RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/89
G/SCM/W/98
ORGANIZATION 12October 1995
(95-3053)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFARGENTINA1OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 2October 1995, hasbeenreceived from theEuropean
Communities.
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Countervailing Duty Legislation ofArgentina
1. Could Argentina explain thelegal relationship between itslawof'72,Decree No.1759 of
'72andDecree No.2124/94 of30.11.1994? What willhappen incaseadecree conflicts withprovisions
ofthelaw?
Decree No.2121/94
2. Article 2
CanArgentina explain whyitleftoutfromitsdefinition ofasubsidy thatthisshould be"within
acountry"?
CanArgentina alsoexplain howitdetermines whether aprivate bodyis"used" byagovernment
toeffect subsidization?
3. Article 36/39
Please explain what criteria willbeapplied toascertain thatthedomestic industry ofalike
product supports inasufficient manner acomplaint.
4. Article 45
Thisprovision states, interalia,"confidentiality maynotberequested forinformation which
isnotsubmitted voluntarily". Please explain. Aretherealsocircumstances inwhich information can
beobtained ina"non-voluntarily" way?
5. Article 48
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What negligibility criteria willbeapplied byArgentina?
6. References aremade toLaw24.176 (e.g.inArticle 52,56,61,64,etc.)which appears to
supply guidance ontimelimits. Thislawseems nottohavebeennotified.
7. CanArgentina describe whatwillhappen ifadefending company/country claims thatsubsidies
should betreated asnon-countervailable (Art. 8SCM)?
8. WillArgentina review previous determinations ifitcanbedemonstrated thatthese arenot
consistent withtheprovisions ofDecree 2121/94?