RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/164
G/SCM/W/171
ORGANIZATION 24November 1995
(95-3713)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
COLOMBIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 14November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea
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1. General Questions
1. Incases where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, doestheWTO
Agreement apply?
2. Iftheprovisions oftheexisting domestic legislation donotconform totheWTO Agreement,
dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
2. Normal Value inOther Transactions
Chapter III,Article 6ofColombia 'sA-Dlawregulates thenormal value when there areno
salesofthelikeproduct intheordinary course oftrade inthedomestic market.
Inthisprovision, thehighest export priceforthelikeproduct exported tothirdcountries shall
beusedforthenormal value. Thiscanincrease thedumping margin intentionally without anybasis
ofreasonability forthedumping activity.
Does Colombia think thehighest export price canbetherepresentative export price?
Futhermore, thesame provision ofColombia 'sA-Dlawrecommends theconstructed value
based onthecostofproduction, reasonable SG&A andprofit. However, thisprovision doesnotreflect
thespecific methods forcalculating theconstructed normal value described intheArticle 2.2.1 and
2.2.2 oftheWTO Agreement.
Therefore,wethinkthatthespecificmethodsforcalculatingtheconstructednormalvalueshould
beinserted inthisprovision ofColombia 'sA-Dlaw. What isColombia 'sopinion onthis?
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3. Anti-Circumvention Measures
InArticle 24ofColombia 'santi-dumping law,theanti-circumvention measures havebeen
adopted.
However, theanti-circumvention issues havenotbeenconcluded inthenegotiation oftheWTO
inanyform, sothisprovision should bedeleted from theanti-dumping lawofColombia.
Article 24.5ofColombia 'santi-dumping lawisveryambiguous andneeds tobemade more
specific think that"Total costoftheparts orcomponents ..."should bechanged to"Total costof
theparts orcomponents originating intheexporting countries subject totheanti-dumping duty."
4. Price Undertaking
Inaccordance withArticle 8oftheWTO Agreement, priceundertaking instead oftheimposition
ofanti-dumping dutyhasbeenregulated.
Whydoesn 'tColombia adopt theprovision concerning theprice undertaking?
5. Currency Conversion, Dispute Settlement
Article 2.4.1 oftheWTO Agreement regulates currency conversion, andArticle 17ofthe
WTO Agreement gives theprovision fordispute settlement.
Aretheabove twoarticles oftheWTO Agreement reflected intheanti-dumping lawof
Colombia?
Therelevant provisions cannot befound inColombia 'sA-Dlaw.