RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/184
G/SCM/W/191
ORGANIZATION 24November 1995
(95-3733)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFMALAYSIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofHong Kong.
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1. Malaysia 'snotification contains theCountervailing andAnti-dumping Duties Act1993 and
theCountervailing andAnti-dumping Duties Regulations 1994 entered intoforce on28April 1994.
ApparentlynumerousprovisionsoftheWTOA-DAgreementarenotfeaturedintheMalaysianlegislation
andsome Malaysian provisions maybeatoddswiththeWTO provisions.
Questions:
(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO A-DAgreement inMalaysia? Does ithavethe
force oflaw? Ifaprovision ofthedomestic legislation isinconflict withthe
Agreement, which willtakeprecedence?
(b) AreMalaysian A-Dofficials required, legally orotherwise, toabide bytheA-D
Agreement intheconduct ofA-Dproceedings, ortoconsult theA-DAgreement, for
example ontheinterpretation ofdomestic legislation?
(c) What steps hasMalaysia taken, andwhat further steps willittake, toensure the
conformity ofitslaws, regulations andadministrative procedures withtheprovisions
oftheWTO A-DAgreement, inaccordance withArticle 18.4?
(d) HowwillMalaysia ensure compliance withtheprovisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement
before itslawsarebrought intototalconformity withtheWTO A-DAgreement?
(e) IfMalaysia iscontemplating adoption ofnewlegislation induecourse, what isthe
intended purpose andcoverage? What isthetimetableoftheenactment?
2. Question: What judicial review procedures hasMalaysia putinplace inobservance of
itsobligations under Article 13oftheWTO A-DAgreement?
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3. Question: What isMalaysia 'spolicy andlawfortheimplementation ofWTO Panel
Reports?
4. Article 37oftheActprovides thattheMalaysian Government maytakeaction toprevent
circumvention oftheapplication ofA-Dduties asmaybeprescribed.
Questions:
(a) What measures under thisArticle arecontemplated bytheMalaysian Government?
Doesitrequirefull-fledgedinvestigationsonaproductpursuanttoproceduresprescribed
intheWTO A-DAgreement andproof ofdumping, injury andcausal linkbefore any
anti-dumping duties canbeimposed? Howwould Malaysia reconcile thisArticle with
itsobligations under theWTO A-DAgreement?
(b) Does Malaysia anticipate amendment orrepeal ofthisArticle inthelight ofits
obligations under theWTO A-DAgreement?