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ORGANIZATION 25October 1995
(95-3275)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYARGENTINA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Thefollowing communication, dated 20October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromtheHong Kong
Economic andTrade Office.
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(Law No.19,549, Decree No.1759, Decree No.766/94, Decree No.106/95, Decree No.2121/94)
1. Keyissues intheWTO A-DAgreement found silent intheArgentine A-Dlegislation
TheWTO A-DAgreement contains many improvements overtheTokyo Round A-DCode.
Weexpect WTO members would unequivocally reflect theseimprovements intheirnational legislation.
Although most ofthem arereflected inArgentine A-Dlegislation, specific statutory provisions for
some ofthem appears nottobefound ortheprovisions maynotbeadequate. Notable examples are
asfollows:
- start-up costs (Art. 2.2.1)
- comparison methodology (Art. 2.4.2)
- cumulative assessment ofinjury (Art. 3.3)
- standing requirements ofcomplainants (Art. 5.4)
- notification tothegovernment oftheexporting country concerned (Art. 5.5)
- numerical standards ofdeminimis dumping margins andnegligible imports (Art.5.8)
- sampling techniques (Art. 6.10)
- newcomer review (Art. 9.5)
- duration ofreview investigations (Art. 11.4)
- public notice requirements (Art. 12)
Details ofsome oftheomissions would alsobeelaborated below asillustration.
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Question: Iftherearenospecific statutory provisions, howwould Argentina ensure itsauthorities
would follow strictly therelevant provisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement onthese
issues? Howwould Argentina reconcile itsobligations under theWTO A-DAgreement
onthese issues withthelackofspecific statutory provisions?
TheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 Dumping andSubsidization etc.
Definitions
I. Dumping andSubsidization
2. Article 1-Definition ofdumping
Article 2.1oftheWTO A-DAgreement defines aproduct asdumped i.e.introduced intothe
commerce ofanother country atlessthanitsnormal value, iftheexport price oftheproduct exported
from onecountry toanother islessthanthecomparable price, intheordinary course oftrade, for
thelikeproduct when destined forconsumption intheexporting country.
Article 2.5oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thatcomparison shallnormally bemade
withprices intheexporting country andsetsoutafewexamples where comparison shallbemade with
prices inthecountry oforigin:
(i) theproducts aremerely trans-shipped through thecountry ofexport; or
(ii) suchproducts arenotproduced inthecountry ofexport; or
(iii) there isnocomparable price forsuchproducts inthecountry ofexport.
Article 1ofForeign Trade Decree 2121/94 defines dumping astheintroduction ofaproduct intothe
domestic market atlessthanthenormal value ofalikeproduct when destined forconsumption inthe
country oforigin orexporting country intheordinary course oftrade.
Question: Inwhatcircumstances would theArgentine authorities allow foracalculation ofnormal
value outside theexporting country? What arethecriteria fordetermining country
oforigin asopposed toexporting country?
III. Injury andCausality
3. Articles 7-11--Cumulative assessment ofinjury
Article 3.3oftheWTO A-DAgreement allows cumulative assessment ofinjurious effect made
bydumpedimportsfromdifferentcountriessimultaneouslysubjecttoADinvestigationsonlyinrestricted
circumstances: cumulative assessments oftheeffects ofimports frommore thanonecountry mayonly
takeplace where themargin ofdumping from eachcountry ismore thandeminimis andthevolume
ofimports from eachcountry isnotnegligible.
Chapter III(Articles 7-11) oftheForeign Trade Decree 2121/94 doesnotsetouthowwould
theArgentine authorities consider injurious effect made bydumped imports from different countries
simultaneously subject toA-Dinvestigation.
Question: Would theArgentine authorities allow cumulative assessment ofinjurious effect only
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Argentina implement itsobligations under thisArticle iftherewasnoexplicit statutory
provisions tothiseffect?
IV. Normal Value
4. Article 17,third paragraph -Construction ofnormal value
Article 2.2.2 oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides fortherules forconstructing theSGA
costsandprofits. Primarily, theiramounts shallbebased onactual data. When suchamounts cannot
bedetermined onthisbasis, alternative methods arealsosetoutin(i),(ii)and(iii)oftheArticle.
