RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/M/8
G/SCM/M/10
ORGANIZATION 30September 1996
(96-3891)
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
MINUTES OFTHE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON24-26 APRIL 1996
(Mr.J.McNab, Mr.O.Lundby)
1. TheCommittees onAnti-Dumping Practices andonSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
heldajointspecial meeting on24to26April 1996. Thefollowing agenda wasadopted:
A. Review ofnotifications oflegislation pursuant toArticles 18.5 and32.6 ofthe
Agreements
(i) Barbados
(G/ADP/N/1/BRB/1-G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1)
(ii) Bolivia
(G/ADP/N/1/BOL/1-G/SCM/N/1/BOL/1+ SUPPL. 1)
(iii) Ecuador
(G/ADP/N/1/ECU/1-G/SCM/N/1/ECU/1)
(iv) Malawi
(G/ADP/N/1/MWI/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1)
(v) Philippines
(G/ADP/N/1/PHL/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/PHL/1)
(vi) Saint Lucia
(G/ADP/N/1/LCA/1-G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1)
(vii) Slovenia
(G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1-G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1)
(viii) South Africa
(G/ADP/N/1/ZAF/1-G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/1)
(ix) Turkey
(G/ADP/N/1/TUR/2-G/SCM/N/1/TUR/2)
(x) Tunisia
(G/ADP/N/1/TUN/1-G/SCM/N/1/TUN/1)G/ADP/M/8
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B. Review ofnotifications without legislative text:
(i) Cyprus
(G/ADP/N/1/CYP/1-G/SCM/N/1/CYP/1)
(ii) ElSalvador
(G/ADP/N/1/SLV/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/SLV/1)
(iii) Guatemala
(G/ADP/N/1/GTM/1-G/SCM/N/1/GTM/1)
(iv) Guinea, Republic of
(G/ADP/N/1/GIN/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1)
(v) Macau
(G/ADP/N/1/MAC/1)
(vi) Malta
(G/ADP/N/1/MLT/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/MLT/1)
(vii) Nicaragua
(G/ADP/N/1/NIC/1 AND G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1)
(viii) Pakistan
(G/ADP/N/1/PAK/1-G/SCM/N/1/PAK/1)
(ix) Poland
(G/ADP/N/1/POL/1-G/SCM/N/1/POL/1)
C. Future review ofnotifications oflegislation pursuant toArticles 18.5and32.6ofthe
Agreements
A. Review ofnotifications oflegislation pursuant toArticles 18.5and32.6oftheAgreements
2. TheChairman recalled thattheprincipal itemontheagenda forthisspecial meeting wasthe
review oflegislation, which would beconducted intheorder indicated intheagenda asadopted.
3. Heobserved that,despite repeated appeals forearly submission ofquestions, themajority of
questions were received wellafterthedeadline. TheSecretariat hadmade every effort totranslate
andcirculate those questions thathadbeensubmitted onlymoderately late,butheemphasized that
itwould beuptoeachMember todecide theextent towhich itcould respond toquestions submitted
late.
4. TheChairman reminded theCommittees oftheprocedures thathadbeenestablished forthe
conduct ofthereview oflegislation. Henoted thatthedeadline forsubmission totheSecretariat in
written form ofquestions asked orally atthemeeting was14May1996, andthatthedeadline for
submission ofwritten responses toallwritten questions was14June1996.
5. TheCommittees proceeded tothesubstantive review ofthelegislations ontheagenda.G/ADP/M/8
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6. Barbados wasnotrepresented atthemeeting. Thequestions concerning thelegislation of
Barbados canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/321-G/SCM/W/329 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/323-G/SCM/W/331 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/342-G/SCM/W/350 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/359-G/SCM/W/368 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/371-G/SCM/W/381 submitted byVenezuela
G/ADP/W/387-G/SCM/W/398 submitted byUnited States
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
7. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofBolivia canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/318-G/SCM/W/326 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/332-G/SCM/W/340 submitted byCanada
G/ADP/W/324-G/SCM/W/332 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/333-G/SCM/W/341 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/341-G/SCM/W/349 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/360-G/SCM/W/369 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/367-G/SCM/W/377 submitted byVenezuela
G/ADP/W/379-G/SCM/W/389 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/383-G/SCM/W/394 toArgentina
G/ADP/W/385-G/SCM/W/396 toCanada
G/ADP/W/380-G/SCM/W/391 toEC
G/ADP/W/382-G/SCM/W/393 toAustralia
G/ADP/W/381-G/SCM/W/392 toKorea
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS TOTHE QUESTIONS OFHONG KONG (G/ADP/W/341-
G/SCM/W/349), VENEZUELA (G/ADP/W/367-G/SCM/W/377), AND THE UNITED STATES
(G/ADP/W/379-G/SCM/W/389), HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
8. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofEcuador canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/319-G/SCM/W/327 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/331-G/SCM/W/339&c.1 submitted byCanada
G/ADP/W/325-G/SCM/W/333&c.1 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/334-G/SCM/W/342 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/357-G/SCM/W/366 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/361-G/SCM/W/370&c.1 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/368-G/SCM/W/378&c.1 submitted byVenezuela
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
9. Malawi wasnotrepresented atthemeeting. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofMalawi
canbefound inthefollowing documents:G/ADP/M/8
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G/ADP/W/335-G/SCM/W/343 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/349-G/SCM/W/357 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/362-G/SCM/W/371 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/391-G/SCM/W/401 submitted byUnited States
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
10. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofPhilippines canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/315-G/SCM/W/323 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/326-G/SCM/W/334 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/336-G/SCM/W/344 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/352-G/SCM/W/360 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/378-G/SCM/W/388 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/Q1/PHL/1-G/SCM/Q1/PHL/1 toArgentina, EC,Australia, Hong Kong, United States,
