RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/THA/2
G/SCM/Q1/THA/2
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1520)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Questions from CANADA
toTHAILAND1
Thefollowingcommunication,dated7April1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofCanada.
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Q.1. There appears tobenospecific provision inrespect ofdomestic judicial review asrequired
byArticle 13oftheAgreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs
andTrade 1994(theADAgreement). Could Thailand explain ifandhowitsprocedures fordomestic
judicial review willoperate inrespect ofitsanti-dumping lawandanti-dumping decisions?
Q.2. Could Thailand explain howitwould implement adecision ofaWTO Dispute Settlement Body
Panel, should suchcircumstances arise? What specific provisions inthedomestic lawwould allow
fortheimplementation ofsuchapanel report orwould theexisting lawhavetobeamended?
Q.3. DoesThailandanticipatetheprovisionofhearings,bothpublicandincamera,toallowinterested
parties topresent evidence andcross examine evidence provided byother parties? Does Thailand
envision anyprocess thatwould involve interested parties presenting witnesses togiveevidence.
Q.4. Inseveral places intheThai law,rules andprocedures are(will be?)prescribed bythe
Department ofForeign Trade. Could Thailand provide copies oftheserulesandprocedures asreferred
toinArticles 5.1,5.3,6.6,10.2, 10.6and14.3.
Q.5. Article 3.5oftheADAgreement requires anexamination ofanyknown factors other than
dumped imports which areatthesame timeinjuring thedomestic industry andinjury caused bysuch
other factors must notbeattributed todumped imports. Could Thailand indicate where thisADP
Agreement obligation islocated initslawandhowitwillbecarried outinThai anti-dumping
investigations.
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Q.6. Article 12oftheADP Agreement speaks totheissue ofpublic notice andtheexplanation of
determinations. Could Thailand explain howitsanti-dumping lawwillcomply withthese detailed
requirements?
Q.7. Article 4defines "subject goods" inrelation togoods "which arealleged tobedumped or
subsidized". "Like goods" isalsoidentified inArticle 4inrelation to"subject goods". Once aninjury
findingisinplace,however,productsthatwereallegedlydumpedandthereforethesubjectoftheoriginal
investigation arenormally considered tobedefinitively dumped. Therefore, onceafinalfinding of
dumping andinjury isinplace, itwould appear thatthedefinition of"subject goods" isnolonger
operative. Could Thailand indicate whether thisisacorrect interpretation oftheiranti-dumping law?
Ifnot,could Thailand please clarify themeaning of"subject goods" following afinaldetermination
ofdumping andinjury?
Q.8. Thedefinition of"interested party" inArticle 4does notinclude industrial users and
representatives ofconsumer organizations. Does Thailand intend toinclude suchgroups inthecontext
of"anyperson orparty which maybeprescribed bytheMinister ofCommerce asaninterested party"?
Ifnot,howwould suchgroups haveaccess totheThaianti-dumping process toprovide information
relevant totheissues ofdumping, injury andcausality ascontemplated byArticle 6.12oftheAD
Agreement?
Q.9. Could Thailand indicate whatfactors might beconsidered inthecontext ofdifferences which
might affect price comparability (first paragraph, Article 6.6)?
Q.10. Article 9.3indicates thattheterms deminimis inrespect ofthemargin ofdumping and
"negligible" inrespect ofthevolume ofdumped goods areprescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign
Trade.CouldThailandindicatewhattheprescribedvaluesareandexplain,ifany,thedifferencebetween
these ratesandthevalues stated inArticle 5.8oftheADAgreement?
Q.11. Article 10:DoesThailand intend togivenotice ofacomplaint totheGovernment ofthecountry
ofexport ascontemplated byArticle 5.5oftheADAgreement?
Q.12. Article 14addresses, inpart,thereturn ofduties. Where duties arereturned, willinterest
bepaidbytheThaiGovernment?
Q.13. Article 14.1oftheThaianti-dumping lawindicates thatanti-dumping duties aretobecollected
from theexporter. How istheexporter tobeidentified fordutyliability purposes?