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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/324
G/SCM/W/332
ORGANIZATION 12April 1996
(96-1285)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED BYBOLIVIA1OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 27March 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Commission.
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Bolivia 'sLaw(Bi-Ministerial Decision No25191-4 ofFebruary 1993)
1. Could Bolivia giveatarget datefortheimplementation intoitsnational lawofalltheprovisions
oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement?
2. CouldBoliviaexplainthelegalrelationshipbetweenBoliviaandtheCommissionoftheCartagena
Agreement? Could Bolivia elaborate howtheCartagena Agreement willimplement theprovisions
oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement?
3. Could Bolivia explain whether theprovisions ofArticle 8oftheSubsidies Agreement regarding
non-actionable subsidies willbeincorporated inChapter VIoftheMinisterial Decision?
4. Could Bolivia explain whether theprovisions ofArticle 20ofWTO Subsidies Agreement will
beincorporated inArticle 40ofitslaw?
5. Could Bolivia specify when itintends tocancel provisions ofChapter IXregarding suspension
ofimports ofaproduct?
Anti-dumping legislation
Q.1 Given thatthelegislation notified dates from4February 1993 and1992, isBolivia confident
thatitsdomestic legislation properly reflects thenewinternational rules inthisarea?
Q.2 Does theWTO Agreement onanti-dumping havelegalforce inBolivia?
Q.3. Does Bolivia intend toamend itsdomestic legislation inthenearfuture soastoreflect the
newinternational rules?
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Q.4 Otherwise, howdoesBolivia intend toremedy conflicts between itslegislation andthenew
international rules withregard, forexample, to:industry support forinitiation; prior consultations
asspecified inArticle 9ofBolivian legislation; timelimits forreplies toquestionnaires inArticle 11;
timing forimposition ofprovisional measures inArticles 12and38;theretroactivity provisions in
Article 35;andthetiming oftheinitiation of5yearreviews inArticle 42?