WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
31July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3257)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATIONS OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Thefollowing communication, dated 17June1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission oftheSlovak Republic.
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Pursuant toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994Iwishhereby tosubmit acopyoftheActNo.59oftheNational
Council oftheSlovak Republic onanti-dumping, adopted on6February 1997 andeffective asfrom
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TRANSLATION
59
TheAct
of6February 1997
ontheprotection against dumped imports ofproducts
TheNational Council oftheSlovak Republic hasresolved topassthefollowing Act:
PART ONE
PRELIMINARY PROVISION
Article 1
Purpose oftheAct
BythisAct,therulesfortheassessment ofdumped imports ofproducts andtheproceedings
conducted toidentify anddetermine theinjury arising ofdumping andtotakeanti-dumping measures
protecting imported products shallbeprovided.
PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS
Article 2
Basic Terms
Forthepurposes ofthisAct,thefollowing definitions shallapply:
(a) Dumped imports ofproducts shallmean theimports ofproducts where theexport priceisless
thanthepriceofthelikeproduct intheordinary course oftradeintheexporting country causing injury
toadomestic industry.
(b) Theexporting country shallbethecountry oforigin1where thecountry exporting theproducts
isnotidentical withthecountry oforigin, theexporting country shallbethecountry fromwhich the
products areexported totheSlovak Republic.
(c) Theperson shallmean anatural oralegalperson, unless otherwise provided bythisAct.
(d) Theordinary course oftrade shallcomply withthefollowing requirements:
1Section 23ofActNo.180/1996 passed bytheNational Council oftheSlovak Republic
No.180/1996 "The Tariff Act".G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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1. isconducted byindependent parties notassociated andnotbound byanyagreement
inconsistent withtheprinciples offaircompetition,
2. isbased onaproper comparison oftraded products,
3. theproducts aresoldatprices justified byreasonable economic costs andadequate
profits.
(e) Thelikeproduct shallbetheproduct identical orcomparable inqualities withtheproduct
exported fromtheexporting country oraproduct ofsimilar attributes, components andproperties as
theproduct exported from theexporting country, which canbeexchanged fortheexported product.
(f) Domestic industry shallcover:
1. themanufacture ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic asawhole, excluding the
production ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic where theproducers areassociated withthe
exporters ofdumped products orwiththeimporters ofdumped products ortheythemselves arethe
importers ofdumped products, or
2. aportion oftheproduction ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic, ifitstotalvolume
exceeds more than25% ofthewhole output oftheproduction ofthelikeproducts, excluding the
production ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic where theproducers areassociated withthe
exporters ofthedumped products orwiththeimporters ofthedumped products ortheythemselves
aretheimporters ofthedumped products.
(g) Theassociation means arelationship where
1. oneperson controls directly orindirectly another person, or
2. twopersons areunder direct orindirect control overathirdparty, or
3. theassociated persons haveajointdirect orindirect control overathirdperson, and
suchassociation appears toaffect theconduct ofthepersons when compared totheconduct ofother
persons notassociated withthem.
(h) Theexportershallbeanaturalorlegalpersonexportingtheproductsfromtheexportingcountry.
Article 3
Export Price
(1) Theexport priceshallbethepriceactually paidorpayable fortheproducts when sold
from theexporting country totheSlovak Republic.
(2) Incases where itisnotpossible toascertain theexport price orwhere itappears that
theexport price isunreliable because ofanassociation oranagreement made between theexporter
andtheimporter, theexporter andathirdparty, ortheimporter andathirdparty inviolation ofthe
principles offaircompetition, theexport price shallbe:
(a) theprice atwhich theimported products arefirstsoldtoanindependent buyer notassociated
withtheabove persons, orG/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(b) theprice determined bycalculation, iftheimported products arenotsoldtoanindependent
buyer, oriftheproducts arenotsoldintheconditions inwhich theywereimported: forthepurposes
ofthiscalculation, allcosts incurred between importation andresale profits, and/or thecondition in
which theproducts were imported shallbetaken intoconsideration.
Article 4
Normal Value
(1) Thenormal value shallbetheprice actually paidorpayable intheordinary course
oftrade fortheproducts byindependent customers intheexporting country.
(2) Where theexporter doesnotsellordoesnotproduce thelikeproducts intheordinary
course oftrade intheexporting country, orwhere thesales oftheproducts donotpermit proper
comparison, thenormal value shallbe
(a) thecomparable priceofthelikeproducts exported fromtheexporting country toathirdcountry,
or
(b) thepriceintheexporting country calculated astheaggregate ofalljustified costsandadequate
profits: adequate profit shallmean theprofit comparable withtheprofit ofthelikeproducts inthe
ordinary course oftrade intheexporting country.
