RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/331
G/SCM/W/339
ORGANIZATION 2April 1996
(96-1205)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BYCANADA CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION
PROVIDED BYECUADOR1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 29March 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofCanada.
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With reference totheNotification ofLaws andRegulations byEcuador under Article 18.5
oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIandArticle 32.6oftheSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures Agreement oftheGATT 1994, document G/ADP/N/1/ECU/1-G/SCM/N/1/ECU/1, dated
8November 1995, totheCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices andtheCommittee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures, Canada would liketoaddress thefollowing items:
1. Weunderstand thatEcuador recognizes concurrent national andsubregional jurisdiction over
anti-dumping andcountervailing dutyinvestigations, withtheMICIP responsible forconducting purely
domestic investigations andtheBoard responsible forconducting investigations withsubregional
dimensions under Decision 283oftheCommission oftheCartegena Agreement. Inthisregard:
- dodefinitive anti-dumping andcountervailing dutymeasures inrespect ofgoods
originating incountries outside theAndean subregion, authorized bytheBoard pursuant
toinvestigations conducted under paragraphs (c)and(d)ofArticle 2ofDecision 283,
haveautomatic effect inallsubregional member states?
- forthepurposes ofArticle 2(d)ofDecision 283,whatpercentage ofEcuador 'stotal
importsaresubjecttothecommonexternaltariff?Whatproductcategoriesareexcluded
from thecommon external tariff?
2. Initsnotification, Ecuador confirms thatitscurrent legislation conforms totheprovisions of
theWTO Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures. Yet,theEcuadorian legislation does
not,forinstance distinguish between specific andgenerally-available subsidies, countervailable and
non-countervailable subsidies, etc.Please clarify.
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3. Wewould appreciate clarification of:
- therespectivetime-framesforpreliminaryanddefinitiveanti-dumpingandcountervailing
dutydeterminations inthecaseofbothdomestic andsubregional investigations;
- whether theinvestigating authorities intend tocirculate questionnaires tointerested
parties prior todeciding onprovisional duties andwhether thecompletion anddue
consideration ofthese questionnaires canreasonably beaccommodated within the
envisaged time-frames;
- whether, assuggested byArticle 18ofDecree No.2772-A of30September 1991and
Article 14ofDecision 283,undertakings willbeaccepted prior toanaffirmative
preliminary determination; and
- whether, assuggested byArticle 24ofDecision 283,theBoard could authorize the
application ofdefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing duties ongoods entered for
consumption prior toinitiation.