RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/223
G/SCM/W/233
ORGANIZATION 1December 1995
(95-3903)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYCOSTA RICA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 28November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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1. Article 6.1(c) refers tothe"production costoftheproduct intheexporting country orcountry
oforigin". Does thisallow normal value tobebased onthecostofproduction intheexporting country
evenwhere itisnotthecountry oforigin"?
2. What provision ismade todealwithexchange rateconversions inaccordance withArticle 2.4.1
oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
3. Isguidance provided totheinvestigating authority onhowtodetermine thedumping margin
under Article 10consistent withArticle 2.4.2 oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
4. InArticle 11adistinction appears tobedrawn between measures involving "financial
contribution" and"incentive, bonus oraid"byTheState. Doestherehavetobeafinancial contribution
bygovernment inorder forameasure tobeasubsidy under Article 11?Inaddition isguidance provided
totheinvestigating authority about when asubsidy isnotcountervailable (because itisnotspecific,
fulfils thecriteria ofArticle 8.2oftheSubsidies Agreement, orconforms fullywiththeprovisions
ofAnnex 2oftheAgriculture Agreement)?
5. HowwouldtheamountinArticle13beestablished?WillCostaRicabeprovidingimplementing
regulations onthemethods tobeusedtocalculate thebenefit totherecipient asrequired under Article 14
oftheSubsidies Agreement? Inaddition howwould theinvestigating authority calculate theamount
ofthesubsidy deriving fromthesubsidization ofaninputassetoutinthesecond sentence ofArticle 11?
6. Under Article 16,willtheinvestigating authority alsoconsider themagnitude ofthemargin
ofdumping?
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7. Article 21saysthataninvestigation willbeterminated when thelevelofdumping margin or
theamount ofthesubsidy islessthan1percent. Willthisfigure be2percentforanti-dumping cases
assetoutinArticle 5.8oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement? What provision isthere fortermination
because ofnegligible volume ofdumped imports assetoutinArticle 5.8oftheAnti-Dumping
Agreement?
8. Articles 23and24setalower threshold thanArticle 5.4oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement and
Article 11.4oftheSubsidies Agreement forsupport bythedomestic industry fortheinitiation ofan
investigation. Willguidance beprovided totheinvestigating authority toensure thattherequirements
oftheAgreements aremet?
9. Canprovisional measures beimposed under Article 33inlessthan60daysfrom thedateof
initiation?
10. RegardingChapterVIII:RegionalProcedure,whatjustificationisthereundertheAnti-Dumping
andSubsidies Agreements forimposing measures onaregional basis? Intheevent ofthirdcountry
anti-dumping orcountervailing would Costa Ricaseekapproval oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods
before imposing definitive duties?