RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/319
G/SCM/W/327
ORGANIZATION 2April 1996
(96-1181)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BYECUADOR1
OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5
AND 23.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 27March 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofArgentina.
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1. Please clarify therelationship between Ecuador 'sregulations anditscommitments assumed
intheWTO andunder theAndean PactandNational Legislation, indicating theorder of
precedence.
2. Considering thattheregulations were adopted before theWTO Agreements, please indicate
whether Ecuador hasplans toamend them intheevent ofincompatibility orconflict. Ifso,
please giveanapproximate date.
3. Inconnection withpoints 1and2andbywayofexample, thefollowing differences havebeen
identified inrelation totheWTO Agreements.
(a) Does Ecuador apply Article 2.4.2 oftheAgreement onDumping?
(b) Does Ecuador accept price undertakings only after apreliminary affirmative
determination?
(c) Does Ecuador consider thedefinition ofasubsidy inArticle 1.1oftheAgreement on
Subsidies tobeapplicable?
(d) WillEcuador respect theperiod ofnotlessthan60daysfromthedateofinitiation
oftheinvestigation fortheapplication ofprovisional duties?
(e) WillEcuador apply themaximum period fortheapplication ofprovisional measures
established inArticles 7.4oftheAgreement onDumping and17.4oftheAgreement
onSubsidies?
(f) WillEcuador apply theprovisions ofArticles 5.5oftheAgreement onDumping and
13oftheAgreementonSubsidiesconcerningnotificationsandconsultationsrespectively?
1G/ADP/N/1/ECU/1-G/SCM/N/1/ECU/1.