RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/225
G/SCM/W/235
ORGANIZATION 1December 1995
(95-3905)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee Subsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
ZAMBIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 28November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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General
1. Does yourcountry haveanorganization toadminister theantidumping orcountervailing duty
laws? Ifso,doestheorganization haveanyadministrative guidelines foradministering these laws?
2. Does yourcountry haveanyoutstanding antidumping orcountervailing dutyorders?
3. What provisions havebeenmade forjudicial review ofantidumping orcountervailing duty
actions?
Injury
4. Theregulation onantidumping makes noprovision fortheconsideration of"material injury"
byreason ofdumped imports priortotheimposition ofduties. Please explain howtheregulation fulfils
therequirement contained inArt.3oftheAgreement withrespect tothefinding.
5. Zambian lawdoesnotappear tocontain adefinition ofdomestic industry oranyrequirement
thatapetition orcomplaint befiledonbehalf ofadomestic industry ascontemplated inArt.5.4of
theA-DAgreement andArt.11.4oftheSCM Agreement. Please indicate howthese subjects will
beaddressed.
6. HowdoesZambia implement therequirements ofArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2
oftheSCM Agreement pertaining tofindings regarding significant price andvolume effects?
7. HowdotheregulationsimplementtheprovisionsofArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreementandArt.15.2
oftheSCM agreement, which require consideration ofsignificant priceundercutting, pricedepression
andsuppression bythesubject imports?
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8. Isthere anyprovision thatrequires theZambian Ministry toconsider whether thevolume of
subject imports issignificant, asrequired byArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2oftheSCM
Agreement?
9. Art.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2oftheSCM Agreement require anevaluation
ofwhether therehasbeenasignificant increase inunfairly traded imports, either inabsolute orrelative
terms. How dotheZambian regulations implement thisrequirement?
10. Art.3.4oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.4oftheSCM Agreement require anevaluation
ofallrelevant economic factors intheexamination oftheimpact ofthedumped orsubsidized imports
onthedomestic industry. HowdoesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofthese provisions?
11. Art.3.5oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.5 oftheSCM Agreement require thatthe
demonstration ofacausal relationship between thedumped orsubsidized imports andtheinjury to
thedomestic industry bebased onanexamination ofallrelevant evidence before theauthorities. How
doesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofthese provisions?
12. HowdoesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofArt.3.6oftheA-DAgreement and
Art.15.6oftheSCM Agreement which require thattheeffects ofthedumped imports beassessed
inrelation tothedomestic production ofthelikeproduct when available datapermit theseparate
identification ofthatproduction onthebasisofsuchcriteria astheproduction process, producers 'sales
andprofits?
Dumping
13. Article 74(2)(b) allows thecalculation ofthedumping margin tobeequal to“thedomestic
value ofthegoods. ”How isthisconsistent withArticle 2oftheA-DAgreement?
14. Article 74(2)(c) appears toprovide theController discretion indetermining theamount ofthe
dumping dutyincertain circumstances? How isthisconsistent withtheA-DAgreement?
15. There doesnotappear tobeanyprovisions forreview ofanorder asrequired byArticle 11
orforarefund procedure asrequired byArticle 9.What provisions havebeenmade toimplement
these requirements?
16. What aretherequirements under Zambian lawforfiling anantidumping petition andinitiating
anantidumping investigation?
17. What aretherequirements under Zambian lawforconducting anantidumping investigation?