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ORGANIZATION 20September 1996
(96-3710)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
UGANDA
Thefollowing communication, dated 16August 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofUganda.
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ThelegislationonAnti-DumpingandSubsidiesandCountervailingMeasureshasbeensuspended
since 1993. With thecoming intobeing ofthePTATreaty andthereafter theCOMESA Agreement
within theregion, theMinister ofFinance wastoexercise "RESIDUAL POWERS"; toimpose -
"Surcharge", "Excise Duty" oranynominal "levy" todeter, toregulate andsafeguard economic stability
intheregion onspecific commodities/products.
Article 51/52/53 oftheCOMESA Treaty gives thelegalbasisfortheimplementation ofAnti-
Dumping, Subsidies andCountervailing Measures. Articles 51/52 oftheCOMESA Treaty andThe
Customs (Dumping andSubsidies:Rates) Actof1964andTheCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies) Act
of1970 areappended.G/ADP/N/1/UGA/2
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ARTICLE 51
Dumping
1. TheMemberStatesrecognizethatdumping,bywhichproductsofaMemberStateareintroduced
intothecommerce ofanother Member State atlessthanthenormal value oftheproducts, istobe
prohibited ifitcauses orthreatens material injury toanestablished industry intheterritory oftheother
Member State ormaterially retards theestablishment ofadomestic industry.
2. Forthepurposes ofthisArticle, aproduct istobeconsidered asbeing introduced intothe
commerce ofanimporting Member Stateatlessthanitsnormal value, ifthepriceoftheproduct exported
from oneMember State toanother:
(a) islessthanthecomparable price intheordinary course oftrade, forthelikeproduct
when destined forconsumption intheexporting Member State; or
(b) intheabsence ofsuchdomestic prices, islessthaneither:
(i) thehighest comparable priceforthelikeproduct forexport toanythirdcountry
intheordinary course oftrade; or
(ii) thecostofproduction oftheproduct inthecountry oforigin plusareasonable
addition forselling costandprofit:
Provided thatdueallowance shallbemade ineachcasefor
differences inconditions andterms ofsale,fordifferences in
taxationandforotherdifferencesaffectingpricecomparability.
3. AMember State may, forthepurposes ofoffsetting orpreventing dumping, andsubject to
theprovision ofparagraph 4ofthisArticle, levyonanydumped product ananti-dumping dutynot
greater inamount thanthemargin ofdumping inrespect ofsuchproduct. Forthepurposes ofthis
Article, themargin ofdumping istheprice difference determined inaccordance withtheprovisions
ofparagraph 2(b)(ii) ofthisArticle.
4. NoMember Stateshalllevyanyanti-dumping dutyontheimportation ofanyproduct ofanother
Member Stateunless itisdetermined thattheeffect ofthealleged dumping issuchastocause orthreaten
material injury toanestablished domestic industry orsuchastoretard materially theestablishment
ofadomestic industry.
5. Dumping fromathirdcountry intoaMember Stateshallbeprohibited andanyaffected Member
State may, pursuant totheprovisions ofparagraph 3ofthisArticle, levyananti-dumping dutyon
anydumped products.
6. Proceedings initiated pursuant totheprovisions ofthisArticle shallbecarried outinaccordance
withanti-dumping regulations made bytheCouncil.G/ADP/N/1/UGA/2
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ARTICLE 52
Subsidies: Granted byaMember State
1. Except asotherwise provided inthisTreaty, anysubsidy granted byaMember Stateorthrough
stateresources inanyformwhatsoever which distorts orthreatens todistort competition byfavouring
certain undertakings ortheproduction ofcertain goods shall, insofarasitaffects trade between the
Member States, beincompatible withtheCommon Market.
2. AMember State may, forthepurposes ofoffsetting theeffects ofsubsidies andsubject to
regulations made bytheCouncil, levycountervailing dutyonanyproduct ofanyMember Stateimported
intoanother Member Stateequal totheamount oftheestimated subsidy determined tohavebeengranted
directly orindirectly, onthemanufacture, production orexport ofsuchproduct inthecountry oforigin
orexportation.
3. Except asotherwise provided inthisTreaty, anysubsidy granted byathirdcountry orthrough
stateresources inanyformwhatsoever which distorts orthreatens todistort competition byfavouring
certain undertakings ortheproduction ofcertain goods shall, insofarasitaffects trade between the
Member States andthethirdcountry, beincompatible withtheCommon Market.
4. AMember State may, forthepurposes ofoffsetting theeffects ofsubsidies andsubject to
regulationsmadebytheCouncil,levyacountervailingdutyonanyproductofanythirdcountryimported
intoanother Member Stateequal totheamount oftheestimated subsidy determined tohavebeengranted
directly orindirectly, onthemanufacture, production orexport ofsuchproduct inthecountry oforigin
orexportation.