(3) Unless allprice-fixing factors operate intheexporting country, thenormal value shall
betheprice
(a) determined astheprice oftheproducts tobesoldinathirdcountry, or
(b) calculated onthebasis oftheprice ofthelikeproducts inathirdcountry, or
(c) actually paidorpayable forthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic withdueregard toall
price adjustments.
Article 5
Dumping Margin
(1) Thedumping margin shallmean theamount bywhich theexport price islower than
thenormal value.
(2) Thedumping margin shallbeestablished byacomparison ofthenormal value with
theexport price.
(3) Thenormal value shallbecompared withtheexport pricebased oncomparable terms
ofdelivery within thesameperiod oftime. Iftherearedifferent dumping margins inthesameproduct,
thedumping margin shallbedetermined bythecomparison ofaweighted average ofnormal values
withaweighted average ofexport prices.
(4) Inestablishing thedumping margin, thefollowing shallbetaken intoconsideration:G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(a) theamount andquality ofproducts,
(b) taxes andcharges applicable tothelikeproducts totheconsumers intheexporting country
butnotcollected orrefunded inthecaseofexports,
(c) different conditions ofsaleandthevolume oftrade,
(d) other differences affecting thecomparison ofprices.
(5) Thenormal value shallbereduced by
(a) taxes applicable toconsumers orusers oftheproducts,
(b) direct expenses related tothedelivery ofproducts toanindependent buyer.
(6) Theexport price shall bereduced bythedirect costs related tothedelivery ofthe
products andincurred bytheimporter inthedelivery oftheproducts tothebuyer connected withthe
delivery oftheproducts. Thecosts related withthedelivery oftheproducts shallinclude: transport
costs, insurance costs, manipulation costs, loading costs andother related costs.
(7) Theexport price andthenormal value shallbefurther reduced by
(a) direct packing costs,
(b) interest oncredits,
(c) direct costs related toclaims settlement, technical assistance andservices,
(d) commission paidforthesales,
(e) thewages oftheactual vendor
(8) Forthepurposes ofcomparison andadjustment ofprices, thebook-keeping dataof
thecurrent yearorthelastknown book-keeping datarelevant inthecompared period shallbeused.
(9) Nocomparison willbepossible, where
(a) thevolume ofsaleofthelikeproducts intheexporting country islessthan5%ofthevolume
ofsalesoftheproducts exported totheSlovak Republic, or
(b) thevolume ofsalesatprices lower thanjustified byreasonable economic costs andadequate
profits arelessthan20%ofthevolume ofsaleoftheproducts intheexporting country orinathird
country, or
(c) thevolume ofsalesofthelikeproducts intheexporting country hasbeencarried onwithin
aperiod oflessthansixmonths before thecommencement oftheanti-dumping proceedings.
(10) Where thenormal value andtheexport price aregiven inforeign currency, theprice
shallbecalculated according totherateofexchange oftheNational Bank ofSlovakia atthetimeof
thesaleoftheproducts.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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Article 6
Dumping Injury
(1) Thedumping injury shallmean material injury todomestic industry caused bydumped
imports, threat ofmaterial injury ormaterial retardation oftheestablishment oftheproduction ofthe
likeproducts intheSlovak Republic. Athreat ofmaterial injury shallbeasituation which maylead
toimmediate dumping injury.
(2) Indetermination ofdumping injury thefollowing shallbeexamined, inparticular:
(a) thevolume ofthedumped imports ofandtheeffect ofsuchimports onprices ofthelikeproducts
inthemarket oftheSlovak Republic withregard totheincrease ofdumped imports,
(b) theresulting effect ofthevolume ofdumped imports upon prices ofthelikeproducts inthe
Slovak Republic, anditsconsequences tothedomestic industry withaconsideration ofalleconomic
indicators affecting thedomestic industry,
(c) theeffect ofdumped imports upon thelikeproducts,
(d) thestock ofdumped imports,
(e) theincreaseofthevolumeandtheintervalofimportsofdumpedproductstotheSlovakRepublic,
(f) theamount ofthedumping margin,
(g) theactual andthelikely decline ofsalesoftheproducts manufactured bythedomestic industry,
(h) theactual andthelikely decrease intheproduction oftheproducts manufactured bythedomestic
industry,
(i) theactual andthelikely decrease intheutilization oftheproduction capacity andthedecline
inemployment inthedomestic industry,
(j) theactual andthelikely decline oftheprofits inthedomestic industry.
