RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/186
G/SCM/W/193
ORGANIZATION 24November 1995
(95-3761)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYTHE GOVERNMENT OFROMANIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofHong Kong.
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1. Romania 'snotification contains Decree No.228/7 of1992, Order No.127/90 of1992andJoint
Order No.128/24 of1992, allprior tothesigning oftheWTO Agreement inApril 1994. Apparently
numerous provisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement arenotfeatured intheRomanian legislation and
some Romanian provisions maybeatoddswiththeWTO provisions.
Questions:
(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO A-DAgreement inRomania? Does ithavethe
force oflaw?
(b) AreRomanian A-Dofficials required, legally orotherwise, toobserve theprovisions
oftheA-DAgreement intheconduct ofA-Dproceedings, ortoconsult them, for
example ontheinterpretation ofdomestic legislation?
(c) What steps hasRomania taken, andwhat further steps willittake, toensure the
conformity ofitslaws, regulations andadministrative procedures withtheprovisions
oftheWTO A-DAgreement, inaccordance withArticle 18.4?
(d) HowwillRomania ensure compliance withtheprovisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement
before itslawsarebrought intototalconformity withtheWTO A-DAgreement?
(e) IfRomania iscontemplating adoption ofnewlegislation induecourse, what isthe
intended purpose andcoverage? What isthetimetableoftheenactment?
2. Question: What judicial review procedures hasRomania putinplace inobservance of
itsobligations under Article 13oftheWTO A-DAgreement?
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3. Question: What isRomania 'spolicy andlawfortheimplementation ofWTO Panel
Reports?