RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/137
G/SCM/W/144
ORGANIZATION 24October 1995
(95-3234)
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 17October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofIndia.
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Questions onAnti-Dumping
1. InArticle 13.1oftheECAnti-Dumping Regulation 3283/94 of22December 1994reference
ismade to"achange inthepattern oftrade between thirdcountries andtheCommunities which stems
from apractice, process orwork forwhich there isinsufficient duecause oreconomic justification,
other thanimposition oftheduty, andthere isevidence thattheremedial effects ofthedutyarebeing
undermined intheterms ofprices and/or quantities ofthelikeproducts andthereisevidence ofdumping
inrelation tothenormal values previously established forthelikeorsimilar products".
Could theECauthorities clarify whether "likeorsimilar product" would meetthedefinition
of"likeproduct"? Ifnot,which isthecriteria todetermine similar product? Howisalevyofduty
onasimilar product consistent withtheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VI?Would aslight
change inthepattern oftrade alsoattract theprovision andifnotwhatisthecriteria inthisregard?
What istherequirement ofdetermination ofinjury?
2. Interms ofArticle 14(5) theECRegulation onAnti-Dumping mayrequire registration for
aperiod uptoninemonths. Could theECauthorities clarify whether theyintend tolevyanti-dumping
duties retroactively uptoninemonths? Ifthatisthecasewhatisthelegalbasis forthesame?
3. Article 5(7)oftheECRegulation refertothemarket share ofbelow 1percentand3percent
ormore oftheCommunity consumption. What isthelegalbasis forthese percentages andhoware
theECauthorities going todetermine these shares?
4. HowdotheECauthoritiesintendtodischargetheirobligationsunderArticle15oftheAgreement
inrespect ofdeveloping country Members?
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Question onSubsidies andCountervailing Duties
Howdotheauthorities intend toprovide anopportunity ofconsultations totheMembers the
product ofwhich maybesubject tocountervailing investigations asrequired under Article 13.1of
theSCM Agreement?