ARTICLE 53
Exceptions toLevying ofCountervailing Duty
NoMember State shalllevyacountervailing dutyontheimportation ofanyproduct ofthe
territory ofanother Member State unless itdetermines thattheeffect ofthesubsidization issuchas
tocause orthreaten material injury toanestablished domestic industry orissuchastomaterially retard
theestablishment ofadomestic industry.
ARTICLE 54
Cooperation intheInvestigation ofDumping andSubsidies
1. TheMember States shallcooperate inthedetection andinvestigation ofdumping andsubsidy
practices andinimposing agreed measures tocurbsuchpractices.
2. Where there isevidence ofdumping orexport ofsubsidized goods byathirdcountry tothe
territory ofaMember Statethatthreatens ordistorts competition intheCommon Market, theaffected
Member States mayrequest theMember Stateinwhose territory thegoods arebeing dumped orexported
toimpose anti-dumping duties orcountervailing duties onthose goods from thethirdcountry.G/ADP/N/1/UGA/2
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CHAPTER 179
THE CUSTOMS (DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES:
RATES) ACT
[1October 1959]
Ord.30of
1959.
L.Ns.-
67of1962
224of1962
261of1962
269of1963
Construction.
E.A.C.S.O.
Act3of1959.
Rates ofduty.
Amended
L.Ns.-
261of1962
269of1963
Circumstances
inwhich duty
maybe
imposed.
Amended L.N.
269of1963.AnActToAuthorize ThePresident ToPrescribe TheRates OfDuties Of
Customs Imposed Where Goods Have Been Dumped OrSubsidized AndFor
Matters Relating Thereto AndConnected Therewith.
1. ThisActshallbereadasonewiththeCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies)
Act,1959.
2.(1)Subject totheprovisions ofthisActandoftheCustoms (Dumping and
Subsidies) Act,1959, where anorder hasbeenmade(a)under section 4ofthelatter
Actimposing aduty ofcustoms ontheimport intoUganda ofgoods ofa
description specified therein, thePresident (b)may, bystatutory order made under
theprovisions ofthissection ofthisAct,prescribe therateorratesatwhich such
dutyshallbecharged.
(2)Anorder made under thissection ofthisActmayprescribe arateorrates
ofdutybyreference tovalue ortoweight orother measure ofquantity.
3. Where thePresident (b)makes anorder under theprovisions ofsection 2of
thisAct,prescribing arateorratesatwhich duties ofcustoms shallbecharged, he
may, bythesame oranysubsequent statutory order prescribe thecircumstances in
which suchdutyischargeable orisnotchargeable andmaymake suchprovisions
withregard thereto asmayappear tohimtoberequired forthepurposes ofthis
Act,andinparticular, may-
(a) make provision directing thatthedutyshallbecharged orshallnot
becharged foranyperiod orperiods, whether continuous ornot,
orwithout limitation ofperiod oratdifferent rates fordifferent
periods orparts ofperiods; and
(b) may make provision, inconnection with thecommencement,
variation ortermination oftheimposition ofaduty, authorizing
repayments inrespect ofdutywhere itisshown thattheconditions
prescribed insuchorder arefulfilled.
(a)Powers delegated toMinister responsible forCommerce andIndustry byInstrument made under theInterpretation Actofthe
Common Services Organization, s.34.(SeeL.N. 2of1965).
(b)Powers transferred totheMinister responsible forCommerce andIndustry byS.I.65of1965.G/ADP/N/1/UGA/2
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Duty in
addition to
other ratesof
duty.
Power to
remit.
Amended
L.N. 224of
1962.
Orders tobe
laidbefore
National
Assembly.
Amended
L.N. 67of
1962.4. Therates ofdutyprescribed byanorder made under thisActshall be
chargeable inaddition totheratesprescribed foranyother dutyofcustoms forthe
timebeing chargeable.
5. (1)TheMinister may, bystatutory order, remit inwhole orinpartany
dutypayable byanyperson onanygoods imported which arechargeable toduty
byreason ofanorder made under thisActifheissatisfied thattodosoisinthe
public interest.
(2)Anysuchremission mayapply either tospecific instances orgenerally
inrespect ofgoods imported byspecific persons orpersons ofaspecified class.
6. Every order made under thisActshallcome intooperation onadaytobe
specified therein, shallbelaidbefore theNational Assembly notlaterthanatthe
meeting thereof nextensuing aftersuchorder ismade, and,ifnotapproved bythe
National Assembly before thetermination ofsuch meeting, shall cease tohave
effect from thedateofsuchtermination, butwithout prejudice toanything doneor
suffered thereunder while theorder wasinoperation.