WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/CHE/1
4May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1148)
Original: French Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
SWITZERLAND
Thefollowing communication, dated 28February 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSwitzerland.
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Notification under Article 16.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 indicating theauthorities competent toinitiate andconduct
investigations andthedomestic procedures governing theconduct ofsuchinvestigations.
TheFederal Office forExternal Economic Affairs, 3003 Berne, iscompetent toinitiate and
conduct theinvestigations referred toinArticle 5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VI
oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994.
Switzerland isparty totheTokyo Round Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIofthe
General Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1947. TheSwiss Parliament adopted thatAgreement in
December 1979. Switzerland hasnospecial legislation concerning countervailing measures. InSwiss
law,theTokyo Round Agreement hasbinding force, having been published intheSystematic
Compendium ofFederal Law(RS0.632.223). Sofar,Switzerland hasnothadtotakeanydecision
concerning anti-dumping duties. Should theoccasion arise, theauthorities responsible forinitiating
andconductinganinvestigationconcerninganti-dumpingdutieswouldhavetocomplywiththeprovisions
oftheTokyo Round Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs
andTrade 1947.