WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
5April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0834)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
SLOVENIA
Thefollowing communications, dated 8March 1995, havebeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSlovenia, aSignatory oftheFinal Acteligible tobecome anoriginal Member oftheWTO.
_______________
TheRepublic ofSlovenia hereby informs theCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices ofthe
fulltextsofrelevant lawsandregulations intheformofattached Enclosures IandIItobecirculated
asaddenda tothedocument G/ADP/N/1, dated 30January 1995.
TheenclosedDecreeonDumpedandSubsidizedImports,whichisherebynotified(EnclosureII),
contains thefulldomestic procedures governing theinitiation andconduct ofanti-dumping investigations
referred toinArticle 16.5oftheAgreement.
TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSlovenia maintains thatallissues and/or procedures are
addressed properly andinfullconformity withtheprovisions oftheAgreement onImplementation
ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994.
_______________
TheRepublic ofSlovenia hereby informs theCommittee onSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures ofthefulltextsofitslawsandregulations which relate toitscountervailing dutylegislation
tobecirculated asaddenda tothedocument G/SCM/N/1 of30January 1995.
Under Enclosures I,theRepublic ofSlovenia submits PartVofitsLawontheProtection of
Competition, titled: "Dumping andSubsidized Imports". Under Enclosure II,theRepublic ofSlovenia
submits thefulltextofitsDecree onDumped andSubsidized Imports.
Theabove legislation alsocontains thefulldomestic procedures governing theinitiation and
conduct ofinvestigations relating toinjury onthebasis ofexport subsidies, referred toinPartVof
theAgreement.
_______________G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page2
Thecompetent authority fortheinitiation andconduct ofinvestigations inanti-dumping
procedures referred toinArticle 5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 andrelating toPartVoftheAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures isasfollows:
Republic ofSlovenia
Ministry ofEconomic Relations andDevelopment
Competition Protection Bureau
Kotnikova 5
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel: (386) 611713596
Fax: (386) 611713588
Theabove authority isheaded byitsdirector, appointed bytheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSlovenia.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page3
Enclosure I
Relevant Articles (Part V)oftheLaw ontheProtection ofCompetition, adopted on
25March 1993:
V.Dumping andSubsidized
Imports
Article 15
Itisconsidered thatanimport isbeing dumped, ifthegoods areimported atprices, which
arelessthanitsnormal value.
Itisconsidered thatimported goods aresubsidized when theyaretheobject ofdirect orindirect
assistance inproduction orexport inthecountry oforigin, orinthecountry from which thegoods
were imported.
Normal value isconsidered tobeacomparable price, which ischarged inthemarket ofthe
country from which thegoods areexported, intheordinary course oftrade, orforlikeproducts, or
another value, which isdetermined byinternational treaties, which arevalidintheRepublic ofSlovenia.
Article 16
TheGovernment mayindueprocess determine thatanimport isbeing dumped orsubsidized,
andthatsuchanimport iscausing substantial injury tothedomestic production ofthesame typeof
goods, orthatsuchinjury isimminent, andthatsuchimports areretarding thedevelopment ofdomestic
industry forthesame typeofgoods, andmayimpose anti-dumping orcountervailing duties.
Ifitisdetermined,thatconditionsexistfortheimpositionofanti-dumpingtaxesorcountervailing
duties, these mynotexceed thedegree ofdumping ortheextent ofsubsidization andareeffective for
theduration ofandatlevels required toneutralize theimpact ofdumping orasubsidy causing injury.
Theapplication fortheintroduction ofananti-dumping taxorcountervailing dutymaybe
submitted byoneormore domestic companies, which haveamajor share intheproduction ofthelike
orsimilar products.
Theapplication mustinclude information which shows probability thatdumping orsubsidizing
ofanimport exists, thatinjury isbeing caused ormaybecaused onthebasis ofsuchanimport and
thatthere isalinkbetween thedumping orsubsidized import andinjury orprobable injury.
Measures inthefirstparagraph ofthisArticle maybeapplied inamanner andinaprocess,
determined bythisLawandbylaws, issued bytheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSlovenia, based
onthisLaw.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page4
Enclosure II
ThefulltextoftheDecree onDumped andSubsidized Imports, adopted on23June1994,
isasfollows:
Onthebasis ofArticle 16oftheLawonProtection ofCompetition (Official Gazette ofthe
Republic ofSlovenia, No.18/93) andthefirstparagraph ofArticle 26oftheLawontheGovernment
oftheRepublic ofSlovenia (Official Gazette oftheRepublic ofSlovenia, No.4/93), theGovernment
oftheRepublic ofSlovenia declares:
ADECREE
ONDUMPED AND SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS
I.GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
ThisDecree defines theprocedures andmethods ofdetermination regarding theexistence of
dumped orsubsidized imports, theexistence orthreat ofinjury thatmaybecaused bysuchanimport
aswellasthemethods ofcollection ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duties.
II.DETERMINATION OFDUMPING
Article 2
Dumped imports refertoallthose goods imported intotheRepublic ofSlovenia atapriceless
thannormal value.
Assessment ofNormal Value
Article 3
Normal value isconsidered tobethecomparable priceforalikeproduct intheordinary course
oftradewithin itscountry oforigin orthevalue determined inaccordance withtheinternational treaties
towhich theRepublic ofSlovenia isasignatory.
