RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/82
G/SCM/W/91
ORGANIZATION 9October 1995
(95-2991)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFINDIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 29September 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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Please findenclosed thewritten questions submitted byAustralia inview ofthelegislation
review tobecarried outinthenextmeeting oftheAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Measures
Committees.
1. DoesIndiaintend todevelop further administrative rulesforguidance ofthedesignated authority
inareas where thereisonlylimited detail inthenotified Ordinance andRules, forexample inamanual
orhandbook? Ifso,willIndia benotifying them totheCommittees?
Customs Tariff Ordinance 1994
2. Inparagraph 2(page 2)whatdoesthereference to"whether itisimported inthesamecondition
aswhen exported fromthecountry ofmanufacture, production orotherwise" mean? Does thiscover
onlyminimal processes orwould italsocover substantial transformations oftheoriginal product.
Would there beanassumption ofafullpassthrough ofthesubsidy?
3. Insub-sections 9(8)(page 4)and9A(7) (page 6)what does "laid before each House of
Parliament" mean? Isthissimply fortheinformation ofParliament orcanthenotifications bedisallowed
byeither House?
Anti-Dumping Rules
4. Under Rule2(b)(page 9)whatguidance would thedesignated authority havetodetermine what
constitutes a"major proportion" forthepurpose ofassessing injury tothedomestic industry?
5. Doestheapplication formreferred toinRule5(2)(page 11)follow therequirements ofArticle 5
oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
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6. ItisnotclearfromRules 12and13(pages 14and15)thatthere isarequirement forafinding
ofdumping, injury andcausal linkbefore theimposition ofprovisional measures. Could Indiaconfirm
thatthatisthecase, andinparticular thatAnnex IIapplies topreliminary findings aswellasfinal
findings?
7. Whatproceduresandtime-framedoesIndiaintendtofollowinfulfillingtheprovisionsofRule16
(page 16)?
8. Under whatpartoftheOrdinance orRules isthedesignated authority required toreview the
amount ofanti-dumping dutyassessed asprovided forunder Article 9.3?
Annex IofAnti-Dumping Rules
9. Paragraph 2(page 21)(andelsewhere, e.g.sub-paragraph (ii)ofAnnex II,page23)referto
"likeproduct" rather thanto"likearticle" asusedintheOrdinance andRules onanti-dumping. Are
theterms synonymous under theOrdinance andRules?
10. Paragraph 2(i)(page 21)usestheexpression "areasonable period oftime" inthesame sense
as"anextended period oftime" inArticle 2.2.1 oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement. Willthedesignated
authority ensure thatthisperiod isnormally oneyearassetoutinfootnote 4toArticle 2.2.1 ofthe
Anti-Dumping Agreement?
Annex IIofAnti-Dumping Rules (Rule 9)
11. Thechapeau ofthisannex saysthat"thedesignated authority ...shall, interalia,takethe
following principles under consideration". Could Indiaconfirm that,where applicable, therequirements
ofeachofthe"principles" willhavetobemetforanaffirmative determination?
12. Insub-paragraph(iv)(page23)doestheterm"naturaldecline"havethesamemeaningas"actual
decline", asusedinArticle 3.4oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
Countervailing Duty Rules
13. DoestheapplicationformreferredtoinRule6(2)(page27)followtherequirementsofArticle11
oftheSubsidies Agreement, including inrespect toevidence oftheamount andnature ofthesubsidy?
14. UnderRule6(3)(page27)willthedesignatedauthorityconsiderthenatureoftheallegedsubsidy
(i.e.whether itiscountervailable) before deciding toinitiate?
15. Under Rule6(5)(page 28)thedesignated authority appears tohavetoonlynotify theexporting
Member before initiation. Isittheintent ofIndia toalsoconsult intheterms ofArticle 13.1ofthe
Subsidies Agreement? Does Rule5mean thatthissub-rule andsimilar provisions elsewhere, such
asinRule7(3)(ii), refertothegovernment ofthecountry oforigin oftheproducts?
16. Thelastparagraph ofRule11(1) (page 30)saysthatforthepurposes ofsub-clauses (a)and
(b)"subsidies ofakindmentioned intheAgriculture Agreement" shallnotbetaken intoconsideration.
Isthislimited tosubsidies satisfying thecriteria inAnnex IIoftheAgriculture Agreement?