RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/171
G/SCM/W/178
ORGANIZATION 24November 1995
(95-3720)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYNORWAY1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 14November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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1. General Questions
(a) Incases where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, doestheWTO
Agreement apply?
(b) Iftheprovisions oftheexisting domestic legislation donotconform totheWTO Agreement,
dotheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement apply?
2. Comments andQuestion
Although Section 3oftheNorwegian Customs Tariff provides several substantive conditions
fortheimposition ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duties andseems, inmostcases, unlikely tobe
inconsistent withthecorresponding WTO Agreement, thelackofmore substantive elements andmore
specific regulations makes itdifficult todetermine whether thewhole Norwegian anti-dumping system,
albeit partly invisible, isinaccordance withmultilaterally agreed provisions. What isNorway 'sview
onthis?
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