RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/285
G/SCM/W/292
ORGANIZATION 13February 1996
(96-0526)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
ORAL QUESTION POSED BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BYJAPAN1OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 5February 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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1. TheJapanese delegation stated thattheadjustments inrespect ofprice comparability were
normally made onexport price andnormal value sothatcomparison could bemade attheex-factory
level.
Inthisrespect, howdoesJapan intend todealwithindirect expenses? Does thenewJapanese
legislation entail anychange ofpostpractice inthisregard?
1G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2-G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 +Corr.1