Thethirdparagraph ofArticle 17oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 setsouttwomethods
forcalculating thenormal value when theArgentine authorities cannot obtain thenecessary/reliable
actual datafrom theproducer orexporter under investigation:
(i) tobaseoninformation concerning other producers orexporters from thecountry of
origin orexport forsalesoflikeproducts; or
(ii) tocalculate profit margins based onsalesofother goods soldbyexporters orbyother
producers orexporters operating inthesame economic sector inthecountry oforigin
orexport.
Questions: (a) What dothose "other producers orexporters" in(i)above referto?Dothey
referto"other producers orexporters subject toinvestigation" or"anyother
producers orexporters inthecountry"?
(b) Willtheweighted average oftheactual amounts incurred andrealized bythem
beusedasabasis, asprovided forinArticle 2.2.2 (ii)?
(c) Inwhatcircumstances andforwhatreasons would theArgentine authorities
calculate theprofit margins onthebasis ofsales ofother goods soldby
exporters orbyother producers/exporters operating inthesame economic
sector, instead ofsalesoflikeproducts byother producers/exporters? What
arethe"other goods"? How would theArgentine authorities reconcile this
withitsobligations under Article 2.2oftheWTO A-DAgreement?
5. Article 18-Insufficient domestic sales
Article 2.2oftheWTO A-DAgreement laysdown athreshold forsufficient domestic sales
forthedetermination ofnormal value: “where suchsalesconstitute 5percentormore ofthesales
oftheproduct totheimporting member ”.Alower ratioshould alsobeacceptable ifthevolume of
salesisofsufficient magnitude toprovide foraproper comparison.
There isnosuchthreshold established inArticle 18oftheArgentine Foreign Trade Decree
No.2121/94 .
Question: According towhatcriterion willtheArgentine authorities determine whether thesales
volume isinsignificant ornot? Willlower ratioofsalesvolumes alsobeconsidered
iftheyareofsufficient magnitude foraproper comparison?
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Article 2.2oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thatcomparison canbemade withprices
ofthirdcountry salesorcostsofproduction plusSGAandprofits when therearenosalesoflikeproducts
intheordinary course oftrade inthedomestic market orwhen suchsales donotpermit aproper
comparison because oftheparticular situation orthelowvolume ofsuchsales. Footnote 2elaborates
what isnotlowvolume ofsales. Article 2.2.1, withtherelevant Footnotes 4and5,setsoutthe
conditions inwhich salesbelow costs maybetreated asnotbeing intheordinary course oftrade by
reason oflowprice anddisregarded indetermining thenormal value, i.e.when salesaremade within
anextended period oftimeinsubstantial quantities andareatprices which donotprovide forthe
recovery ofallcosts within areasonable period oftime. Prices below perunitcosts atthetimeof
salebutabove weighted average perunitcostsfortheinvestigation period shallbeconsidered toprovide
fortherecovery ofallcosts within areasonable period oftime.
Thefirstparagraph ofArticle 19ofForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides forthe
circumstances inwhich sales ashaving beenmade outside theordinary course oftrade. However,
what quantities ofsales areconsidered assubstantial appears nottobedefined inthestatute. The
condition forfullrecovery ofallcosts within areasonable period oftimeisalsonotelaborated.
Questions: (a) Isthereanystatutory provision defining "substantial quantities" inaccordance
withFootnote 5oftheWTO A-DAgreement?
(b) AretheArgentine authorities required, bystatute orotherwise, totreatsale
prices which arebelow perunitcosts atthetimeofsalebutabove weighted
average perunitcostsfortheperiod ofinvestigation asproviding forrecovery
ofcosts within areasonable period oftime, asstipulated inArticle 2.2.1 of
theWTO A-DAgreement? Aresuchsales therefore treated tobemade in
theordinary course oftrade?
VI. Comparison ofValues
7. Article 24-Duplicate adjustments
Footnote 7toArticle 2.4oftheWTO A-DAgreement states thattheimporting authorities
shallensure thattheydonotduplicate adjustments thathavebeenalready made under thisprovision.
Article 24oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 mentions thatdueallowances would be
made ineachcasefordifferences which affect thecomparison values. However, noprovisions has
beenmade toensure thatduplicate adjustments arenottobemade.
Question: Howwould theArgentine authorities avoid duplicate adjustments inthecomparison
between theexport price andthenormal value?