11. Saint Lucia wasnotrepresented atthemeeting. Thequestions concerning thelegislation of
Saint Lucia canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/321-G/SCM/W/329 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/327-G/SCM/W/335 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/346-G/SCM/W/354 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/363-G/SCM/W/372 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/370-G/SCM/W/380 submitted byVenezuela
G/ADP/W/388-G/SCM/W/399 submitted byUnited States
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
12. Questions concerning thelegislation ofSlovenia canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/320-G/SCM/W/328 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/328-G/SCM/W/336 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/337-G/SCM/W/345 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/366-G/SCM/W/375 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/364-G/SCM/W/373 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/377-G/SCM/W/387+s.1 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/Q1/SVN/1-G/SCM/Q1/SVN/1 toArgentina,EC,Australia,HongKong,Korea,UnitedStates
13. ThequestionsconcerningthelegislationofSouthAfricacanbefoundinthefollowingdocuments:
G/ADP/W/316-G/SCM/W/324 submitted byArgentinaG/ADP/M/8
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G/ADP/W/322-G/SCM/W/330 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/338-G/SCM/W/346 submitted byAustralia
G/ADP/W/358-G/SCM/W/367 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/369-G/SCM/W/379 submitted byVenezuela
G/ADP/W/376-G/SCM/W/386 submitted byUnited States
G/ADP/W/386-G/SCM/W/397 submitted byIndia
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/W/395-G/SCM/W/405 toArgentina, EC,Australia, Hong Kong, India
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS TOTHE QUESTIONS OFVENEZUELA (G/ADP/W/369-
G/SCM/W/379) HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
14. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofTurkey canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/314-G/SCM/W/322 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/330-G/SCM/W/338 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/356-G/SCM/W/364 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/365-G/SCM/W/374 submitted byKorea
G/ADP/W/374-G/SCM/W/384 submitted byVenezuela
G/ADP/W/375-G/SCM/W/385 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/Q1/TUR/1-G/SCM/Q1/TUR/1+corr.1(Eng. only) toArgentina, EC, Hong Kong,
Korea, United States, Venezuela
15. Thequestions concerning thelegislation ofTunisia canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/317-G/SCM/W/325 submitted byArgentina
G/ADP/W/329-G/SCM/W/337 submitted byEC
G/ADP/W/355-G/SCM/W/363 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/390-G/SCM/W/400 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/396-G/SCM/W/406 toArgentina, EC,Hong Kong
G/ADP/Q1/TUN/1-G/SCM/Q1/TUN/1 toUnited States
B. Review ofnotifications without legislative text
16. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofCyprus canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/343-G/SCM/W/351 submitted byHong Kong
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.G/ADP/M/8
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17. ThequestionsconcerningthenotificationofElSalvadorcanbefoundinthefollowingdocuments:
G/ADP/W/354-G/SCM/W/362 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/384-G/SCM/W/395 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/W/398-G/SCM/W/408 toHong Kong, United States
18. ThequestionsconcerningthenotificationofGuatemalacanbefoundinthefollowingdocuments:
G/ADP/W/345-G/SCM/W/353 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/384-G/SCM/W/395 submitted byUnited States
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
19. TheRepublic ofGuinea wasnotrepresented atthemeeting. Thequestions concerning the
notification oftheRepublic ofGuinea canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/W/344-G/SCM/W/352 submitted byHong Kong
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
20. Macau wasnotrepresented atthemeeting. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofMacau
canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/W/347-G/SCM/W/355 submitted byHong Kong
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
21. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofMalta canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/W/348-G/SCM/W/356 submitted byHong Kong G/ADP/W/399-G/SCM/W/409
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/Q1/MLT/1-G/SCM/Q1/MLT/1 toHong Kong
22. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofNicaragua canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/350-G/SCM/W/358 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/384-G/SCM/W/395 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/392-G/SCM/W/402 toHong KongG/ADP/M/8
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G/ADP/W/393-G/SCM/W/403 toUnited States
23. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofPakistan canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/351-G/SCM/W/359 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/384-G/SCM/W/395 submitted byUnited States
ASOF10June2005, NOANSWERS HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
24. Thequestions concerning thenotification ofPoland canbefound inthefollowing documents:
G/ADP/W/353-G/SCM/W/361 submitted byHong Kong
G/ADP/W/384-G/SCM/W/395 submitted byUnited States
Answers tothese questions canbefound inthefollowing document:
G/ADP/Q1/POL/1-G/SCM/Q1/POL/1 toHong Kong, United States
25. TheChairmanobservedthattheCommitteeshadmadeexcellentprogressinthetaskofreviewing
legislations andnotifications atthemeeting. Heparticularly thanked thedelegations oftheMembers
reviewed forthehardwork theyhadputintopreparing forthemeeting andtheobvious seriousness
withwhich theyundertook thetask. Theresult had,inhisview, beenextremely positive.
C. Future Review ofNotifications ofLegislation Pursuant toArticles 18.5 and32.6ofthe
Agreements
26. TheCommittee decided toadopted theproposal fortheconduct offuture reviews ofnotifications
oflegislation setforth indocument G/ADP/W/284-G/SCM/W/293.
27. TheChairman reminded Members thatquestions asked orally during themeeting weretobe
submitted inwriting totheMember whose legislation isconcerned, andtotheSecretariat, nolater
than14May1996. Written answers toallwritten questions were tobesubmitted totheSecretariat
nolaterthan14June1996.
28. Themeeting wasadjourned.