RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/14
G/SCM/N/18
ORGANIZATION 22May1996
(96-1947)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES
1. Article 16.5 oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994 and
Article 25.12 oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures provide thatMembers shall
notify therespective Committees regarding theirauthorities competent toinitiate andconduct anti-
dumping andcountervailing investigations.
2. Pursuant totheabove provisions, theCommittees onAnti-Dumping Practices andonSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures decided, attheir regular meetings of29April and1-2May 1996
respectively, thattheSecretariat shall establish andcirculate alistidentifying thename, address,
telephone andfaxnumber, ande-mail address (ifapplicable) oftheirinvestigating authorities.
3. According,Memberswhichhaveaninvestigatingauthority,andwhichhavenotalreadyprovided
theabove information regarding thatinvestigating authority inthecontext oftheir notification of
legislation andregulations, arerequested todosoby30June1996. Theresulting listwillbecirculated
asanaddendum tothisdocument.
4. Members arefurther requested toupdate orcorrect theirnotification asnecessary, sothatthe
listmaybeperiodically revised.