8. Article 25(b)-Comparison method
Article 2.4.2 oftheWTO A-DAgreement stipulates thattheexistence ofmargins ofdumping
shallnormally beestablished onthebasis ofcomparison ofaweighted average normal value witha
weighted average ofprices ofallcomparable export transactions orbyacomparison ofnormal value
andexport prices onatransaction totransaction basis. Aweighted-average normal value canonly
becompared toprices ofindividual export transactions iftheauthorities findapattern ofexport prices
which differ significantly among different purchasers, regions ortimeperiods andifanexplanation
isprovided whysuchdifferences cannot betaken intoaccount appropriately bytheuseofaweighted
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When there arevariations inboththeexport prices andthenormal value tobeanalysed,
Article 25oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides that(a)thenormal value shallgenerally
beestablished onaweighted average basis; and(b)export prices shallnormally becompared with
thenormal value onatransaction-to-transaction basis, when theuseofweighted averages would produce
substantially different results fromthoseofindividual transactions. There appears nospecific provisions
forcomparison tobemade onaweighted average-to-weighted average basis.
Questions: (a) When thenormal value isestablished onaweighted average basis, would the
Argentine authorities establish theexport price onaweighted average basis
alsoforcomparison purposes?
(b) Arethere anycircumstances inwhich thenormal value established ona
weighted average basiswould becompared totheexport prices ofindividual
transactions? Would therequirements forsuchcircumstances stipulated in
Article 2.4.2 oftheWTO A-DAgreement beobserved bytheArgentine
authorities?
(c) What arethereasons formaking comparison onatransaction-to-transaction
basiswhen theuseofweighted averages would produce substantially different
results, given thattheWTO A-DAgreement makes nopreference toeither
methods?
9. Article 25(c)-Sampling techniques
Article 6.10oftheWTO A-DAgreement limits thepossibility ofsampling tothecircumstances
where thenumber of"exporters, producers, importers ortypes ofproducts involved" issolarge that
determination ofanindividual dumping margin foreachknown exporter orproducer concerned would
beimpracticable andtherefore asampling oftherelevant parties orproduct types isnecessary.
When therearevariations intheprices tobeanalyzed, Article 25(c)oftheForeign Trade Decree
No.2121/94 provides thatsampling techniques maybeusedtoestablish thenormal value andexport
prices incasewhere there arealarge number oftransactions.
Questions: (a) WhydotheArgentine authorities consider itnecessary toexpand thescope
ofsampling tocover situations where thenumber of"transactions" islarge?
Howwould Argentina ensure thatitsobligations under Article 6.10oftheWTO
A-DAgreement would befaithfully implemented?
(b) Could Argentina bemore specific about themagnitude ofthenumber of
transactions thatitsauthorities would consider large enough tousesampling
techniques?
VII. Adjustments
10. Article 26(a)-Currency conversion
Article 2.4.1 oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thatwhen theprice comparison requires
aconversion ofcurrencies, suchconversion should bemade using therateofexchange onthedate
ofsale. Footnote 8oftheAgreement further elaborates what "thedateofsale" normally refers.
Moreover, theArticle alsoobliges theinvestigating authorities toallow exporters atleast60daysto
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When comparison ofthenormal value andtheexport pricerequires aconversion ofcurrencies,
Article 26(a) oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 stipulates theuseoftherateofexchange "on
thedateoftheoperation" forcomparison. Besides, thereisnoprovision intheArgentine A-Dlegislation
providing fortheallowance period forexporters toadjust theexport prices incasetherearefluctuations
inexchange rates.
Questions: (a) Is“thedateofoperation ”thesame as“thedateofsales”assetoutin
Article 2.4.1 oftheWTO A-DAgreement? Ifnot,whatexactly doesitrefer
to?
(b) WouldtheArgentineauthoritiesallowexportersatleast60daystohaveadjusted
theirexport prices toreflect sustained exchange ratesmovements during the
period ofinvestigation?
11. Article 26,Second paragraph -Volume ofsales
Article 2.4oftheWTO A-DAgreement requires thecomparison between thenormal value
andtheexport pricebemade atthesame leveloftrade, normally attheex-factory level, andinrespect
ofsalesmade atasnearly aspossible thesame time.
