RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/73/Suppl.1
G/SCM/W/82/Suppl.1
ORGANIZATION 13October 1995
(95-3080)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFCANADA1OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 5October 1995, hasbeenreceived from theOffice of
theUnited States Trade Representative.
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1. Section 42(3) oftheSpecial Import Measures Act(SIMA) (p.62oftheNotification) states
thattheCanadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) "may make anassessment ofthecumulative
effect ofthedumping orsubsidizing ofgoods ...".Does thispermit, authorize ormandate thepractice
of"cross-cumulation" ofdumped imports withsubsidized imports?
2. How doesCanada implement therequirement ofArticle 3.4oftheADAgreement thatthe
margin ofdumping beexamined inascertaining theimpact ofdumped imports onthedomestic industry?
Themagnitude ofthemargin ofdumping isnotamong the"impact" factors listed inSection 37.1(1)(c)
oftheSpecial Import Measures Regulations (p.265oftheNotification).
3. SIMASection35(1)(a)(iii)(p.53oftheNotification),statesthatinvestigationsshallbeterminated
when theDeputy Minister determines that"theactual orpotential volume ofdumped orsubsidized
goods isnegligible". Butthedefinition of"negligible" import volumes inSection 2(1)oftheSIMA
(p.7oftheNotification)pertainssolelytodumpinginvestigations.HowdoesCanadadefinenegligibility
incountervailing dutyinvestigations? Isthisdefinition consistent withArticle 27.9oftheSCM
Agreement?
4. Sections 33-35 oftheSIMA (pp.52-53 oftheNotification) provide circumstances under which
theDeputy Minister "may" referaninvestigation totheCITT todetermine whether thereisareasonable
indication thatdumping orsubsidization hascaused oristhreatening tocause injury. Does thismean
thatthedetermination whether torefer theinjury enquiry totheCITT isamatter ofdiscretion for
theDeputy Minister?
5. Ifreference totheCITT isdiscretionary, arethere anyregulations orguidelines indicating
howtheDeputy Minister mayexercise hisdiscretion?
6. Isitpossible fortheDeputy Minister tomake anaffirmative determination pursuant to
Section 38(1) oftheSIMA (p.55oftheNotification) thatthereisareasonable indication thatdumping
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orsubsidization hascaused oristhreatening tocause injury without making areference totheCITT
pursuant toSections 33-35? Ifso,whatprocedures areapplicable?
7. Itdoesnotappear thatanything intheSIMA expressly provides exporters orforeign producers
therighttosubmit evidence totheDeputy Minister ortheCITT before thepreliminary determination
required bySection 38oftheSIMA. HowdoesCanada implement therequirement ofArticle 7.1(i)
oftheADAgreement andArticle 17.1(a) oftheSCM Agreement requiring thatinterested parties be
given adequate opportunity tosubmit information andmake comments before provisional duties are
imposed?
8. AretheprovisionsofCITTRule25(p.280oftheNotification)applicableinproceedingsreferred
totheCITT pursuant toSections 33-35 oftheSIMA?
9. Isthere anyrequirement thatthefinding thattheCITT mustmake pursuant toSection 43of
theSIMA (pp.62-63 oftheNotification) address relevant arguments orclaims made byexporters or
importers, ascontemplated byArticle 12.2.2 oftheADAgreement andArticle 22.5oftheSCM
Agreement? Thisrequirement isnotaddressed either bySection 43oftheSIMA orbyPartIVof
theCITT Rules (pp.288-292 oftheNotification).
10. What standard doestheCITT usetodetermine under SIMA Section 72(4.1) (p.82ofthe
Notification) whether toconfirm anorder orfinding inareview proceeding? Isthestandard that
established byArticles 11.2and11.3oftheADAgreement andArticles 21.2and21.3oftheSCM
Agreement?
11. Section 50oftheCITT Rules (p.290oftheNotification) contains mechanisms toprovide
interested parties withallinformation thathasbeenprovided totheCITT initsinvestigation. Isthere
some provision providing interested parties theopportunity tocomment onallinformation thathas
beenprovided orwhich otherwise implements theprovisions ofArticle 6.9oftheADAgreement and
Article 12.8oftheSCM Agreement requiring thatsuchdisclosure takeplace atatimetopermit parties
to"defend theirinterests"?
12. Under Canadian jurisprudence, donon-statutory provisions suchastheCITT Rules andthe
SIMA Regulations havetheforce oflaw? Intheevent thataprovision inthese regulatory schemes
conflicts withaprovision inaCanadian statute (i.e.theSIMA), which provision controls? Intheevent
thataprovision intheseregulatory schemes conflicts withtheADorSCM Agreements, which controls?