RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/386
G/SCM/W/397
ORGANIZATION 24April 1996
(96-1548)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BY
INDIA TOSOUTH AFRICA
CONCERNING THE LATTER 'SNOTIFICATION1OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofIndia.
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Anti-Dumping
1. Under Article 7.3oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement, itisstated thattheprovisional measures
shallnotbeapplied sooner than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation. Provisional
measures arereferred tointheguide onpage 25ofthedocument No.G/ADP/N/1/ZAF/1-
G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/1 inparagraphs 40-46. There is,apparently, nomention ofthedateofapplication
ofprovisional measures. Itmaybeclarified whether provisional measures canbeimposed in
South Africa evenearlier than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation.
2. Article 8oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement deals withprice undertakings. Article 8.4states
thatifanundertakingisaccepted,theinvestigationofdumpingandinjuryshallneverthelessbecompleted
iftheexporter sodesires ortheauthority sodecides. There isnomention ofthisprovision inthe
South African legislation. What would happen inthecasethatanexporter desires completion ofan
investigation andanegative determination ofdumping andinjury ismade? Would theundertaking
lapse?
3. Ananti-dumping dutyshallbeterminated afterfiveyears ofitsimposition under Article 11.3
oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement. There does notappear tobeanequivalent provision inthe
South African legislation. There is,however, aprovision forreview ofduties ontherequest ofthe
exporters orrepresentatives ofthecountry oforigin orontheowninitiative oftheBoard. Itmaybe
explained whether asunset clause isproposed tobeintroduced intheSouth African legislation ata
laterdate.
Subsidies
1. TheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures divides subsidies intothree types
vis-à-vis prohibited, actionable andnon-actionable. TheSouth African legislation doesnotmention
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thisdistinction. Would itmean thatevensubsidies covered byArticle 8.2oftheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures areactionable inSouth Africa?
2. TheSouth African legislation doesnothaveanyprovisions regarding consultation asrequired
inArticle 13oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures. Does South Africa intend
torevise itslegislation toprovide consultations toMembers?