Inthesecond paragraph ofArticle 26oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 ,thecompetent
Argentine authority hastodetermine whether thevolume ofsalestaken asabasis forcalculating the
normal value corresponds tothelevel oftrade atwhich theexport price wascalculated. Ifthere is
insufficientvolumeofsalesconcerned,thenormalvaluemaybecalculatedattheleveloftradeconsidered
mostappropriate. There appears noprovisions explaining whatvolume ofsaleswould beconsidered
tobesufficient.
Questions: (a) What arethereasons ofintroducing suchrequirements onthevolume ofsales
which arenotstipulated intheWTO A-DAgreement?
(b) CanArgentina bemore specific onthemagnitude ofthesales volume that
would beconsidered assufficient?
12. Article 26-Adjustments tobemade forfaircomparison
Article 2.4oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thattoensure afaircomparison between
theexport price andthenormal value, dueallowance shallbemade foralldifferences demonstrated
toaffect price comparability.
Article 26oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 listsoutanumber ofdifferences forwhich
adjustments would bemade.
Question: WilltheArgentine authorities make adjustments fordifferences other thanthose stated
inArticle 26aslongastheyaredemonstrated toaffect price comparability?G/ADP/W/141
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General Provisions
II. TheApplication
13. Article 37-Standing requirements ofthecomplainants
Article5.4oftheAgreementstatesthataninvestigationshallnotbeinitiatedunlessanapplication
hasbeenmade "byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry". Such support must bemade byatleast
25percentofthedomestic industry andoutweigh opposition from domestic industry.
Article 37oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides foranapplication tobesubmitted
"byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry" inorder foraninvestigation tobeinitiated. However, it
doesnotelaborate onthecriteria foradmissibility oftheapplication, other thantorefertoanevaluation
tobemade bytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade (Article 36).
Question: Arethecriteria foradmissibility ofanapplication stipulated inArticle 5.4oftheWTO
A-DAgreementcodified?HowwouldtheArgentineauthoritiesdetermineadmissibility?
14. Article 37-Information tobeincluded intheapplication
Article 5.2oftheWTO A-DAgreement setsouttheinformation required inanapplication
alleging dumping, injury andacausal link. Article 5.2(i)-(iv) stipulate thedetails.
Article 37oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 requires interested parties tocomplete
anapplication form foropening ofaninvestigation. However, theapplication form hasnotbeen
incorporated intheArgentine A-Dlegislation notified. Itisnotclearwhatinformation istobeincluded
intheapplication form.
Question: Does theinformation required bytheapplication form include thatstipulated in
Article 5.2(i)-(iv) oftheWTO A-D Agreement? Arethere anystatutory or
administrative rules tothateffect?
III. TheInvestigation
15. Article 41-Notification tothegovernment oftheexporting country
Article 5.5oftheWTO A-DAgreement states thattheauthorities should notify thegovernment
oftheexporting Member concerned before proceeding toinitiate aninvestigation. However, there
arenosuchprovisions forthisnotification requirement inArticle 41oftheForeign Trade Decree
No.2121/94 although thedecision willhavetobepublished intheOfficial Gazette.
Question: Would theArgentine authorities notify thegovernment oftheexporting Member
concerned inaddition tothepublishing ofitsdecision intheOfficial Gazette toopen
theinvestigation?
16. Article 42-Bestinformation available
Article 42oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides fortheuseofBIAwhen the
implementing authority doesnotobtain areply toitsrequest forinformation. However, there areno
details regarding theconditions required fortheusing ofBIAassetoutinAnnex IIoftheWTO A-D
Agreement.G/ADP/W/141
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Question: Does theArgentine legislation giveeffect totherulessetoutinAnnex IIoftheWTO
A-DAgreement regarding theuseofbestinformation available?
17. Article 43-On-site verifications
Article 6.7oftheWTO A-DAgreement allows theimporting authorities tocarry outon-site
investigations toverify theinformation supplied subject totheconditions thattheyobtain theagreement
ofthefirms concerned andnotify therepresentatives ofthegovernment oftheexporting country and
thattheexporting country doesnotobject totheinvestigation. Theverification visits shall bein
compliance withtheprocedures prescribed inAnnex IoftheWTO A-DAgreement.
Article 43oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides similar provisions, except that
itstates thatverifications abroad musthavethepriorconsent ofthefirms involved andthegovernment
ofthecountry inquestion, ifnecessary.
