervailing dutylegislation. InSwiss law,
theTokyo Round Agreement ontheInterpretation andApplication ofArticles VI,XVIandXXIII of
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1947 andtheAgreement ontheImplementation of
Article VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1947hadmandatory force. Withtheentry
intoforce oftheUruguay Round Agreements, itisnowtheWTO Agreement ontheImplementation
ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 andtheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures which havemandatory force inSwitzerland.
2. Switzerland hasnointention intheimmediate future ofpreparing specific legislation on
anti-dumping measures andcountervailing duties.
3. Switzerlandhasnotyettakenanydecisionwithregardtoanti-dumpingduties.Ifananti-dumping
investigation weretobeopened, itwould fallwithin thecompetence oftheFederal Office forForeign
Economic Affairs. Anyanti-dumping investigation would beopened andconducted inaccordance
withtheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VI.
4. No.
5. Aninterested party mayenter anappeal against aspecific decision onanti-dumping or
countervailing duties withtheFederal Court.
6. Switzerlanddoesnothaveanyspecificanti-dumpinglegislation.Ifthecasearises,theauthorities
responsible forcarrying outananti-dumping investigation willtakeintoaccount therelevant decisions
under theWTO Disputes Settlement Procedure.
1G/ADP/W/118-G/SCM/W/127.
2G/ADP/N/1/CHE/1 andG/SCM/N/1/CHE/1.