Article 4
(1) Intheevent thatthetypeofproduct which isthesubject ofthisDecree isnotpartoftheordinary
course oftrade within thecountry oforigin, orintheevent thatsuchsales donotpermit aproper
comparison duetomarket conditions oralowlevelofsales, thenormal value isdetermined as:
- Arepresentative price, which canbecompared totheprice ofalikeproduct exported
toanythirdcountry; or
- aconstructed value, which isdetermined insuchawaythatallcosts, fixedandvariable,
which normally occur intheordinary course oftrade ofthecountry oforigin during
theproduction andsaleofsuchorsimilar products, mustbetaken intoaccount. These
aremainly material andmanufacturing costs, sales, administrative andother costsand
profit.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page5
(2) Allcalculations ofcostsarenormally based ontheavailable dataoftheproducer ortheexporter.
(3) Ifthecosts cannot bedetermined onthebasis ofthedatafrom theprevious paragraph, then
these costsareconsidered tobethecostswhich theexporter ortheseller usually incurs inconnection
withtheproduction andsalesofthesame category ofproducts inthetrade ofthecountry oforigin,
orarecalculated onthebasisoftheweighted average ofthelevelofcostswhich wererealised orwhich
burden other exporters orproducers whoaresubject tothisDecree.
(4) Indetermining thenormal value, thesalesofalikeproduct, which istobesoldinthecountry
oforigin, must normally betaken intoaccount ifthisproduct covers atleast5percentofthesales
oftheproduct which isdealtwithinthisDecree.
Article 5
(1) Iftheprice atwhich theproduct issoldinthecountry oforigin orinathirdcountry cannot
cover allthecosts, asdefined inthefirstparagraph ofArticle 4ofthisDecree, thispriceisconsidered
tobeoutofbounds ofordinary tradeandisnottaken intoaccount inthedetermination ofnormal value
unless itcanbeestablished thatsuchsaleswerecarried outforalonger period oftimeandingreater
volume.
(2) Alonger period oftime, asdefined intheprevious paragraph ofthisArticle, isnormally
considered tobeaperiod ofoneyearandbynomeans lessthansixmonths.
(3) Sales carried outingreater volume, asdefined inthefirstparagraph ofthisArticle, are
considered tobesales which cover atleast20percentofthetotalsales which arebythisDecree
considered satisfactory forthedetermination ofnormal value.
Article 6
Incases where theproduct isnotimported directly from thecountry oforigin andisinstead
imported intotheRepublic ofSlovenia through third country, thenormal value isconsidered tobe
thepricecomparable totheonepaidforsuchaproduct within theactual tradeinthecountry oforigin.
Acomparable priceinthecountry oforigin istaken intoaccount, iftheproduct isonlyintransit through
thecountry ofexport, ifsuchaproduct isnotproduced inthecountry ofexport, orifacomparable
price doesnotexistinthatcountry.
Article 7
Thepurchasing transactions between related parties, oranycompensation agreement between
them, areconsidered tobeoutofbounds ofordinary trade andarenormally disregarded inthe
determination ofnormal value.
Export Price
Article 8
(1) Theprice which isactually paidforanyproduct imported intotheRepublic ofSlovenia is
regarded astheexport price.
(2) Incases where anexport price doesnoexistoritdoesnotprovide asufficiently solid basis
forthepurposes ofcalculation duetoalinkoracompensation agreement between theexporter andG/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page6
theimporter, theexport price isdetermined onthebasis oftheprice atwhich thisimported product
wassoldtothefirstindependent buyer.
(3) Incases where theproduct wasnotsoldtoanindependent buyer, oriftheproduct wasmodified
before itwassold, theexport price isdetermined onthebasis oftheprice atwhich thisproduct was
soldtothefirstbuyer, taking intoaccount allthecostswhich wereincurred through theimport process
itself andfurther sales, including taxes, aswellasareasonable margin ofprofit.
TheComparison ofNormal Value withtheExport Price
Article 9
(1) Forthenormal value andtheexport price tobecomparable, thecomparison must bemade
atthesame level oftrade, i.e.the"exworks" value -theprice atthefactory gate. When making
suchacomparison, thematerial characteristics oftheproduct, aswellasthequantity, terms ofsale
andprice atthattime, oroneasclose toitaspossible, must alsobetaken intoconsideration.
(2) Iftheexport priceandthenormal value arenotcomparable onthebasisofthefactors defined
intheprevious paragraph, theymustbeadapted appropriately. Intheprocess ofadaptation, differences
inthematerial characteristics, import andindirect taxes, salesterms andquantity mustbetaken into
account.
(3) Theprocess ofadaptation tomaterial differences intheproduct must normally bemade on
thebasis ofhowthedifference mayaffect themarket price within thecountry oforigin orexport.
Ifthedataondomestic prices inthatcountry isnotavailable, orifitisnotsuitable foraproper
comparison, thecalculation isthenbased onthose differences inproduction costs which areaffected
bydifferences inmaterial characteristics.
(4) Theprocess oftheadaptation ofdifferences inimport andindirect taxesmusttakeintoaccount
thefactthattheproduct wasimported intotheRepublic ofSlovenia, andassuchsome oftheimport
andindirect taxes thatareotherwise payable forthiskindofproduct orthematerials usedinthem,
ifmade forconsumption inthecountry oforigin orforexport, arenotapplicable, aswellasthefact
thatsuchtaxes mayberefunded.
(5) Intheprocess oftheadaptation ofdifferences intheconditions ofsale,onlythose differences
which aredirectly connected tothesaleinquestion aretaken intoaccount. These mostly include
differences incredit terms, guarantees, warranties, technical support andmaintenance, iftheywere
notalready taken intoaccount insome other way. Thedifferences ingeneral andfixedcosts, including
thecosts ofdevelopment, research andmarketing, arenottaken intoaccount.