Questions: (a) Under whatcircumstances would theArgentine authorities consider thatitis
notnecessary toobtain theprior consent ofthefirms involved andthe
government ofthecountry concerned when theydecide tocarry outon-site
verifications?
(b) Willtheverificationsbeconductedinaccordancewiththeproceduresprescribed
inAnnex IoftheWTO A-DAgreement?
18. Article 47-Time-limit forinvestigations
Article 5.10oftheWTO Agreement stipulates thatinvestigations shall, innocase,beconcluded
more than18months. Article 47oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 doesnotsetoutsucha
timelimitforinvestigations.
Question: Would theArgentine authorities extend theinvestigations beyond 18months from
initiation? Arethere anystatutory oradministrative rules onthis?
19. Article 48-Termination oftheinvestigation
Article 5.8oftheWTO A-DAgreement states thataninvestigation shall beterminated
immediately where themargin ofdumping isdeminimis (lessthan2percentoftheexport price),or
thevolume ofdumped imports, actual orpotential, isnegligible (normally lessthan3percentofimports
oflikeproducts), ortheinjury isnegligible.
Article 48oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 contains similar provisions toterminate
acase, except thatthere arenoquantitative definitions forwhat ismeant by"deminimis" and
"negligible". Thefactor of"negligible injury" isalsonotincluded asoneofthecriteria toterminate
acase.
Question: What levelofdumping margin would beconsidered asdeminimis andwhatvolume
ofimports would beconsidered as"negligible"? Will thecasebeterminated
immediately ifinjury isnegligible?G/ADP/W/141
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IV. Preliminary Determinations
20. Articles 49-54 -Application ofprovisional measures
Article 7oftheWTO A-DAgreement states theconditions required fortheapplication of
provisional measures, andtheform ofthemeasure. Forexample, Article 7.2states thatameasure
maytaketheform ofadutyorsecurity (cash deposit orbond). Article 7.3states thatprovisional
measures shall notbeapplied sooner than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Article 7.4states thattheapplication ofprovisional measures shallbelimited toasshort aperiod as
possible, normally notmore thanfourmonths andunder nocircumstances more thanninemonths.
Articles 49-54 ofForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 donotspecify theearliest dateonwhich
provisional measures maybeapplied, nordotheyestablish timelimits fortheapplication ofsuch
measures. There isnoallowance forthemeasure totakeaformother thanaduty, suchasasecurity.
Questions: (a) WhydoesChapter IVoftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 notsetspecific
timerestrictions fortheapplication ofprovisional measures, andallow for
payment bydutyorbysecurity, asprovided forinArticle 7oftheWTO
Agreement?
(b) What exactly istheduration oftheimposition ofthepreventive A-Dduties
fixed byLawNo.24.176, asstated inArticle 52?
V. Price Agreements
21. Article 55-Price undertakings
Article 8.3oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides forthebasisonwhich acompetent authority
mayrefuse anoffer ofaprice agreement, andstates thatthereasons which haveledtosuchrefusal
shallbeprovided totheexporter. Theexporter, totheextent possible, shallbegiven anopportunity
tocomment.
Article 55oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 ,inproviding forprice agreements, does
notprovide forexplanation bythecompetent authority ofrefusing anofferofundertaking, nordoes
itprovide forrightofreply bytheexporter.
Question: WhydoestheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 notprovide forexplanation ofrefusal
toaccept offers ofprice undertakings andforrights ofreply byexporters?
22. Article 56-Completion ofthecaseafter theacceptance ofundertakings
Article 8.4oftheWTO A-DAgreement requires theimporting authorities tocomplete the
investigation ofbothdumping andinjury iftheexporter sodesires eveniftheundertakings areaccepted.
Article 56oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 seems toprovide thattheArgentine
authorities willonlycomplete theinvestigation intotheinjury, butnotdumping.
Question: WilltheArgentine authorities alsocomplete theinvestigation ofdumping insucha
case? How dotheyfulfil their obligations under Article 8.4oftheWTO A-D
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VI. Final Determination
23. Article 61-Notification totheexporting country
Article 12.2oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thatallnotices ofpreliminary orfinal
determination should beforwarded totheMembers theproducts ofwhich aresubject tosuch
determination andother interested parties known tohaveaninterest therein. Article 61oftheForeign
Trade Decree No.2121/94 doesnothavesuchprovisions.
