WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 
19 October 2004 
 (04-4404) 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
 Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Supplement  
   The following communication, dated 14 October 200 4, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Commission. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the WTO Agre ement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
please find attached information received from the new Member States concerning their anti-subsidy 
legislation.  G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 
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 NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
 
CYPRUS 
 
Concerning the Notification under Article 32.6 of  the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures, please note that Cyprus did not have such legislation.   
CZECH REPUBLIC 
 
In connection with accession to th e European Community, the Czech Republic has not implemented 
any legal changes within the meaning of Article 32.6 ASCM.  Anti-subsidy Act No. 63/2000 Coll. on 
Protection Against Subsidized Imports provides in Article 33 - Relation of the Law to the International Treaties – that the Law remain valid unless an international treaty preclude its 
application. 
 
Article No. 10 of a Constitution enables to include th e international treaties ratified by Parliament into 
a Czech legal system.  Council Regulation (EC) No. 2026/97 of 6 Octobe r 1997 on protection against subsidized imports 
from countries not members of the European Community is an integral part of the Czech legal system 
as of 1 May 2004.  The validity of the Act No. 63/2000 Coll. is limited as said above.  
 
ESTONIA 
 With reference to Article 32.6 of the Agreem ent on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the 
Republic of Estonia had no counterv ailing duty laws and/or regulations  relevant to the Agreement in 
force before 30.04.2004.  The relevant notification was submitted to th e WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures in the document G/SCM/N/1/EST/1 dated 02.03.2000.  
HUNGARY 
 With reference to Article 32.6 of the Agreemen t on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Hungary 
informs that its national legislation on anti-dumpi ng and countervailing duty investigations has been 
repealed by Government Decree No. 105/2004 (IV.27). 
 
From 1 May 2004, the relevant legislation of the European Communities is applicable in Hungary. 
 
LITHUANIA 
 Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Lithuania 
wishes to inform that the Law on Countervaili ng Duties No. VIII-1695, adopted on 23 May 2000 (see 
notification G/SCM/N/1/LTU/1) was repealed by th e Law on Repeal of the Law on Customs Tariffs, 
the Law on Anti-dumping, the Law on Safeguard Measures and the Law on Countervailing Duties, and the Legislation Amending Thereof, No. IX-214 6, adopted on 20 April 2004.  This piece of 
legislation is published in "Valstyb ės žinios" ( Official Gazette ) No. 63-2248 and came into force on  
1 May 2004.  
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 LATVIA 
 With reference to Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Latvia 
notifies that its anti-subsidy legislation (The Law “On Protection Against Subsidized Imports”, 
notified under G/SCM/N/1/LVA/2;  and The Regulation “Procedures for the Application of Certain 
Provisions of the Law On Protection Against Subsidized Imports” notified under G/SCM/N/1/LVA/2) 
has been abolished as of 1 May 2004, followi ng Latvia’s accession to the European Union. 
 
MALTA 
 
In document G/SCM/N/1/MLT/1, Malta notified that  it does not have any laws and regulations on 
countervailing duties.  
POLAND 
 
As far as notification under Article 32.6 ASCM is concerned, Poland informs that its anti-subsidy 
legislation - the Law of 21 June 2002 on the prot ection against importing subsidized goods into the 
Polish customs territory, notification of which ha s not been made, was repealed by the Law of 
20.04.04, Official Journal of Poland, No.96, item 959.  
SLOVAKIA 
 
The pre-accession anti-subsidy legislation (Act No. 226 of 9 July 1997 on subsidies and 
countervailing measures) has not been repealed yet.   However, the pre-accession legislation is not 
applicable relative to primary legislation of th e European Union.  The secondary EU legislation 
(Council Regulation (EC) No. 2026/1997 of 6 Octobe r 1997) is applicable as of 1 May 2004, 
following the accession of the Slovak Republic to the European Union.  The repeal of the 
 pre-accession legislation is in the legislative proc ess of the Slovak Republic and is expected to be 
finished by the end of 2004.  
 
SLOVENIA 
 
Under Article 32.6 ASCM, the Republic of Sloveni a notified the Decree on Dumped and Subsidized 
Imports in the document G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1 on 5 April 1995.  This decree was repealed by the Decree on termination of the decree on Dumped and Subsidized Imports which was published in the 
Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 45/2004 on 29 April 2004.  
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