RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/325
G/SCM/W/333
ORGANIZATION 12April 1996
(96-1286 )
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED BYECUADOR1OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 27March 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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Countervailing dutylegislation
With regard toEcuador 'scountervailing dutylegislation, notified on1August 1995 under
Article 32.6oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement (Document G/ADP/N/1/ECU/1-G/SCM/N/1/ECU/1
+Suppl.1), theEuropean Community would liketoaskthefollowing questions:
- Could Ecuador explain thelegalrelationship between Ecuador andtheCommission
oftheCartagena Agreement?
- Could Ecuador elaborate howtheCartagena Agreement willimplement theprovisions
oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement?
- Could Ecuador explain thelegalrelationship between Decision 283of1991andLaw
No.780of30September 1991? What willhappen ifprovisions oftheLawand
Regulations conflict?
1. Decision 283Commission oftheCartagena Agreement
Since Decision 283isadecision oftheBoard oftheCartagena Agreement, could Ecuador
specify what isexactly understood under "Member State" asusedinDecision 283? Iftheconcept
ofMember State refers toCartagena Members, could Ecuador elaborate ontheapplicability ofthis
legislation toother WTO Members?
Could Ecuador explain whynospecificity requirements, asprovided byArticle 2oftheWTO
Subsidies Agreement, areincorporated initslegislation?
Could Ecuador explain whythedefinition ofsubsidy asdescribed inArticle 1oftheSubsidies
Agreement hasnotbeenincorporated inthelegislation?
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Article 17provides forthecriteria ofinjury andthreat ofinjury determinations. Willinjury
orthreat ofinjury beassessed fortheterritory ofEcuador ortheterritory oftheCartagena Members?
2. LawNo.780Government ofEcuador
Could Ecuador explain whythedefinition ofasubsidy asdescribed inArticle 1oftheSubsidies
Agreement hasnotbeenincorporated inthelegislation?
Could Ecuador explain whynospecificity requirements, asprovided byArticle 2oftheWTO
Subsidies Agreement, areincorporated initslegislation?
Could Ecuador explain whytheprovisions ofArticle 8oftheSubsidies Agreement regarding
non-actionable subsidies were notincorporated intheirlegislation?
HowwillEcuador implement thetimelimitofArticle 11.11 oftheSubsidies Agreement into
theirlegislation?
Anti-dumping legislation
Q.1 Given thatthelegislation notified dates from 1991, isEcuador confident thatitsdomestic
legislation properly reflects thenewinternational rules inthisarea?
Q.2 Does theWTO Agreement onanti-dumping havelegalforce inEcuador?
Q.3. Does Ecuador intend toamend itsdomestic legislation inthenearfuture soastoreflect the
newinternational rules?
Q.4 Otherwise,howdoesEcuadorintendtoimplementtheWTOAgreement'sprovisionswithregard,
forexample, to:salesataloss; constructed value; andfaircomparison; standing ofpetitioners to
lodge acomplaint; the60dayruleonprovisional measures; refunds andthefiveyearreview; to
name areas where thedomestic legislation appears deficient.