Question: WilltheArgentine authorities notify thepreliminary andfinaldetermination tothe
government oftheexporting country inaddition topublishing them intheOfficial
Gazette?HowdotheArgentineauthoritiesensurethattheobligationsunderArticle12.2
isfulfilled?
24. Article 61-Public notice requirements
Article 12oftheWTO A-DAgreement hasprovided comprehensive listsoftheinformation
tobepublicized. Article 61oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 doesnotstateclearly thedetails
oftheinformation thatshould becontained inthenotice.
Question: What information would beincluded in"anyother information atthediscretion ofthe
competent implementing authorities" stated inthethirdparagraph ofArticle 61?How
would Argentina ensure implementation ofitsobligations under Article 12oftheWTO
A-DAgreement?
25. Article 62-Appeals
Article 62oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 limits theperiod formaking appeals on
themeasure anddoesnotallow forappeals on"other decisions taken during theinvestigation".
Question: Whatdoestheterm"otherdecisionstakenduringtheinvestigation"refertoinArticle62
oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 ?Cansome examples begiven? Moreover,
would tenworking daysbeenough toallow interested parties tomake anappeal given
thatthenotification ofthemeasure isusually written inSpanish andtheymayneed
timefortranslating thenotice?
26. Article 64-Retroactive application ofA-Dmeasures
Article 6.10(ii)oftheWTO A-DAgreement provides thatiftheinjury iscaused bymassive
dumped imports ofaproduct inarelatively shorttime, definitive ADdutymayberetroactively imposed
provided thattheimporters concerned havebeengiven anopportunity tocomment.
Article 64oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides forretroactive imposition of
A-Dduties inthecircumstances asprovided forinArticle 10.6(ii)butdoesnotinclude anopportunity
forimporters concerned tomake comment.
Question: Regarding theretroactive application ofthepreventive measures, howistheimporter 's
rightofmaking comments guaranteed under theArgentine legislation? What arethe
relevant procedures?G/ADP/W/141
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27. Article 66-Anti-circumvention provisions
TheWTO A-DAgreement doesnotcontain anyanti-circumvention provisions. TheMinisterial
Conference atMarrakesh adopted adecision torefertheproblem ofcircumvention ofA-Dmeasures
totheCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices established under theWTO A-DAgreement forresolution.
Article 66oftheForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides for,under prescribed conditions,
theinclusion ofimported parts andcomponents intended forassembly orfinishing intheArgentine
Republic within thescope ofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutyinforce.
Question: What isthelegalbasisoftheinclusion ofArticle 66intheArgentine A-Dlegislation?
WouldtheArgentineauthorityexplainwhyimportedpartsandcomponentsforassembly
areautomatically included within thescope ofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutyinforce?
VII. Collection ofDuties
28. Article 69,second paragraph -Calculation ofother import duties andtaxes
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 69ofForeign Trade Decree No.2121/94 provides thatwith
theimposition ofanti-dumping andcountervailing duties, whether provisional ordefinitive, theother
import duties andother taxesonimports shallbecalculated onthebasisofthenormal value established
fortheproducts subject toanti-dumping andcountervailing duties.
Questions: (a) What ismeant by"theother import duties" and"other taxes onimports"?
(b) Whyshould thecalculation ofsuchduties andtaxes bebased onthenormal
value established foranti-dumping purposes?
VIII. Duration ofDuties -Reviews
29. Articles 74&75-Duration ofreview investigation
Article 11.4oftheWTO A-DAgreement requires thatanyreview shallnormally beconcluded
within 12months ofthedateofinitiation ofthereview. TheArgentine legislation appears tobesilent
onthisissue.
Question: How does theArgentine legislation ensure thatreviews shall becarried out
expeditiously?
30. Chapter VIII-Newcomer review
Article 9.5oftheWTO A-DAgreement requires theimporting authorities toconduct an
accelerated review fornewcomers. Itseems thattheArgentine A-Dlegislation doesnothavesuch
provisions.
Question: WilltheArgentine authorities provide accelerated reviews fornewcomers asprovided
forinArticle 9.5oftheWTO A-DAgreement? Howwould theyfulfiltheobligations
under theArticle?