RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/MYS/2
G/SCM/Q1/MYS/2
ORGANIZATION 21October 1997
(97-4598)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofMALAYSIA1
toQuestions Posed byTURKEY2
Thefollowing communication, dated 16October 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofMalaysia.
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Q. Could thecompetent Malaysian authorities explain theprocedures andprovide thetimeline
ofthefollowing anti-dumping investigative processes?
- Application
- Initiation
- Preliminary determination
- Hearing(s)
- Written submission(s) from parties
- Disclosure ofessential facts
- Final determinations
- Public notice ofdeterminations
Reply
Application
Thepetitioner maysubmit apetition forananti-dumping investigation totheInvestigating
Authority (IA)iftheybelieve thatthere isevidence ofdumping andthedumping iscausing injury
tothedomestic industry (Section 20(2) oftheCountervailing andAnti-Dumping Duties Act1993(the
Act)).
Awritten petition mustbefiledbyoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry (Section 20(1) ofthe
Act). Inthiscontext thedomestic legislation doesnotprovide thecorresponding provision oftheWTO
Agreement under Article 5.6,therefore pending thefinalization ofthereview onthedomestic legislation,
theIAwilladministratively adopt theprovision oftheWTO Agreement onthismatter.
There isnotime-frame forthepre-application period.
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Initiation
After theacceptance oftheapplication theIAmustexamine thepetition todetermine whether
toinitiate aninvestigation ornot.Under Section 20oftheActandRegulation 8oftheCountervailing
andAnti-Dumping Duties Regulation 1984 (theCADDR), theIAmust initiate aninvestigation ifit
issatisfied thatsufficient evidence hasbeenpresented withregard totheelements necessary forthe
Imposition ofanti-dumping duties, andthepetition issubmitted byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry
producing thelikeproduct.
OncetheIAdecided toinitiate aninvestigation, itshould notify theappropriate interested party
andpublish anotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation (Section 20(5) oftheAct).
Under Regulation 6(1)oftheCADDR, theIAhave14daysfrom thedateofacceptance of
theapplication tomake adecision.
Preliminary Determination
During thepreliminary investigation theIAmaydistribute questionnaires toallinterested parties
within areasonable period fromthedateofpublication ofthenotice oftheinitiation inorder toobtain
information (Regulation 9oftheCADDR). Thereasonableness ofsuchtimewilldepend onthetime
taken bytheIAtodetermine relevant questions tobeincluded inthequestionnaires, necessary for
theinvestigation.
Theinterested parties shallbegiven atleast30days(Regulation 9(2)oftheCADDR) tosubmit
thewritten submission. Anextension maybegranted ifrequested byaparty inwriting andtheIA
issatisfied withthereasons given.
TheIAshallwithin astipulated time, come outwithapreliminary determination. IftheIA
makes anegative preliminary determination, itshallpublish anotice stating thereasons forthenegative
finding anddecision tocontinue ortoterminate theinvestigation (Section 23(2) oftheActand
Regulation 11oftheCADDR). Where theIAmakes anaffirmative preliminary determination itshall
continue theinvestigation andpublish anotice ofthedetermination stating thereasons foritsaffirmative
determination andtheprovisional measures applicable (Section 23(3) oftheActandRegulation 12
oftheCADDR).
TheIAhas90daysfromthedateofpublication ofthenotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation to
conduct apreliminary investigation (Regulation 10(1) oftheCADDR). However, inspecial
circumstances,theIAmayextendthetimeperiodformakingapreliminarydeterminationbyanadditional
30days(Regulation 10(2) oftheCADDR).
Hearing
Regulation 39oftheCADDR provides thatanyinterested party maysubmit awritten request
forahearing within tendaysfromthedateofthepublication ofthepreliminary determination. The
IAmust grant ahearing ifitdetermines thattheparty hasprovided avalid justification forholding
suchahearing.
TheIAmustnotify allinterested parties ofthetimeandplace ofthehearing atleast14days
before thehearing takes place (Regulation 39(3) oftheCADDR). Those whoareinterested toattend
thehearing must submit awritten request atleastseven daysbefore thehearing datewithavalid
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Disclosure ofEssential Facts
There isnoprovision inthedomestic anti-dumping legislation withregards todisclosure of
essential facts. Assuch, theIAwilladopt theprocedures laiddown under Article 6.9oftheWTO
Anti-DumpingAgreementpendingthefinalizationofthereviewonthedomesticanti-dumpinglegislation.
Written Submission(s) from Parties
Theinterested parties shallbegiven atleast30days(Regulation 9(2)oftheCADDR) tosubmit
thewritten submission. Anextension maybegranted ifrequested byaparty inwriting andtheIA
issatisfied withthereasons given.
Final Determination
Final determination (Regulation 15oftheCADDR) under sections 10and25oftheActshall
bemade within 120daysfromthedateofpublication ofthenotice ofthepreliminary determination.
During thefinaldetermination, theIAwillcarry outonsiteverifications (Regulation 38of
theCADDR) against interested parties where theIAdecides inorder toverify theaccuracy and
completeness ofthefactual information submitted during theinvestigation period orreview. TheIA
shallnotify theinterested foreign government thattheauthorized representatives fromtheIAwillvisit
theinterested foreign government, interested parties oranyother party deemed relevant.
Inthecourse ofcarrying outtheonsiteverification, theauthorized representatives from the
IAmayrequest access toallfiles,records andpersonnel thattheyconsider relevant totheinvestigation
orreview. TheIAontheother handmayselect andverify asample from alarge number ofparties
andapply theresults oftheverification ofthesample toalltherestoftheparties included inthe
investigation.
Besides verifying onsitetheaccuracy andcompleteness ofthefactual information submitted
during theinvestigation period orreview, theIAmayrequest fortheinterested party tosubmit copies
oftheoriginal documents onwhich theinformation wasbased orstatements fromindependent auditors.
Public Notice
Apublic notice contains thesummary oftheIAfinalfindings under section 25oftheAct.
Thenotice (Regulation 15oftheCADDR) onafinaldetermination, affirmative ornegative,
shall include allrelevant information onmatters offactandlawandreasons thathaveledtothe
determination, dueregard being given totherequirement fortheprotection ofconfidential information,
andinparticular:
(a) thenames oftheexporters andmanufacturers;
(b) adescription ofthesubject merchandise;
(c) theamount ofsubsidy ordumping found toexistandthebasisforsuchdetermination;
(d) factors thathaveledtotheinjury determination;
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(f) thecountervailing oranti-dumping duties tobeimposed;
(g) thereason finalcountervailing oranti-dumping duties should becollected;
(h) thereason fortheretroactive imposition ofduties under subsection 10(7) or25(7) of
theAct,ifapplicable.
Note that: Where there arenorelevant provisions inthedomestic legislation, inview ofthe
provisions ofArticle 18.2oftheWTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, theIAhasapplied theInterpretations
oftheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement administratively inviewofthefactthatMalaysia iswithin
theprocess ofreviewing itsdomestic legislation toconform withtheprovisions oftheWTO Anti-
Dumping Agreement. Thismethod hasalsobeenadopted where theprovisions ofthedomestic anti-
dumping legislation isnotinlinewiththeprovisions oftheWTO Agreement.