(6) Thedifferences inthequantity oftheproduct aretaken intoaccount onlyincases where the
amount ofdifference inprice isentirely orpartially dueto:
- Price reductions duetothesaleoflarger quantities, which werefreely available during
theregular course oftrade inaprevious corresponding period (usually notlessthan
sixmonths) andwhich represented asubstantial amount (atleast20percent) ofthe
totalsalesofthedomestic market share oftheproduct; further price reductions can
beasserted, iftheyarebased onestablished practices from thepreceding period, or
- savings inthecosts duetothemanufacture ofdifferent quantities.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page7
TheMargin ofDumping
Article 10
(1) Themargin ofdumping isthepercentage bywhich thenormal value exceeds theexport price.
(2) Incases where theprices areconstantly changing, themargin ofdumping isdetermined for
eachseparate transaction, oronthebasisoftheprice which ismostfrequent, therepresentative price
ortheestablished weighted average ofprices.
(3) When themargin ofdumping isvariable, theweighted average maybeused.
III.SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS
Existence ofaSubsidy
Article 11
(1) Asubsidized import isdeemed tobetheimport ofaproduct intotheRepublic ofSlovenia
onthebasisofdirect orindirect assistance inmanufacturing orexport fromwithin thecountry oforigin
ortheexporting country.
(2) Thefactthatimports maybeexempt fromimport ordirect taxes, which areotherwise applicable
intheRepublic ofSlovenia tosuchcategories ofgoods ormaterials thatareincorporated intoproducts,
incases where theproducts areintended forconsumption inthecountry oforigin orthecountry of
export, andthefactthatsuchtaxes mayberefunded, arenotconsidered asindicative ofsubsidized
imports asdefined bythisDecree.
Assessment oftheLevel ofSubsidization
Article 12
(1) Thelevelofsubsidization isdetermined foreachsubsidized product imported intotheRepublic
ofSlovenia. Thelevelofthatsubsidy iscalculated bydeduction ofthefollowing fromthetotalamount
ofsubsidy:
- Alltaxes onapplications aswellasother documented expenses inconnection withthe
approval ofasubsidy;
- export taxes, import duties oranyother charges applicable toimports intotheRepublic
ofSlovenia, iftheirsolepurposes istoneutralize theimpact ofasubsidy.
(2) Theparty which requests suchdeductions tobemade tojustify sucharequest.
(3) Incases where thesubsidy isnotgranted onthebasisofthequantity ofmanufactured, exported
ortransported products, thelevelofsubsidy iscalculated insuchawaythattheentire value ofthe
subsidy isdistributed overthetotalquantity ofmanufactured orimported products within asuitable
period oftime. Asarule,thisdefined period isconsidered tobethefiscal yearofthebeneficiary
ofthesubsidy.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page8
(4) Ifthesubsidy isbased ontheacquirement ofcapital goods, thelevelofthissubsidy iscalculated
insuchawaythatthetotalvalue isdistributed overaperiod which represents thenormal period of
depreciation ofsuchgoods inthesameindustry. Ifthegoods arenotdepreciated, thesubsidy isdeemed
tobeaninterest-free loan.
(5) When thelevelofsubsidy isvariable, theweighted average canbeused.
IV.INJURY
Article 13
Injury onthebasis ofthisDecree isdefined assubstantial injury orthethreat ofsuchinjury
tothedomestic industry ortheconsiderable retardation ofthisindustry.
Existence ofInjury
Article 14
(1) Theexistence ofinjury isdetermined onthebasis ofthefollowing factors:
- Theextent ofthedumped orsubsidized import, especially ifthisincreased either in
absolute terms orrelative tothelevel ofmanufacturing orconsumption within the
Republic ofSlovenia;
- theimpact ofdumped orsubsidized imports onprices, especially ifthese areatalevel
thatsignificantly influence thelevelofprices intheRepublic ofSlovenia;
- theresulting influence onanyaffected industry within theRepublic ofSlovenia, which
canbeobserved inexisting orpotential economic indicators suchasadecrease insales,
inmarket share, inproductivity, inprofit, oranegative influence onreserves,
employment, salaries, liquidity, investments andprice levels.
(2) None ofthefactors described intheprevious paragraph aredecisive fortheevaluation ofthe
existence ofinjury.
(3) Anyinjurycausedbyotherfactors,forexamplethequantityandthepriceofanimportedproduct
which isnotpartofanydumping orsubsidization programme oradecrease indemand, which either
byitself orcombined mayhavenegative impact ontheindustry intheRepublic ofSlovenia, cannot
beassigned totheexistence ofdumped orsubsidized imports.
Article 15
Theinjury caused bydumped orsubsidized imports fromseveral countries maybecalculated
together onlyincases where themargin ofdumping orsubsidization isnotminimal andthequantity
ofimports fromindividual countries isnotinsignificant, asdefined inArticle 22ofthisDecree, and
ifsimilar competitive conditions between imported products andbetween imported andlikedomestic
products aredetermined.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page9
Article 16
Incaseswhereavailabledataallowsseparateidentificationoftheimpactofdumpingorsubsidized
import, theseeffects maybedetermined onthebasisofthemanufacture ofalikeproduct intheRepublic
ofSlovenia. Incases where themanufacture ofsuchaproduct intheRepublic ofSlovenia doesnot
haveitsownindependent identity, theeffects maybedetermined onthebasisofthemostclosely related
typeorthelevelofproduction which includes thistypeofproduct.
