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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/75
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ORGANIZATION 10October 1995
(95-3000)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFARGENTINA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 29September 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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Please findenclosed thewritten questions submitted byAustralia inview ofthelegislation
review tobecarried outinthenextmeeting oftheAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Measures
Committees.
Foreign Trade Decree No.766/94
1. Article 4saysthatthe"definition ofinjury usedinthepresent Decree shallinclude". Apart
from thethree listed types ofinjury (material injury ordamage, threat ofmaterial injury ordamage,
andmaterial retardation ofestablishment) whatothertypesofinjury might beconsidered? Isthislimited
byArticle 7ofDecree No.2121/94, which specifies justthree aspects ofinjury?
2. InArticle 4what does"material injury ordamage" mean, i.e.what aretheimplications of
theinclusion of"damage" inaddition to"material injury"? Thesame definition appears tobeused
foranti-dumping/countervailing asforsafeguards inArticles 12and13,respectively. Ontheother
handArticle 7ofDecree No.2121/94 refers to"material injury orprejudice" foranti-dumping and
countervailing dutyinvestigations. Does theprovision ofDecree No.2121/94 prevail? What arethe
implications oftheinclusion of"prejudice" andhowisitconsistent withtheAnti-Dumping andSubsidies
Agreements?
Foreign Trade Decree No.2121/94
3. Article 2(d)simply refers to"anyform ofincome orprice support" without aqualification
equivalent toArticle 1.1(a)(2) oftheSubsidies Agreement ofitbeing inthesense ofArticle XVIof
GATT 1994. Willthisaffect Argentina 'sinterpretation oftheprovision?
4. Indefining "domestic industry" inArticle 4,whatwould Argentina consider tobea"major
proportion"?
5. While Article 19doesensure thattheextended period oftimeforsalesatalosswillbeatleast
6months itdoesnotsayexplicitly thattheperiod under consideration would normally beoneyear
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ascalled forinfootnote 4toArticle 2.2.1 oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement. IsitArgentina 'sintention
thattheperiod would normally beoneyear?
6. Article 19doesnotprovide thedetail regarding "substantial quantities" and"recovery ofcosts
within areasonable period oftime" setoutinfootnote 5to,andthelastsentence ofArticle 2.2.1.
How willArgentina ensure thatthese provisions arecomplied with?
7. Regarding thesecond paragraph ofArticle 19("Where salestoathirdcountry etc."), could
Argentina explain theimplications ofsub-paragraph II.Whyisitnecessary given Article 15ordoes
itmean thattheconstructed value canbeonthebasis ofacountry other thanthecountry oforigin?
Ifthelatter, howwould thisbejustified under Article 2oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
8. Article 25saysin(a)thatthe"normal value shallgenerally beestablished" andin(b)"shall
normally beestablished". Thiswould appear topermit other approaches atthediscretion ofthe
implementing authority, oristhissimply toallow sampling under (c)?Ifnotthelatter, howwill
Argentina ensure thattheimplementing authority willfollow therequirements ofArticle 2.4.2 ofthe
Anti-Dumping Agreement ifneither (a)nor(b)isused?
9. Article 25(b) saysthatthetransaction-to-transaction basis shallnormally beusedwhen the
weighted average basis"would produce substantially different results". Doesthismean thatthedecision
aboutwhichapproachtochoosewoulddependonthedesiredresult,e.g.doesthismeanthattheapproach
giving higher dumping margins would bechosen?
10. Regarding currency conversions under Article 26,willexporters begiven 60daystoadjust
theirexport prices toreflect sustained movements inexchange ratesasrequired under Article 2.4.1
oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
11. Articles 29and30setouttheprovisions concerning thedetermination ofspecificity butdo
theregulations saythatnon-specific subsidies arenotcountervailable? Moreover howwillArgentina
ensure thattheimplementing authority determines thatsubsidies meeting thecriteria inArticle 8.2
oftheSubsidies Agreement andAnnex IIoftheAgriculture Agreement arenon-countervailable?
12. InArticle 32,could Argentina explain thedifference inthecalculation ofthebenefit conferred
under Article 31forshort-term loans andunder Article 32formedium- andlong-term loans. How
willArgentina ensure thattheimplementing authority follows procedures consistent withArticle 14
oftheSubsidies Agreement fornotonlyloans bygovernment butalsotheother measures covered
inthatArticle?
13. Given thelackofcriteria inArticles 37and39,howwilltheimplementing authority determine
whether ornotanapplication hasbeenmade byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry inamanner
consistent withArticle 5oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement andArticle 11oftheSubsidies Agreement?
14. ThesecondparagraphofArticle42allowsonly30calendardaysforthereturnofquestionnaires.
WillArgentina allow theextra week forexporters andforeign producers setoutinfootnote 15to
Article 6.1.1 oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement andfootnote 40toArticle 12.1.1 oftheSubsidies
Agreement?
15. Paragraph 2ofArticle 45says"[c]onfidentiality maynotberequested forinformation which
isnotsubmitted voluntarily". What sortofinformation isbeing referred toherethatisnotsubmitted
voluntarily, andinwhat circumstances would thisoccur? How would thisbeconsistent withthe
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16. Article 48refers, interalia,tothetermination ofinvestigations onthebasisofnegligible margin
ofdumping, subsidization orvolumes ofimports. However theregulations appear nottocodify the
requirements setoutintheAnti-Dumping andSubsidies Agreements. HowwillArgentina ensure that
itsadministration isconsistent withtheAgreements?
17. Under Article 49willtheinvestigations required oftheimplementing authority besufficient
toensure thatpreliminary measures cannot beimposed inlessthanthe60daysspecified inthe
Agreements?
18. HowwillArgentina ensure thattheprovisions ofArticle 9.3oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement
arecomplied with?
19. Given thatArticle 60refers to120working days, whatarrangements willensure thatthefour
month limit (i.e.about 120calendar days) ontheduration ofprovisional measures setdown in
Article 17.4oftheSubsidies Agreement willbeadhered to?
20. Canpriceagreementsbeacceptedbeforetherehasbeenanaffirmativeprovisionaldetermination?
21. Under Article 64,could theimplementing authority impose duties onproducts entered for
consumption prior tothedateoftheinitiation oftheinvestigation?
22. Could Argentina explain thesignificance ofthesecond paragraph ofArticle 69,including what
ismeant by"thenormal value established forproducts subject to...countervailing duties". Does this
mean thatthenormal value calculation foranti-dumping measures istobethebasisforcustoms valuation
fortheimposition oftariffs? Istheresult ofthistoineffect impose totaladditional duties greater than
themargin ofdumping astheresult oftheanti-dumping (andcountervailing) measures? Howwould
thisbejustified under theAgreements?