RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/379
G/SCM/W/389
ORGANIZATION 23April 1996
(96-1512)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BY
THE UNITED STATES TOBOLIVIA1
CONCERNING THE LATTER 'SNOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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1. Under Article 25[page 6]towhom dotheinterested parties appeal thedecision?
2. What isrequired forthecontinuation ofanorder under Article 26[page 6]other thanfiling
ofanapplication?
3. Article 12[page 14]states thatwithin amaximum period of45working daysfrom thedate
ofdispatch ofthequestionnaires theTechnical Secretariat shallreach apreliminary determination.
Isthisconsistent withADArticle 7which states thatpreliminary duties cannotbeapplied sooner than
60days?
4. Thestandard forcomparison ofnormal value toexport pricecontained inArticle 26[page 18]
appears different from thatcontained inADArticle 2.4.2. Could youplease explain theapparent
differences?
5. Article 28(1) [page 19]states that"Capital investment bygovernments which isinconsistent
withtheusual investment practice ofprivate investors inBolivia" isadomestic subsidy. Thisappears
inconsistent withSCM Article 14(a) which usestheinvestment practice oftheexporting member as
thebenchmark fordetermining whether government provision ofequity capital confers abenefit. Could
youplease explain thisapparent inconsistency?
6. What provisions havebeenmade forconducting "new shipper" reviews asprovided forby
ADArticle 9.5?
7. What provisions havebeenmade forjudicial review asrequired byADArticle 13andArticle 23
oftheSCM Agreement?
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