Threat ofInjury
Article 17
(1) Athreat ofinjury isdefined asasituation inwhich substantial injury islikely tooccur.
(2) Thethreat ofinjury isdetermined onthebasis ofthefollowing factors:
- thegrowth inthelevel ofdumping orofsubsidized imports intotheRepublic of
Slovenia;
- theexport capacities ofthecountry oforigin orexport already inexistence andwhich
islikely tocontinue intheforeseeable future, andthepossibility ofproducts fromthese
capacities tobesubject ofimports intotheRepublic ofSlovenia;
- theprices ofimported products which arelikely tosignificantly cause adepression
ofprices (orthemaintenance ofdepressed prices) inthedomestic market;
- thenature ofasubsidy andthelikely effects upon thetrade arising from it;
- thesupply oftheproduct subject totheprocedure.
(3) None ofthefactors fromtheprevious paragraph aredecisive fortheevaluation oftheexistence
ofthethreat ofinjury.
V.SIMILAR PRODUCTS
Article 18
Inthiscontext theterm"similar product" means aproduct which isidentical inallaspects
thesame, astheproduct which isthesubject hereof, incases where suchaproduct doesnotexist,
anyother product which hascharacteristics which areclosely related tothose oftheproduct inquestion.
VI.DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
Article 19
(1) Theterm"domestic industry" inthecontext ofthisDecree covers alltheproducers ofasimilar
product asawhole orthose manufacturers thatthecommon output ofsuchaproduct represents a
major partoftheentire production intheRepublic ofSlovenia.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page10
(2) Regardless oftheprevious paragraph, theterm"domestic industry" doesnotapply tothe
producerswhicharecommerciallyorotherwiserelatedwiththeexportersorimporters,orarethemselves
theimporters oftheproduct which issubject tothisDecree.
VII. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Article 20
(1) AnAdvisory Committee (hereafter referred toasthe"Committee") shallbeestablished atthe
Bureau fortheProtection ofCompetition (hereafter referred toasthe"Bureau"). Itshallconsist of
representatives ofthefollowing Ministries: theMinistry ofEconomic Relations andDevelopment,
theMinistry ofEconomic Affairs, theMinistry ofAgriculture andForestry, theMinistry ofFinance,
theMinistryofForeignAffairs,arepresentativeoftheChamberofEconomyoftheRepublicofSlovenia,
aRepresentative oftheBureau.
(2) With theconsent ofthedirector oftheBureau, other persons, inaddition tothose referred
tointheprevious paragraph, mayparticipate inmeetings oftheCommittee asexperts intheirfield.
(3) Thebodies andorganizations intheabove paragraph mustappoint theirrepresentatives tothe
Committee within aperiod of15daysafterthisDecree comes intoforce.
(4) TheCommittee provides anopinion onthemethods ofassessment of:thenormal value; export
prices; levelofsubsidy; existence andextent ofinjury; casual linksbetween dumping orsubsidized
imports andinjury thathadoccurred. Itmust alsospecify themeasures which are,ingiven
circumstances, suitable fortheprevention orelimination ofanyinjury caused bydumping orsubsidized
imports anddefine themethods ofenforcement ofthese measures, etc.
(5) TheCommittee ispresided bythedirector oftheBureau. Themeetings oftheCommittee
willtakeplace when thepresident convenes them. Thepresident mustprovide allthemembers with
relevant data. TheCommittee hasaquorum when more thanahalfofthetotalnumber ofmembers
isinattendance. Adecision isadopted when more thanhalfofthetotalnumber ofmembers isin
attendance andvoteforit.Amember whodoesnotagree withthedecision made bytheCommittee
hastherighttorequest aseparate opinion tobeincluded intheminutes ofthemeeting.
(6) Allpersons invited orwhoactually participate inthemeetings oftheCommittee areunder
obligation tokeepalldatatowhich theyhaveaccess atthemeetings instrictest confidence.
VIII. PROCEDURES
Initiation ofaProcedure
Article 21
(1) Anapplication foraprocedure (hereafter referred toasthe"application") maybesubmitted
byoneormore companies representing asubstantial partofthemanufacture ofaproduct ofthelike
orasimilar kind, andwhich is/are ofanopinion thatit/they arebeing injured orthreatened bydumping
orsubsidized imports.
(2) Theapplication mustbesubmitted inwritten formandmustcontain evidence of:theexistence
ofdumping orofsubsidized imports; theinjury which isoccurring ormayoccur onthebasisofsuchG/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page11
imports; andofthecausal linkbetween dumping orsubsidized imports andtheactual injury orthreat
ofinjury.
(3) Theapplication mustcontain thefollowing datawhich areavailable totheapplicant ingiven
circumstances:
- Dataonthecompany which isapplicant intheprocedure, description oftheextent
andthevalue ofthedomestic production ofalikeproduct;
- acomplete description oftheproduct which issupposed tobesubject todumping or
subsidization, thecountry orthecountries ofexport ororigin ofthisproduct, data
ontheknown exporters, producers, andimporters;
- dataontheprices oftheproduct, ifthisproduct isintended forsaleinthemarkets
ofthecountry oforigin orexport, export prices orevidence oftheexistence, extent
andthenature ofsubsidization;
- dataontheextent ofimports, onhowthese imports affect theprices oflikeproducts
inthedomestic market, andtheresulting influence onthedomestic industry.
(4) Theapplication must besubmitted totheBureau.