(3) Inthedetermination oftheextent ofinjury tothedomestic industry, alsoother
circumstances damaging thedomestic industry other thanthose which canbeattributed tothedumped
imports willalsobeexamined, inparticular thefollowing:
(a) thevolume andprices ofdumped imports notsoldatdumped prices,
(b) decreased demand and/or thechanges inthepatterns ofconsumption,
(c) restricting trade practices andcompetition between foreign anddomestic producers,
(d) technological development,
(e) export power,
(f) association oftheproducers.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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Article 7
Types ofMeasures
(1) Forthepurposes oftheprotection against dumped imports, itmaybepossible todecide
on
(a) theacceptance oftheundertakings under Article 19,or
(b) theimposition oftheprovisional anti-dumping duty(hereinafter the"provisional duty"), or
(c) theimposition ofthedefinitive anti-dumping duty(hereinafter the"definitive duty").
(2) Themeasures under paragraph (1)shallapply, where ithasbeenestablished thatthe
products havebeenimported totheSlovak Republic atlower prices thanthenormal value inthe
exporting country, andwhere suchimports havecaused orthreaten tocause adumping injury.
PART THREE
THE PROCEEDINGS
Article 8
TheComplaint
(1) Aninvestigationtodeterminetheexistence,degreeandeffectofallegeddumpedimports
shallbeinitiated upon acomplaint lodged byanatural person whose permanent residence isinthe
Slovak Republic orbyalegalperson whose registered place ofbusiness isintheSlovak Republic,
eachacting onbehalf ofthedomestic industry (hereinafter thecomplainant).
(2) Thecomplaint made inwriting shallbeaddressed totheMinistry ofFinance ofthe
Slovak Republic (hereinafter theMinistry).
(3) Thecomplaint shallcontain:
(a) theidentification ofthecomplainant lodging acomplaint,
1. thename, place ofbusiness andidentification number, inthecaseofalegalperson,
2. thename, surname, personal number andpermanent residence, inthecaseofanatural
person,
(b) theidentification oftheexporter oftheallegedly dumped products andthename oftheexporting
country,
(c) thelistofproducers ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic know tohim/her,
(d) thesub-item oftheCustoms Tariff withadescription oftheallegedly dumped products.2
2Section 21ofActNo.180/1996.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(e) theinformation ontheexport price oftheallegedly dumped products andtheinformation on
thenormal value ofthelikeproduct intheexporting country,
(f) theextent ofthedumping injury caused orlikely tobecaused bytheallegedly dumped imports,
(g) theavailable information ontheeffects ofthedumped imports onprices ofthelikeproducts
intheSlovak Republic,
(h) theinformation onthelikely volume ofallegedly dumped imports ortheactual volume ofthe
dumped imports,
(i) reasons justifying thecomplaint.
(4) Thecomplaint maybeappended by:
(a) theevidence supporting thecomplaint provided bytheproducers ofthelikeproducts inthe
SlovakRepublicwhoseproductionofthelikeproductsexceeds25%ofthetotalvolumeoftheproduction
ofthelikeproducts.
(b) theevidence ofthedumping injury.
Article 9
Investigation
(1) Upon receipt ofthecomplaint, theMinistry shallcallontheproducers ofthelike
products tomake written observations concerning thecomplaint, specifying alsothetimelimitforits
submission notlaterthan30daysafterthedateofnotification.
(2) TheMinistry shall request thewritten opinion ofthecomplaint oftheMinistry of
Economy oftheSlovak Republic, theMinistry ofForeign Affairs oftheSlovak Republic, theAnti-
Monopoly Office oftheSlovak Republic, oranyother appropriate department, alsospecifying the
timelimitforitssubmission notlaterthan30daysafterthedateoftherequest.
(3) Based ontheopinions submitted under paragraph (1),theMinistry shallexamine the
proportion ofthevolume oftheproduction oftheproducers supporting thecomplaint inthetotaloutput
oftheproduction ofthelikeproduct, informing ofthecomplaint, alsotheappropriate authority in
theexporting country.
(4) TheMinistry shallsuspend thecomplaint where ithasbeendetermined that:
(a) despite awritten notice, thecomplainant failed toreplace aninsufficient complaint inthetime
limitspecified bytheMinistry,
(b) thevolume oftheproduction ofthelikeproducts oftheproducers supporting thecomplaint
islessthan50%ofthetotaloutput ofthelikeproducts manufactured bytheproducers whosupplied
theirobservations concerning thecomplaint.
(5) Noformal decision shall bemade when thecomplaint hasbeen suspended. The
information thereof shallbenotified tothecomplainant.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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Article 10
Parties oftheProceedings
Theparties involved intheproceedings include:
(a) thecomplainant,
(b) theexporter oftheallegedly dumped products,
(c) theproducer ofthelikeproducts supporting thecomplaint,
(d) theproducer ofthelikeproducts whohasfurnished his/her observations concerning the
complaint.
