RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/322
G/SCM/W/330
ORGANIZATION 12April 1996
(96-1283)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED BYSOUTH AFRICA1OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 27March 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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Countervailing dutylegislation
With regard toSouth Africa 'scountervailing dutylegislation, notified on25October 1995
under Article 32.6 oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement (Document G/ADP/N/1/ZAF/1-
G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/1), theEuropean Community would liketoaskthefollowing questions:
1. General Questions
- Could South Africa explain thelegal relationship between theBoard onTariffs and
Trade ActNo.107of1986, theCustoms andExcise ActNo.91of1964andtheGuide
tothePolicy withregard toAction Against Unfair International Trade Practices? What
willhappen ifprovisions ofthese instruments conflict?
- Could South Africa explain whythedefinition ofasubsidy asdescribed inArticle 1
oftheSubsidies Agreement hasnotbeenincorporated inthelegislation?
- Could South Africa explain whynospecificity requirements, asprovided byArticle 2
oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement, areincorporated initslegislation?
- Could South Africa explain whytheprovisions ofArticle 8oftheSubsidies Agreement
regarding non-actionable subsidies were notincorporated intheirlegislation?
- HowwillSouth Africa treatconfidential information submitted byinterested parties?
- How willSouth Africa calculate theamount ofsubsidy?
- What instance iscompetent forjudicial review asprescribed inArticle 23ofthe
Subsidies Agreement?
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2. Board onTariffs andTrade Act
- Could South Africa explain whether anycommittees asdescribed inSection 9have
beenestablished andwhattheircompetence are?
- Could South Africa explain whether theBoard istheonlyadministration conducting
anti-subsidy investigations? What istherelationship oftheBoard totheMinister of
Finance?
3. Customs andExcise ActNo.91of1964
- How willSouth Africa implement thetimelimit ofArticle 11.11 oftheSubsidies
Agreement intotheirlegislation?
4. GuidetothePolicywithregardtoActionAgainstUnfairInternationalTradePractices("Guide")
- IstheGuide alegalbinding instrument ordoesitcontain non-binding guidelines?
Anti-dumping legislation
Q.1 Given thatthelegislation notified appears todatefrom1986and1964isSouth Africa confident
thatitsdomestic legislation properly reflects thenewinternational rules inthisarea?
Q.2 What, ifany,isthelegalstatus oftheGuide toPolicy andProcedure dated September 1995?
Q.3 Does theWTO Agreement onanti-dumping havelegalforce inSouth Africa?
Q.4 Inrespect ofnormal value, where isprovision made fortheAgreement 'sdetailed rules on
salesataloss,methods ofconstructing normal value andtherulestoensure afaircomparison, toname
butsome areas where South African legislation appears toinadequately reflect international rules?
Q.5 Withregard toinjury, would South Africa clarify whycausality appears tobeestablished after
afinding ismade onwhether material injury exists under paragraphs 6,7,8and9ofthe"Guide"?
Q.6 How doesSouth Africa establish the"standing" ofcomplainants assetoutinArticle 5.4of
theWTO Agreement onanti-dumping?
Q.7 Inrelation toprovisional measures, the"Guide" appears toallow imposition inrespect of
"evidence available atsuchtime" andmakes nomention ofthe60dayruleontheimposition ofthese
measures. Bothaspects appear tocontradict Article 7oftheWTO Agreement. Could South Africa
provide comments?
Q.8 Inrelation toparagraph 48ofthe"Guide", howdoesSouth Africa define theterm"freemarket
forces".
Q.9 HowdoesSouth Africa intend toimplement theprovisions ofAnnexes IandIIoftheWTO
Agreement on"on-spot" verifications and"best information", which donotappear tobeincorporated
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Q.10 Where initslegislation doesSouth Africa cater fortherefund ofduties andthereview of
measures within fiveyears which ismandatory under theWTO Agreement?
Q.11 HowdoesSouth Africa ensure judicial review asprovided forunder Article 13oftheWTO
Agreement?