(5) Theapplication maybewithdrawn atanytime. Insuchacase,theBureau, following aprevious
opinion made bytheCommittee, determines whether itisstillnecessary toinitiate orproceed inthe
procedure, despite thefactthattheapplication hadbeenwithdrawn.
Article 22
(1) IftheBureau establishes, onthebasisofthesubmitted evidence, thatdumping orsubsidization
doesnotexist, orthatthemargin ofdumping orthelevel ofsubsidization areminimal, orthatthe
quantity ofdumping orsubsidized imports ortheinjury areinsignificant, itrejects theapplication.
(2) Themargin ofdumping isconsidered tobeminimal, ifitamounts tolessthan2percentof
theexport price. Thelevel ofsubsidization isconsidered tobeminimal, ifitamounts tolessthan
1percentoftheexport price.
(3) Thequantity ofdumping orsubsidized imports isconsidered tobeinsignificant ofthequantity
oftheproducts imported fromindividual countries amounts tolessthanthreepercentofthetotalimport
oflikeproducts intotheRepublic ofSlovenia, except incases where thetotalimport formmore than
onecountry amount tomore thanseven percentofthetotalimport oflikeproducts intotheRepublic
ofSlovenia.
Commencement ofProcedure
Article 23
(1) Incases where theBureau estimates, onthebasis ofthesubmitted dataandonthebasis of
theopinion oftheCommittee, thatthere isenough evidence tocommence aprocedure, andifit
establishesthattheproposalhasenoughsupportfromdomesticproducerswhomanufacturelikeproducts,
theOffice adopts adecision onthecommencement oftheprocedure.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page12
(2) Thedecision outlined intheprevious paragraph must contain:
- Dataontheproduct towhich theprocedure refers toandthename(s) ofthecountry
orcountries ofexport;
- aresumé ofthefactsupon which theproposal isbased;
- thetime-limit inwhich theaffected parties cansubmit theiropinions inwritten form,
andinwhich theycanrequest anoralexamination atthebureau;
- thedateofthecommencement oftheinvestigation.
(3) TheBureau willinform thecounty ofexport andallexporters thatareknown totheBureau
andareaffected bytheprocedure, oftheinitiation oftheprocedure, andwillpublish itsdecision to
commence aprocedure intheOfficial Gazette oftheRepublic ofSlovenia (hereafter referred toas
the"Official Gazette").
(4) Inthecontext ofthefirstparagraph ofthisArticle, theapplication isconsidered tohaveenough
support ifitissupported bydomestic producers thetotalproduction ofwhich represents more than
50percentoftheentire production ofaproduct identical totheproducts ofproducers whodonot
support theproposal orareagainst it,orifitissupported byproducers theproduction ofwhich
represents atleast25percentoftheentire domestic production ofalikeproduct.
Investigation
Article 24
(1) Theinvestigation shallbeconcerned withthedumping orsubsidization aswellastheinjury
arising form it,andwillbecarried outinaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisArticle. The
investigation regarding dumping orsubsidization normally covers aperiod ofoneyearbutnotless
thansixmonths prior tothecommencement oftheprocedure.
(2) TheBureau willinform alltheparties concerned withdatatheyshould submit andspecifies
atime-limit foraresponse, which must notbeshorter than30daysaftertheparty hadreceived the
information.
(3) When necessary, theBureau mayconduct investigations inthirdcountries, provided thatthe
affected companies inthatcountry givetheirconsent andthatthegovernment ofthatcountry hadbeen
officially notified anddoesnotexpress anyobjection tosuchinvestigations.
(4) Thesubmitting parties, exporters andimporters, which areknown tobeaffected, aswellas
therepresentatives ofthecountry ofexport, mayatanytimesurrender totheBureau anymaterial
evidence which itisthought thatitmayhelptheinvestigation.
(5) TheBureau must facilitate totheparties concerned access bothtotheapplication forthe
procedure, aswellastodata,which isnotofaconfidential nature butareimportant fortheprotection
ofindividual party'sinterests andwhich isusedintheinvestigation bytheBureau. Forthispurpose,
theparty concerned maysubmit awritten request totheBureau andspecify thedatawhich thisparty
wishes toexamine.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page13
(6) TheBureau mayconduct hearings oftheparties concerned. Itmusthearthemiftheysubmitted
awritten request forahearing within theprescribed time-limit andifinthatsubmission theyprovided
thattheymaybeaffected bytheoutcome oftheinvestigation andthattheyhavegoodcause tobeheard.
(7) TheBureau mustenable theparties directly concerned tomeetsothatpoints ofviewaswell
asopposing arguments maybeexchanged. When ensuring thispossibility, theBureau musttakeinto
account theneedtomaintain confidentiality. Ifacertain party isnotpresent atthemeeting, thismust
notaffect theoutcome oftheinvestigation asregards thatparty.
(8) Incases where anyoftheparties concerned, orathird country, denies access toparticular
information orfailstosubmit suchinformation within areasonable period oftimeorsignificantly
obstructs theinvestigation, decisions willbemade onthebasis ofthefactsknown.
(9) Theinvestigation maybestopped andtheprocedure mayendiftheBureau establishes that
there isalackofsufficient evidence ontheexistence ofdumping orsubsidization oroninjury orif
itestablishes thatthelevels ofdumping orofsubsidization areminimal orthatthequantities ofdumping
orsubsidized imports, ortheinjury, areinsignificant.
(10) Aninvestigation mustnormally endwithin oneyearandinexceptional circumstances notlater
thanin18months from thedateofthecommencement oftheprocedure.
