RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/189
G/SCM/W/196
ORGANIZATION 24November 1995
(95-3764)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFICELAND1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofHong Kong.
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1. Iceland 'snotification contains acopyofArticles 115-119 ofCustoms LawNo.55/1987 and
Regulation No.351/1994. Iceland further states thatthelegislation isunder review inlightofthe
relevant provisions oftheWTO Agreements. Apparently, some provisions intheIceland 'slegislation
maybeatoddswiththeWTO A-DAgreement andnumerous provisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement
arenotfeatured intheIceland 'slegislation.
Questions:
(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO A-DAgreement inIceland? Does ithavetheforce
oflaw? Ifaprovision ofthedomestic legislation isinconflict withtheAgreement,
which willtakeprecedence?
(b) AretheA-Dofficials ofIceland required, legally orotherwise, toabide bytheA-D
Agreement intheconduct ofA-Dproceedings, ortoconsult theA-DAgreement, for
example ontheinterpretation ofdomestic legislation?
(c) What isthetimetableofthereview andtheimplementation ofthenewlegislation?
(d) HowwillIceland ensure compliance withtheprovisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement
before itslawsarebrought intototalconformity withtheWTO A-DAgreement?
2. Question: What judicial review procedures hasIceland putinplace inobservance ofits
obligations under Article 13oftheWTO A-DAgreement?
3. Question: WhatisIceland'spolicyandlawfortheimplementationofWTOPanelReports?
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4. Article 39ofRegulation No.351/1994 provides thatADduties maybeimposed onproducts
thatareintroduced intothecommerce ofIceland afterhaving beenassembled orproduced
inIceland provided thatcertain conditions aremet.
Questions:
(a) Arethese "A-D duties" under Article 39customs duties orinternal taxes?
(b) Does itrequire full-fledged investigations pursuant toprocedures prescribed inthe
WTOA-DAgreementonthepartsusedintheassembyinIcelandandproofofdumping,
injury andcausal linkbefore anyanti-dumping duties canbeimposed? Howwould
Iceland reconcile thisArticle withitsobligations under theWTO A-DAgreement?
(c) DoesIceland anticipate amendment orrepeal ofthisArticle inthelightofitsobligations
under theWTO A-DAgreement?