RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/291
G/SCM/W/299
ORGANIZATION 27February 1996
(96-0721)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOTHE QUESTIONS POSED BYKOREA1CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS
PROVIDED BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFINDIA2OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 12February 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofIndia.
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Questions concerning theAnti-Dumping legislation ofIndia
1. General questions
(1) Incases where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, doesthe
WTO Agreement apply?
(2) Iftheprovisions oftheexisting domestic legislation donotconform totheWTO
Agreement, dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
1. Answer
Theinvestigation istobeconducted inaccordance withtheprovisions ofSection 9,9A,9B
oftheCustoms Tariff Act1975andtheRules made thereunder forAnti-Dumping andCountervailing
Duty investigations, allcontained inG/ADP/N/1/IND/1.
2. Disregarding confidential information
Article 6.5.2 oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"...theauthorities maydisregard suchinformation unless itcanbedemonstrated totheir
satisfaction fromappropriate sources thattheinformation iscorrect".
Theprovision mentions three requirements which mustbetaken intoaccount:
- First, arequest forconfidentiality isnotwarranted;
- Second, supplier oftheinformation isunwilling tomake itpublic; and
- Finally, itcannot bedemonstrated thattheinformation iscorrect.
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Contrary tothisprovision oftheWTOAgreement, India'sAnti-Dumping Lawdoesnotappear tocontain
thethirdrequirement, which isobviously amuch looser requirement thanthatstipulated inArticle 6.5.2
oftheWTO Agreement.
What istheopinion ofIndia onthis?
2. Answer
Itisimplied thatthedesignated authority maydisregard suchinformation unless itcanbe
demonstrated totheirsatisfaction thattheinformation iscorrect.
3. Provisional measures
Article 7.4oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"The application ofprovisional measures shall belimited ...notexceeding fourmonths or,
...uponrequest byexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthetrade ...toaperiod
notexceeding sixmonths".
TherelevantsectionofIndia'sAnti-DumpingLaw,however,providessixmonthsandninemonths
criteria, forapplication ofprovisional measures.
Article 13ofIndia'sAnti-Dumping Lawstipulates:
"...suchdutyshallremain inforceonlyforaperiod notexceeding sixmonths which mayupon
request oftheexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthetrade involved beextended
bytheCentral Government toninemonths".
Thisdoesnotconform totheWTO Agreement. What istheopinion ofIndia onthis?
3. Answer
Since Rule18(1) oftheA-DRules provides thattheamount ofdutyshallnotexceed theamount
which hasbeenfound adequate toremove theinjury todomestic industry, Rule13provides forthe
extended period of6and9months respectively inaccordance withArticle 7.4oftheAgreement.
4. Newcomer 'saccelerated review
Article 9.5oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"...authorities shallpromptly carry outareview foranyexporters ...whohavenotexported
theproduct totheimporting Member during theperiod ofinvestigation. Suchareview shall
beinitiated andcarried outonanaccelerated basis, compared tonormal dutyassessment".
Article 22.1ofIndia'sA-DLaw, however, onlyprovides that"authority shall carry outa
periodical review forthe...anddoesnotcontain anyexplicit provisions forensuring thenewcomer 's
accelerated reviews".G/ADP/W/291
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Intheabsence ofanexplicit provision, howwillIndia ensure theconformity ofitspractice
withArticle 9.5oftheWTO Agreement?
4. Answer
Thedesignated authority intends todealwithsuchnewcomers reviews expeditiously. The
term"periodical reviews" implies accelerated reviews.