Price Undertakings
Article 25
(1) Aninvestigation maybestopped andtheprocedure mayend,ifanagreement onprices is
reached. Theprice undertaking maybeproposed bytheexporters aswellasbytheBureau. An
undertaking isnotallowed, iftheexistence ofdumping orsubsidization andthustheinjury related
tothem wasnotestablished prior tothisagreement. Iftheexporters didnotofferanundertaking or
didnotaccept theproposal ofanundertaking theyshallnotsuffer theconsequences arising from it.
(2) Undertakings asoutlined intheprevious paragraph aremainly:
- Thetotalabolitionorrestrictionofthesubsidizationortheacceptanceofotherrestitution
measure regarding thecounterbalancing ofthenegative effects ofsubsidies provided
bythegovernment ofeither ofthecountry oforigin orthecountry ofexport;
- therevision ofprices, orthebringing toacomplete halttheexport ofproducts atprices
considered tobeatthedumping level. Such ahaltmustbetosuchadegree thatthe
Bureau isconvinced thateither theformer level ofdumping orthenegative effects
caused byitwould beabolished. Incases ofsubsidization, consent bythecountry
oforigin orexport must beobtained.
(3) IftheBureau rejects theoffered undertaking, itmustinform theexporters ofsuchadecision,
which arethengiven thepossibility ofsubmitting theircomments.
(4) IftheBureau accepts thattheundertaking anditsexecution canbemonitored, theinvestigation
isbrought toanend. Theinvestigation isnotended if,onthebasis oftheopinion oftheAdvisory
Committee, theBureau decides nottoendit;orincases ofdumping, iftheexporters whorepresent
animportant partofthetotaltrade inthisproduct intheRepublic ofSlovenia request thatitshould
notbeended. Incases ofsubsidization, thecountry oforigin orexport alsohassucharight. IfthisG/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page14
isthecaseandif,onthebasis ofaprior opinion given bytheAdvisory Committee, theBureau
establishes thatnoinjury hasoccurred, theaccepted undertaking isautomatically cancelled. However,
ifthedecision thatthethreat ofinjury isnon-existence, isaconsequence oftheaccepted undertaking,
theBureau maydemand thatthatundertaking remains inforce.
(5) TheBureau may,fromtimetotime,require ofanypartytheundertaking ofwhich wasaccepted,
thatitsubmit anydatathatisrelevant andimportant fortheimplementation oftheaccepted obligations.
Theparties concerned mustalsoallow thisdatatobechecked foritsauthenticity andlegitimacy. If
theparties donotmeetthisdemand, itisconsidered aviolation oftheaccepted undertaking.
(6) TheBureau mustpublish anotice onthepriceagreement reached, including allthekeyelements
ofthearrangement, intheOfficial Gazette.
(7) Iftheaccepted undertaking iswithdrawn orifitwasviolated sothatappropriate measures may
benecessary, theBureau may, onthebasis ofanopinion oftheAdvisory Committee, suggest tothe
Government oftheRepublic ofSlovenia (hereafter referred toasthe"Government") theimposition
ofaprovisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import dutyonthebasisoffactsthatweredetermined
before theundertaking wasaccepted.
Termination oftheProcedure when Measures arenotNecessary
Article 26
(1) Theprocedure maybeterminated byending theinvestigation without enforcement of
anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties, andwithorwithout anyacceptance ofanundertaking
inaccordance withArticle 25ofthisdecree.
(2) IftheBureau establishes, onthebasis offacts, thatmeasures arenotnecessary, itmayend
theprocedure onthebasis ofapositive opinion bytheAdvisory Committee. Intheopposite case,
theBureau immediately submits totheGovernment areport ontheresults ofconsultations, including
aproposal fortheprocedure tobeended.
Article 27
TheBureau informs thecountry oforigin orthecountry ofexport oftheproduct inquestion
oftheconclusion oftheprocedure according tothisDecree, aswellastheparties which areknown
tobeaffected. TheOffice publishes anotice ontheconclusion oftheprocedure, including keydecisions
andthesummary ofthereasons forthese decisions, intheOfficial Gazette.
IX.CONFIDENTIALITY
Article 28
(1) Theinformation which isthesubject oftheprocedures descried inthisDecree maybeused
solely forthepurposes thatitwasrequested.
(2) TheGovernment, theBureau andtheirrepresentatives must treatanyinformation provided
tothemduring thecourse oftheprocedures described inthisDecree, forwhich strict confidence was
requested bythesubmitting party, inthestrictest confidence. TheGovernment, theBureau andtheir
representatives mustnotreveal suchinformation toother parties unless explicit approval todosois
obtained from thesubmitting party.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page15
(3) Thereasons forarequest byaparty forthematerial submitted tobeheldinconfidence during
theproceedings mustbespecified andjustified; insuchcases anon-confidential resume ofinformation
orastatement astowhyinformation isnotsuitable foraninclusion inanon-confidential resume, must
beenclosed andsubmitted totheBureau.
(4) Regardless oftheprovisions oftheprevious paragraphs, theBureau mayreveal information
ofageneral nature andparticularly thereasons onwhich itsdecisions arebased, andaccepted thebasis
ofthisDecree. Insuchdisclosures ofinformation, thejustified interests oftheparties affected need
tobetaken intoaccount insuchawayastoensure thattheirbusiness secrets arenotdisclosed.
