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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/46
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ORGANIZATION 8August 1995
(95-2337)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFTHE UNITED STATES OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6THE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, received on18July, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Community.
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WithregardtotheUSanti-dumpinglegislationnotifiedon21March1995(G/ADP/N/1/USA/1),
theEuropean Community would liketoaskthefollowing questions:
1. Section 732(c)(1)(A)(i)-Theinformation contained inapetition
CouldtheUSexplainwhetherthenewAgreementwillresultinsignificantchangestothequantity
ofinjury information which apetition mustcontain before itcanbeconsidered validandinaccordance
withtherequirements ofArticle 5.3ofthenewAgreement?
Could theUSgiveabriefsummary oftheinformation oninjury which theywillrequire to
beinapetition under thenewAgreement?
2. Section 732(c)(4)(A)-Standing
With regard standing tohowwilltheUnited States present domestic producers withthe
opportunity toeither express support oropposition? Willthisbedonebypublic notice?
When sampling toestablish standing howwilltheUSensure thatthesample selected is
statistically valid?
3. Section 735(c)(5)(B)-"Allothers" rateofduty
Inestablishing an"allothers" rate,willtheUSinclude margins which areinpartbased on
"best information". Ifso,howsignificant musttheuseofBIAbebefore suchmargins areignored?
4. Section 751(c)(1)-Automatic reviews
Under thenewlegislation theUSwillrequire interested parties (including exporters) tosubmit
comments prior toadecision being taken toinitiate anautomatic review. What would bethe
consequences forexporters iftheydidnotreact?G/ADP/W/46
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Inautomatic reviews, what factors willtheUSexamine inorder toestablish whether there
isalikelihood ofacontinuation ofdumping andinjury?
5. Section 771(7)(C)(iv)-Captive production
Inrelation tocaptive production, thenewlaw,under certain conditions, gives theITCthe
possibility ofassessing themarket forthegoods under investigation byexcluding captively used
quantities. Dothesame rules apply forgoods imported byrelated importers andfurther processed
intodifferent likeproducts? Ifyes,isthedecision toexclude captively usedquantities byimporters
made independently from thedecision onexclusion withregard todomestic producers?
6. Section 771(7)(G)and(H)-Cumulation
Onwhatbasisunder thenewAnti-Dumping Agreement would theUScumulate injury inanti-
dumping andcountervailing investigations?
7. Section 773(a)(7)(i)-Level oftrade
What precisely arethecircumstances which would leadtheUStomake an"offset" adjustment
fordifferences inlevels oftrade?
8. Section 773(e)(2)(A)-Profits inconstructed value
Does theUS,under thenewAgreement, envisage significant changes totheirpractice with
regard totheestablishment ofprofits inconstructed value? Withregard totheuseofprofits, "normally
realized" onmerchandise ofthesamegeneral category, could theUSgiveussome ideaofthepossible
ways inwhich thiswillbecalculated?
9. Section 773(A)(a)and(b)-Currency conversion
With regard tocurrency conversions, would theUSexplain howtheyaregoing tointerpret
theterm"fluctuation"? Would theUSalsoexplain howtheywillgrant thegrace period of60days
forsustained movements inexchange rates?
10. Section 773(d)
Onwhat basis under theAgreement doestheUSapply thespecial ruleformultinational
corporations?
11. Section 773(f)(1)(C)-Startup costs
Withregard tostartup costs, which arethose technical factors which might leadtheUStomake
anallowance forsuchcosts?
12. Section 776-Useofbestinformation
Could theUSexplain inlayman 'slanguage howthenewAgreement willaffect theUSpractice
ontheuseof"best information available"?G/ADP/W/46
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13. Section 781-Anti-circumvention
With regard toanti-circumvention investigations would theUSgivesome indication ofwhat
theywould consider would constitute a"minor" assembly operation?
Also, inrelation totherequirement thatthevalue ofthepartsoriginating inthecountry subject
totheorder isa"significant" portion ofthetotalvalue ofthemerchandise, would theUSgivemore
precision totheterm"significant".