RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/370
G/SCM/W/380
16July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1524)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS POSED BYVENEZUELA CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION
PROVIDED BYSAINT LUCIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 16April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofVenezuela.
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Questions posed byVenezuela Concerning theAnti-Dumping and
Countervailing Measures Legislation ofSaint Lucia
VenezuelahasthefollowingquestionsconcerningtheAnti-DumpingandCountervailingMeasures
legislation notified bySaint Lucia indocuments G/ADP/N/1/LCA/1 andG/SCM/N/1/LCA/1 dated
24November 1995.
1. General
(a) Could thedelegation ofSaint Lucia saywhether theMarrakesh Agreement andits
associated Agreements, including theAnti-Dumping Agreement (A-D Agreement) and
theAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures (SCM Agreement), form
partofSaint Lucia 'sdomestic legislation?
(b) What isthestatus oftheWTO 'sA-DandSCM Agreements within Saint Lucia 's
domestic legislation and,inparticular, inrelation totheA-DandSCM legislation
previously promulgated andanylegislation which might bepromulgated subsequent
tothesaidAgreements?
(c) How aretheWTO 'sA-D andSCM Agreements applied andincorporated in
Saint Lucia 'sdomestic legislation?
(d) Isitintended tointroduce newA-DandSCM domestic legislation inorder toimplement
theWTO 'sA-DandSCM Agreements? Ifso,what status willthenewlegislation
have inrelation totheWTO 'sA-DandSCM Agreements andother pre-existing
legislation?
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2. Substantive aspects oftheA-DandSCM legislation notified bySaint Lucia
2.1 Likegoods, domestic industry, elements ofinjury, deminimis criteria, etc.
(a) Observations
Saint Lucia 'sA-DandSCM legislation appears tobeinconsistent withthecorresponding
Agreements oftheWTO, since itcontains nothing concerning suchaspects aslikegoods, domestic
producers oflikegoods, criteria fordetermining injury orthreat ofinjury, deminimis criteria, initiation
ofinvestigations, etc.
Questions
Could thedelegation ofSaintLucia saywhether theA-DandSCM investigating authority takes
theseaspects intoaccount? Istheresomeadditional legalinstrument thatdealswiththeabove-mentioned
aspects orisonetobeadopted? Willthedelegation ofSaint Lucia confirm thatthese aspects are
governed bytheprovisions oftheWTO 'sA-DandSCM Agreements?
2.2 Competent authorities
(a) Observations
Itisnoted thatSaintLucia 'sA-DandSCM legislation grants widediscretion totheinvestigating
anddecision-making authority. ThisisthecasewithArticles 3.1,3.1(b), 4.3and9.3(...appears
totheMinister orifhethinks fit...),and8.3(adjustments asmayappear tohimtobeproper).
Questions
Could thedelegation ofSaint Lucia saywhether there exists anyadditional A-DandSCM
legislation establishing clearandobjective standards which limitthepowers oftheinvestigating and
decision-makingauthorityorwhethersuchlegislationistobeadopted?WillthedelegationofSaintLucia
confirm thatitsinvestigating authorities aregoverned bytheobjective standards established inthe
provisions oftheWTO 'sA-DandSCM Agreements?
2.3 Determination ofsubsidy
(a) Observations
Itisnoted thattheSCM legislation ofSaintLucia doesnotappear toestablish specificity criteria
asprovided forinArticle 2oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement.
Question
Does theSCM legislation ofSaint Lucia contain ortakeintoaccount specificity criteria for
thedetermination oftheexistence ofsubsidies, assetoutinArticle 2oftheWTO Subsidies Agreement?