X.MEASURES
Provisional Measures
Article 29
(1) If,afterthecommencement oftheprocedure, theexistence ofdumping orsubsidization and
thedamage caused bythemareestablished, andifmeasures arenecessary forprevention ofthedamaged
thatwould occur during thecourse oftheinvestigation, theBureau suggests, afteraprior opinion by
theAdvisoryCommittee,totheGovernmentanimpositionofprovisionalanti-dumpingorcountervailing
import duties. Insuchcases, thepayment ofprovisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties
isacondition forproducts which arethesubject oftheprocedure tobereleased intofreecirculation
within theterritory oftheRepublic ofSlovenia.
(2) Regardless oftheprevious paragraph, itispossible torelease thegoods intofreecirculation
evenbefore thepayment oftemporary anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties, ifthese goods
aresuitably protected bythesubmission ofaninstrument ofinsurance inaccordance withtheprovisions
ofthecustoms regulations.
(3) Provisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties maybeimposed afteraperiod of
60daysfrom thedateofcommencement oftheinvestigation.
(4) Provisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties mayremain inforce foraperiod
ofnolonger thanfourmonths. They maybeextended forafurther two-month period, ifrequested
bythose exporters whorepresent asubstantial share ofthetrade intheproduct inquestion, orifso
decided bytheGovernment. IftheBureau, during thecourse ofaninvestigation, estimates thatthe
existence ofthetemporary anti-dumping taxesisnecessary fortheelimination ofinjury, itmaysuggest
thattheGovernment extends theenforcement foraperiod ofnolonger thanninemonths.
(5) Anyproposal regarding theimposition ofafinalmeasure, orfortheprolongation ofthe
provisional measure mustbesubmitted tothegovernment nolessthanonemonth before theexpiration
oftheimposed provisional measure.
(6) When thevalidity oftheprovisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties expires, these
must bereimbursed, unless theGovernment decides thatsuchduties must becollected infull.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page16
Final Measures
Article 30
(1) IftheBureau establishes theexistence ofdumping orsubsidization andthatsubstantial injury
wascaused byitoveraperiod which isthesubject ofinvestigation, theBureau maypropose, after
aprior opinion bytheAdvisory Committee, thattheGovernment impose afinalanti-dumping or
countervailing import duty.
(2) Final anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties shallbeimposed forproducts released into
freecirculation afterthemeasure from theprevious paragraph isadopted.
(3) Incases where theleveloftheprovisionally imposed import duties islower thantheonefinally
determined, thedifference isnotcharged.
(4) Incases where thelevelofprovisionally imposed import duties ishigher thantheonefinally
determined,thedifferenceisrefundedinaccordancewiththeprovisionswhichgovernthereimbursement
ofcustoms andother import duties.
(5) IftheBureau establishes thatdumping orsubsidization existed overaperiod which the
investigation covers, butinjury hadnotbeencaused byit,butthere isathreat ofsubstantial injury
orconsiderable retardation ofdevelopment ofthedomestic industry ifthemeasures werenotadopted,
thefinalanti-dumping orcountervailing import duties maybeimposed onthedateoftheadoption
ofthefinalmeasure.
(6) Inthecasewhereprovisionaldutiesandcountervailingimportdutiesfromthepreviousparagraph
wereimposed,thesemayberefundedinaccordancewiththeprovisionswhichgovernthereimbursement
ofcustoms andother import duties.
Anti-Dumping andCountervailing Import Duties
Article 31
(1) Regardless oftheprovision inthesecond paragraph ofArticle 30ofthisDecree, final
anti-dumping andcountervailing import duties maybeimposed retroactively, ifthefollowing hasbeen
established:
(a) Fortheproducts thataredumped:
- Thatthedumping hasarecord ofcausing injury orthattheimporter wasaware
orshould havebeenaware thattheexporter waspractising dumping andthat
suchdumping wascausing injury; and
- thattheinjury thatexists isbeing caused byintermittent dumping (thatoccurs
intheformofmassdumped imports ofacertain product overarelatively short
period oftime) andthatthisiscarried outtosuchanextent thattheimport
duties forsuchimports mustbeenforced retroactively toprevent therepetition
ofsuchoccurrences;G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page17
(b) fortheproducts thataresubsidized:
- Thatthecondition iscritical andwhere almost irreparable injury iscaused
through massive import, overarelatively short period oftime, ofaproduct
which isbenefitting fromanexport subsidy contrary totheprovisions ofGATT
(theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade) andtheAgreement onthe
Interpretation andApplication ofArticles VI,XVIandXXIII oftheGATT
(Anti-Subsidization Code); and
- thataretroactive countervailing import dutyshould belevied onsuchimports,
theenforcement ofwhich would prevent arepetition ofsuchanoccurrence.
(2) Incases outlined intheprevious paragraphs, anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties may
beimposed forproducts thatwere released intofreecirculation atmost 90daysbefore thedateof
enforcement ofprovisional measures.
Article 32
(1) Theanti-dumpingorcountervailingimportduties,provisionalorpermanent,arefinallyenforced
byagovernmental actwhich ispublished intheOfficial Gazette.
(2) Theactmentioned intheprevious paragraph defines inparticular thelevel oftheenforced
anti-dumping orcountervailing import duties, theproduct onwhich theimport dutyisimposed, the
datefromwhich theimport duties arecalculated andcharged, thename ofthesupplier orthesuppliers,
andthereasons fortheimposition ofthisact.Incases where thereareseveral suppliers fromthesame
country andtheycannot beidentified, thecountry oforigin orexport isindicated.
