RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/THA/4
G/SCM/Q1/THA/4
ORGANIZATION 14April 1997
(97-1587)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Questions from TURKEY
toTHAILAND1
Thefollowingcommunication,dated7April1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofTurkey.
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Q.1. What isthelegalstatus oftheWTO Agreement? Does ithavetheforce oflawinThailand?
Ifthedomestic legislation isinconflict withtheAgreement, which willtakeprecedence?
Q.2. Article 6.3ofThailand 'slegislation (page 4)states that"Sales pursuant tothefirstparagraph
or(1)above made atprices below production costs plusadministrative selling andgeneral costs may
betreated asnotbeing intheordinary course oftrade andmaybedisregarded indetermining normal
value ifitisdetermined thatsuchsales aremade within anextended period oftimeinsubstantial
quantities andareatprices which donotprovide fortherecovery ofallcostswithin areasonable period
oftime".
Could Thailand clarify howtheydetermine "theextended period oftimeandsubstantial
quantities"? Will footnotes 4and5oftheADAgreement betaken intoconsideration inthis
determination?
Q.3. Article 9.3ofThailand 'slegislation (page 7)states that"Anti-dumping proceedings shallbe
terminated incases where itisdetermined thatthedumping margin isdeminimis asprescribed by
theDepartment ofForeign Trade orthevolume ofdumped imports isnegligible asprescribed bythe
Department ofForeign Trade".
Could Thailand clarify howtheDepartment ofForeign Trade determines thatthedumping
margin isdeminimis anddumped imports arenegligible?
Q.4. Article8,paragraph5(page6)ofThailand'slegislationstatesthat"Inthecasewheretheterritory
ofThailand isdivided intotwoormore competitive markets pursuant to(2)above, injury maybefound
toexistevenwhere amajor portion ofthetotaldomestic industry isnotinjured. Insuchcircumstances,
ananti-dumping surcharge shall belevied onlyontheproducts inquestion consigned forfinal
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consumption tothatarea. When itisnotpracticable tolevyanti-dumping surcharges onsuchabasis
ortheadequate assurances under Article 13.2havenotbeengiven promptly, ananti-dumping surcharge
maybelevied onallthedumped products imported intoThailand".
According toArticle 4.2oftheADAgreement, doestheconstitutional lawofThailand permit
levying anti-dumping duties tothedumped products consigned forfinalconsumption tothespecified
area?Ifnot,couldtheThailandauthoritiesexplainhowtheyinterpretthenecessaryrequirementsstressed
inArticle 4.2oftheADAgreement inorder tolevyanti-dumping duties without limitation?
Q.5 Article 10.8oftheADAgreement states that"Noduties shallbelevied retroactively pursuant
toparagraph 6onproducts entered forconsumption priortothedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation".
Since there isnoprovision inThailand 'slegislation ontheabove-mentioned Article, could
Thailand clarify howtheyinterpret Article 10-8oftheADAgreement?
Q.6. There isnoprovision about "judicial review" inThailand 'slegislation.
Could Thailand clarify howitinterprets Article 13oftheADAgreement, inthisrespect?
Q.7. Could youplease provide information onThailand 'spolicy andlawfortheimplementation
ofWTO Panel Reports?