RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/IDN/4
G/SCM/Q1/IDN/4
ORGANIZATION 14April 1997
(97-1605)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Questions from HONG KONG
toINDONESIA1
Thefollowing communication, dated 10April 1997, hasbeenreceived fromtheHong Kong
Economic andTrade Office.
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Legal Status oftheADAgreement
1. AreIndonesia ’sADofficials required, legally orotherwise, toobserve theprovisions ofthe
Agreement intheconduct ofADproceedings ortoconsult them? Ifthenotified legislation isinconflict
withtheAgreement, which willtakeprecedence?
Legal Status ofnotified text
2. What isthelegalstatus ofthetextunder thetitle"Explanatory TheCustoms LawoftheRepublic
ofIndonesia Number 10of1996" (pages 6-8ofG/ADP/1/IDN/2)? Does ithavetheforce oflaw?
Judicial Review Procedures
3. What judicial review procedures hasIndonesia putinplace inobservance ofitsobligations
under Article 13(Judicial Review) oftheAgreement?
Implementation ofPanel Reports
4. What isIndonesia ’spolicy andlawfortheimplementation ofWTO Panel Reports?
Commencement ofProcedure
5. Article 5.2oftheAgreement setouttheprocedures fortheinitiation ofaninvestigation.
Article 12.1.1 oftheAgreement alsorequires thatapublic notice oftheinitiation oftheinvestigation
should contain, orotherwise make available through aseparate report, adequate information including
thebasis onwhich dumping isalleged andasummary ofthefactors onwhich theallegation ofinjury
isbased.
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Article 8(1)oftheGovernment Regulation No.34specifies thatdomestic industries mayfile
anapplication toconduct aninvestigation andArticle 10requires thedecision toinitiate investigation
benotified inadvance tointerested parties. Theprocedures andinformation specified inArticles 5.2
and12.1.1 oftheAgreement arenotincluded intheIndonesian legislation.
Question:
Would Indonesia clarify whether alltheprocedures andinformation specified under Articles 5.2
and12.1.1 oftheAgreement willbefollowed andpublished?
Investigation
6. Article 13(b) oftheGovernment Regulation No.34provides forthetime-limit forreply to
questionnaires.
Questions:
(a) Isthere anygeneral ruleforthedateofreceipt ofthequestionnaire bytheparties
concerned? Isthedateofreceipt ofthequestionnaire deemed tobeoneweek from
thedayonwhich itwassentasprovided forinFootnote 15oftheAgreement?
(b) Isextension ofthetime-limit forsubmitting questionnaires allowed bytheCommittee
asprovided forinArticle 6.1.1 oftheAgreement?
Cumulation ofImports forAssessment
7. Article28(3)oftheRegulationprovidesthatADdutiesmaybeimposedonanyimportofdumped
goods from several exporters orrelevant exporting countries.
Subject tocertain conditions, Article 3.3oftheAgreement permits cumulative assessment of
effects ofimports frommorethanonecountry ifsuchimports aresimultaneously subject toanti-dumping
investigations.
Question:
Could theeffect ofimports fromcountries simultaneously subject toADinvestigation beassessed
cumulatively? Ifso,would Indonesia explain howitwould implement itsobligation under Article 3.3
oftheAgreement?
KeyIssues intheWTO ADAgreement found silent intheIndonesian Legislation
8. Numerous provisions oftheAgreement arenotfeatured intheIndonesian Legislation, orthe
codification maynotbeadequate. Notable examples areasfollows:
- establishment ofnormal value (Article 2.2)
- notion offaircomparison andprovisions (Article 2.4)
- exchange rates(Article 2.4.1)
- comparison methodology (Article 2.4.2)G/ADP/Q1/IDN/4
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- determination ofinjury (Article 3.1,3.4and3.5)
- threat ofmaterial injury (Article 3.7)
- standing ofcomplainant (Article 5.4)
- deminimis dumping margin andnegligible imports forimmediate termination
(Article 5.8)
- provisionoffulltextofwrittenapplicationtotheknownexporters,theexportingcountry
andinterested parties (Article 6.1.3)
- newcomer review (Article 9.5)
Questions:
(a) Intheabsence ofexplicit domestic provisions reflecting theabove Agreement provisions,
howwillIndonesia ensure compliance withtheAgreement?
(b) WillIndonesia contemplate further legislative steps toensure theconformity ofits
legislation andadministrative procedures withtheprovisions oftheAgreement, in
accordance withArticle 18.4?