(3) Theleveloftheprovisional andthefinalanti-dumping orcountervailing import duties must
notexceed thelevel ofdumping orsubsidization astheywere provisionally estimated orfinally
determined anditmust belower thanthepreviously mentioned levels ifitissufficient tocover the
injury thathadoccurred.
(4) Iftheproduct wasimported intotheRepublic ofSlovenia form several countries, thelevel
oftheanti-dumping orcountervailing duties mustbesuitably imposed onanindiscriminate basis on
allimported products which areestablished asbeing subjects ofdumping orsubsidization andwhich
arecausing injury, apart from products from sources forwhich undertakings were accepted.
Article 33
(1) Incaseaprovisional orfinalanti-dumping orcountervailing import dutyisnotdefined atthe
timeoftheirimposition, rulesoforigin ofthegoods usedinthecustoms procedure areapplicable to
these products aswell.
(2) Provisional andfinalanti-dumping orcountervailing import duties arecollected bythecustoms
authorities intheform, levelandaccording tothecriteria which aredefined upon theimposition of
thesaidduties. However, suchduties arecollected independently oftheordinary import duties, taxes
andother levies which arecustomary forimports. These duties arecollected insuchawayandmanner
which isdefined andprescribed bytherelevant customs legislation.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page18
TheDuration andReview ofAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Import Duties,
aswellasofUndertakings
Article 34
(1) Theanti-dumping andcountervailing import duties remain inforce until thedumping or
subsidization which hascaused injury isneutralized.
(2) TheBureau, onitsowninitiative oronthebasis ofarequest ofanyparty, reviews theneed
forfurther existence ofanti-dumping orcountervailing import duties, ortheneedforfurther validity
oftheundertakings.
(3) Thereview fromtheprevious paragraph canbeimplemented ifitisproven thattheconditions
which influence theneed forfurther anti-dumping orcountervailing duties, ortheneed forthe
undertakings, havebecome changed tosuchandextent astomake suchareview necessary. Thereview
maycommence afteraperiod ofoneyearfromtheconclusion oftheinvestigation. Aformal request
foranyreview must besubmitted totheBureau.
(4) Incases when theBureau, onhebasis oftheopinion expressed bytheAdvisory Committee,
establishes thatareview isinorder, aninvestigation isrecommenced inaccordance withArticle 24
ofthisDecree. Therecommencement ofsuchaninvestigation doesnoteffect themeasures which
hadalready beenimposed.
(5) Onthebasisoftheresults ofthereview, theBureau onthebasisofanopinion bytheAdvisory
Committee, suggests totheGovernment achange orabolition ofthemeasures which areinforce.
(6) Regardless oftheprevious paragraph, theanti-dumping andcountervailing import duties must
beabolished afteraperiod notlonger thanfiveyears fromtheirenforcement orfromtheirlastchange
orconfirmation.
Article 35
(1) TheBureau must, normally within aperiod ofsixmonths before theconclusion ofthefive-year
period andonthebasisofanopinion bytheAdvisory Committee, publish anotice intheOfficial Gazette
thatthemeasure isnearing itsend,aswellasinforming themembers oftheparticular domestic industry
which isaffected bythisoccurrence. Thisnotice mustinclude thedatebywhich anyinterested party
maysubmit itscomment inwriting, alsobywhich suchaparty mayformally apply foranoral
examination before theoffice inaccordance withparagraph 6ofArticle 24ofthisDecree.
(2) Incases where theinterested party proves thatthetermination ofthemeasure would leadto
areoccurrence ofsubstantial injury orathreat ofinjury, theBureau carries outareview ofthemeasure
inaccordance withArticle 34ofthisDecree. Throughout thewhole duration ofthisprocess anduntil
theendofthisrevision, themeasure remains inforce. Incases, inaccordance withthisArticle, in
which theanti-dumping andcountervailing import duties areterminated, theBureau publishes anotice
tothiseffect intheOfficial Gazette.G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Page19
TheRefund ofImport Duties
Article 36
(1) Incaseswhereanexporterprovesthattheanti-dumpingorcountervailingimportdutiescollected
areinexcess oftheactual levelofdumping orsubsidization, whereas allweighted averages usedare
taken intoaccount, thepositive balance isreimbursed.
(2) Thereimbursement ofthepositive balance fromtheprevious paragraph mayberequested by
theimporter through thesubmission ofaformal application totheBureau. Such arequest mustbe
submittedwithinaperiodofthreemonths,eitherfromthedateoftheimpositionofthefinalanti-dumping
andcountervailing import duties bythecompetent bodyorfromthedateofthefinaldecision concerning
thecalculation ofthosefunds which werecollected asprovisional anti-dumping orcountervailing import
duties.
(3) IftheOffice, onthebasis ofanopinion expressed bytheAdvisory Committee, completely
orpartially meets therequest intheprevious paragraph, itmakes adecision. Thedecision mustbe
made within theperiod of90daysfrom thedateofreceipt oftherequest.
(4) Thereimbursement ofthepositive balance fromtheprevious paragraph ofthisDecree iscarried
outbythecustoms authorities inaccordance withtheprovisions which govern thereimbursement of
customs andother import duties.
XI.FINAL PROVISION
Article 37
ThisDecree shalltakeeffect onthe15thdayafteritspublication intheOfficial Gazette of
theRepublic ofSlovenia.
No.330-04/94-11/1-8
Ljubljana, 23June1994.
Government oftheRepublic ofSlovenia
Dr.Janez Drnov šek
President l.r.