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ORGANIZATION 15October 1997
(97-4461)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofISRAEL1toQuestions
from TURKEY2
Thefollowing communication, dated 8October 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofIsrael.
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Q.1. Could youplease 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
Response
Thefollowing isabriefoutline describing thevarious events according toIsrael'scurrent anti-
dumping legislation. Ashasbeenpointed outinvarious documents submitted totheAnti-Dumping
Committee, Israel isinthemidst ofamending itscurrent legislation inorder tobring itintoconformity
withtheA-DAgreement andthetimelimits asdescribed below willbeamended accordingly.
Initiation -Within 21days (amaximum 30dayextension isavailable) upon receipt ofa
complaint/application theCommissioner shalldecide whether toinitiate aninvestigation.
Questionnaires -Upon initiation ofaninvestigation, theinterested parties aresentquestionnaires and
given atleast30daystorespond (extensions of30daysmaybegranted).
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Preliminary determination -Atemporary measure maybetaken intheform ofasecurity (bond) if
theCommissioner determines thatthere isprima facieevidence ofdumping, injury andacausal link
between them. Thepresent Lawdoesnotspecifically stateatimeperiod within which thisdecision
maybemade. Inpractice theauthorities follow theprovisions ofArticle 7.1oftheA-DAgreement
andthispreliminary decision ismade notlessthan60daysfromtheinitiation oftheinvestigation which
isafterthetimethatresponses should havebeensubmitted.
Commissioner 'sfindings/Disclosure ofessential facts-21daysafterthecompletion oftheinvestigation
theCommissioner 'sfindings aresubmitted totheAdvisory Committee, which holds ahearing after
receiving theCommissioner 'sfindings. Afullnon-confidential copyofthefindings which contains
athorough analysis ofthefactsandarguments raised bytheparties during theinvestigation, issent
toallinterested parties totheproceedings.
Hearing before Advisory Committee -Theinterested parties totheinvestigation areinvited topresent
theircaseandtodefend theirinterests before theAdvisory Committee.
Advisory Committee 'sRecommendation -Therecommendation mustbesubmitted totheMinister no
laterthan60daysfrom thedateonwhich thecomplaint wasbrought before theCommittee (or45
daysfrom thedatethatadditional material wassubmitted totheCommittee). Thenonconfidential
version oftherecommendations aresenttoallinterested parties totheproceedings.
Final decision byMinister -TheMinister mustdecide whether toadopt therecommendations ofthe
Committee within 30daysupon theirreceipt.
Published Order -TheOrder afterbeing signed bytheMinister ispublished intheOfficial Gazette.
Q.2. Couldyoupleaseprovideinformationonthemaximumdurationoftheprovisionalmeasures
andanti-dumping investigations?
Response
According tothepresent Law, theprovisional measure, which takes theformofatemporary
security, isreturned totheimporter aftersixmonths from thedateofitsapplication onaspecific
shipment ofthegoods under investigation, ifbythatdatenofinaldutyhasbeenimposed. Consequently,
ifalevyisactually imposed, thesecurity iscollected onlyforthesixmonth period immediately prior
totheimposition ofthedutyinwhich thesecurity applied.
Although notimelimit isexpressly imposed inthepresent Lawfortheduration ofan
investigation, every effort isbeing made onthepartoftheauthorities tocomply withthetimelimits
asprovided forintheAnti-Dumping Agreement.