WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/1/Suppl.1
2March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0447)
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Supplement
TheCommittee decided initsspecial meeting of22February 1995 thatallMembers which
haveneworexisting legislation and/or regulations which apply inwhole orinparttocountervailing
dutyinvestigations orreviews covered bytheAgreement shallnotify thefullandintegrated textof
thatlegislation and/or regulations totheCommittee by15March 1995.Ifsuchlegislation and/or
regulations donotexistorarenotyetavailable, theMember willinform theCommittee ofthisfact,
willexplain thereasons therefore, andwillprovide anindicative datebywhich timeanotification is
expected. Asfurther agreed bytheCommittee, these notifications willbetreated asunrestricted
documents.
TheCommittee alsoadopted thefollowing decision regarding Observer governments:
AnObserver government shall provide theCommittee withanyinformation theObserver
government considers relevant tomatters within thepurview oftheAgreement, including the
textofitslawsandregulations regarding countervailing duties, andinformation regarding any
countervailing measures taken bytheObserver government. Attherequest ofanyMember
ortheObserver government itself, anymatter contained insuchinformation maybebrought
totheattentionoftheCommitteeaftergovernmentshavebeenallowedsufficienttimetoexamine
theinformation.
Laws andregulations submitted byObserver governments inresponse tothisinvitation willbecirculated
asaddenda toG/SCM/N/1.