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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/127
G/SCM/W/136
ORGANIZATION 24October 1995
(95-3229)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFINDIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 12October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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Questions concerning theAnti-Dumping legislation ofIndia
1. General questions
(1) Incases where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, doesthe
WTO Agreement apply?
(2) Iftheprovisions oftheexisting domestic legislation donotconform totheWTO
Agreement, dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
2. Disregarding confidential information
Article 6.5.2 oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"...theauthorities maydisregard suchinformation unless itcanbedemonstrated totheir
satisfaction from appropriate sources thattheinformation iscorrect".
Theprovision mentions three requirements which must betaken intoaccount:
- First, arequest forconfidentiality isnotwarranted;
- Second, supplier oftheinformation isunwilling tomake itpublic; and
- Finally, itcannot bedemonstrated thattheinformation iscorrect.
Contrary tothisprovision oftheWTO Agreement, India'sAnti-Dumping Lawdoesnotappear
tocontain thethird requirement, which isobviously amuch looser requirement thanthatstipulated
inArticle 6.5.2 oftheWTO Agreement.
What istheopinion ofIndia onthis?
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3. Provisional measures
Article 7.4oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"The application ofprovisional measures shallbelimited ...notexceeding fourmonths or,
...uponrequest byexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthetrade ...toaperiod
notexceeding sixmonths".
Therelevant section ofIndia'sAnti-Dumping Law, however, provides sixmonths andnine
months criteria, forapplication ofprovisional measures.
Article 13ofIndia'sAnti-Dumping Lawstipulates:
"...suchdutyshallremain inforce onlyforaperiod notexceeding sixmonths which may
upon request oftheexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthetrade involved be
extended bytheCentral Government toninemonths".
Thisdoesnotconform totheWTO Agreement. What istheopinion ofIndia onthis?
4. Newcomer 'saccelerated review
Article 9.5oftheWTO Agreement stipulates:
"...authorities shallpromptly carry outareview foranyexporters ...whohavenotexported
theproduct totheimporting Member during theperiod ofinvestigation. Suchareview shall
beinitiated andcarried outonanaccelerated basis, compared tonormal dutyassessment".
Article 22.1ofIndia'sA-DLaw, however, onlyprovides that"authority shallcarry outa
periodical review forthe...anddoesnotcontain anyexplicit provisions forensuring thenewcomer 's
accelerated reviews".
Intheabsence ofanexplicit provision, howwillIndia ensure theconformity ofitspractice
withArticle 9.5oftheWTO Agreement?