RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/276
G/SCM/W/286
ORGANIZATION 1February 1996
(96-0392)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYTHE UNITED STATES1
AND AUSTRALIA2CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION OF
LAWS AND REGULATIONS OFMAURITIUS3
Thefollowing communication, dated 18January 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofMauritius.
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Q1. Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round Anti-Dumping andSubsidies and
Countervailing Duty Agreements didyourcountry haveanti-dumping orcountervailing duty
laws? Ifso,havethose lawsbeenrevoked?
A1. No.
Q2. Ifyouareintheprocess ofdrafting legislation, whatistheestimated dateforimplementation
ofthelegislation?
A2. Totheextent thattheGovernment would takeadecision toimplement suchlegislation and
provided thattechnical assistance would bereadily available fromtheWTO, theprocess would
takeatleastayear.
Q3. Does yourcountry haveanorganization which isresponsible foradministering anti-dumping
orcountervailing dutylegislation, orwhich otherwise applies suchremedies withrespect to
imports intoyourcustoms territory? Ifso,doestheorganization haveanyadministrative
guidelines foradministering these laws?
A3. Theanswer tothefirstpastofthequestion is'No'since suchlegislation doesnotexist. The
Ministry ofFinance, however, hastheprerogative toimpose duties inaccordance with
Section 4(c)oftheCustoms Tariff Act,i.e.impose dutyinaddition tothose specified inthe
firstschedule forthepurpose ofprotecting industry. There arenoadministrative guidelines
buttheMinistry ofFinance mayactupon recommendations from theinterim Committee on
Anti-Dumping oftheMinistry ofTrade based onitsprocedures foranti-dumping actions.
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2G/ADP/W/78-G/SCM/W/87.
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Q4. Does yourcountry haveanyoutstanding anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyfindings?
A4. No.However, acomplaint fromaMauritian trader hasbeensubmitted totheAnti-Dumping
Committee which advised himtoprocess hisclaim inaccordance withthecriteria setoutin
theprocedures foranti-dumping actions.
Q5. What provisions havebeenmade forjudicial review ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duty
actions?
Q6. What provisions under yourlawhavebeenmade fortheimplementation ofWTO panel reports?
A5&6. Since anti-dumping legislation hasnotyetbeenenacted, questions 5and6donotapply.