RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/147
G/SCM/W/154
ORGANIZATION 16November 1995
(95-3560)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 26October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofPoland.
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1. Article 6.9oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement saysthat"before afinaldetermination ismade,
theauthorities shallinform allinterested parties oftheessential factsunder consideration which form
thebasis forthedecision whether toapply definitive measures". However, theEClegislation in
Article 20.2 states that"The parties ...mayrequest final disclosure oftheessential facts and
considerations, onthebasisofwhich itisintended torecommend theimposition ofdefinitive measures
...".Similar provision isincluded inArticle 21.6oftheECADPlegislation. Thescope of"interested
parties" isprecisely defined inArticle 6.11oftheADP Agreement. CantheECauthorities explain
suchadeparture ofitslegislation from theWTO obligation?
2. With regard tothe45daytime-limit fortheinitiation ofADP proceedings, inscribed in
Article 5.9oftheEClegislation, wehavetwoquestions:
(i) What willhappen, inthecaseofsufficient evidence tojustify initiating proceedings,
iftheCommission failstomeetthe45daytime-limit?
(ii) What isthelegal status oftheinitial request when theCommission determines
insufficient evidence? Could thecomplaint provide additional information within the
45daytime-limit orisheallowed tosubmit anewrequest?
3. InArticle 22(i)oftheADP Regulation aswellasinArticle 24(i)oftheCVRegulation the
ECreserves therights toapply "anyspecial rules laiddown inagreements concluded between the
Community andthirdcountries". Please specify whatagreements canbereferred tounder thisprovision
andwhatcountries could beinvolved? What special rulescanbeenforced according tothisArticle?
WilltheCommunity accept toapply anyspecial rulesthatarepermissible under theagreements with
thirdcountries butarenotcompatible withtheWTO Agreements against WTO Members?
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4. TheCouncil Regulation (EC) No.1251/95 of29May1995 amends thethird sentence of
Article 24oftheADP ECRegulation No.3283/94 asfollows: "The timelimits prescribed by
Articles 5(9), 6(9)and7(1)shallapply inrespect ofcomplaints lodged pursuant toArticle 5(9)on
orafter1September 1995 andinvestigations initiated pursuant tosuchcomplaints". Please clarify
thelegalmeaning ofthisprovision. What willthetime-limits beinthecaseofcomplaints lodged before
1September 1995?