Article 11
Commencement oftheProceedings
(1) TheMinistry shallcommence theproceedings upon theinformation collected onthe
dumped imports onthebasis ofinvestigation ofthecomplaint oritsownfindings. Theproceedings
shall becommenced onthedayofthenotice oftheinitiation oftheproceedings published inthe
Commercial Journal.
(2) Thenotice ofinitiation oftheproceedings shallcontain inparticular:
(a) thename oftheproducer oftheallegedly dumped products,
(b) description oftheallegedly dumped products,
(c) theexporting country,
(d) thefactssupporting theallegedly dumped products,
(e) information ontheassumed dumping injury,
(f) atimelimitwithin which theproducers ofthelikeproducts intheSlovak Republic mayreport:
thistimelimitshallnotbeshorter than30daysbeginning fromthedateofthecommencement ofthe
proceedings.
(3) Thenotice oftheinitiation oftheproceedings shallbesimultaneously mailed tothe
parties oftheproceedings andtotheappropriate authorities intheexporting country.
Article 12
Evidence
(1) Foradetermination ofwhether dumped imports causing dumping injury haveoccurred,
theMinistry mayrequest allnecessary information concerning thecomplaint from theparties ofthe
proceedings, ministries, other governmental authorities andother persons.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(2) During theproceedings, theMinistry shallrequire theopinions from:
(a) theMinistry ofEconomy oftheSlovak Republic orotherappropriate governmental department
concerning theissues ofdumping injury,
(b) theAnti-Monopoly Office oftheSlovak Republic concerning theissues offaircompetition.
(3) Theparties oftheproceedings shallprovide information andevidence totheMinistry
within thetimelimitspecified bytheMinistry. Toobtain orverify anyadditional information or
evidence, theMinistry mayconduct on-the-spot investigation, orsupply aquestionnaire specifying
thetimelimitforreply notlonger than30days. Thistimelimitmaybeextended bytheMinistry,
asappropriate when sorequested bytheparties.
Article 13
(1) TheMinistry mayalsorequest thenecessary information fromanyperson concerned
inathirdcountry, afteraprior notification oftheappropriate authorities inthethirdcountry, unless
anyobjections fromthose authorities havebeenreceived within thetimelimitspecified bytheMinistry.
(2) Toverify theinformation submitted under paragraph (1)ortoobtain anyadditional
information, theMinistry may,ifnecessary, conduct aninvestigation inathirdcountry withtheconsent
ofthepersons against whom theinvestigation shallbemade, unless anyobjections fromtheappropriate
authorities inthethirdcountry havebeenreceived within thetimelimitspecified bytheMinistry.
Article 14
Confidentiality ofInformation
(1) Forthepurposes ofthisAct,aconfidential information shallmean theinformation
thedisclosure ofwhich would beofsignificant competitive advantage toother persons orwould have
asignificantly adverse effect upon theperson supplying theinformation.
(2) Anyperson incontact withconfidential information during theproceedings shallbe
bound tokeepitsecret.
(3) Aconfidential information maybedisclosed solely totheparties oftheproceedings,
withtheconsent oftheperson supplying theinformation onlyforthepurpose oftheproceedings.
(4) Forthepurpose oftheproceedings, theMinistry mayrequest fromtheperson supplying
theconfidential information tofurnish anon-confidential summary thereof withsufficient details to
permit areasonable substance oftheinformation submitted inconfidence.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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Article 15
Disclosure
(1) During proceedings, theMinistry shalldisclose totheparties oftheproceedings all
written documents under consideration; aconfidential information maybeprovided onlyunder the
conditions specified inArticle 14,paragraph (3).Theparties oftheproceedings maymake observations
concerning thewritten documents within thetimelimitspecified bytheMinistry. Thistimelimitshall
benotlessthanseven daysandnotmore than30days.
(2) Prior toitsdecision, theMinistry shallinform theparties oftheessential factsand
considerations onthebasis ofwhich thedecision istobemade, andprovide athirty-day period for
theiropinions.
Article 16
OralHearing
(1) Attherequest ofaparty oftheproceedings orarepresentative oftheappropriate
authority oftheexporting country, anoralhearing shallbeordered bytheMinistry: aparty'sabsence
from theoralhearing shallnotbeprejudicial tohis/her rights.
(2) Thenotice ofthedateofanoralhearing under paragraph (1)shallbepublished by
theMinistry alsointheCommercial Journal.
(3) TheMinistry shallconsider onlytheinformation submitted during anoralhearing in
writing within aspecified timelimit.
Article 17
Termination oftheProceedings
(1) TheMinistry shall terminate theproceedings when thereasons justifying the
commencement oftheproceedings haveceased toexist, particularly inthefollowing circumstances:
(a) thevolume ofimports ofthedumped products isnegligible,
(b) thedumping margin islower than2%oftheexport price,
(c) satisfactory undertakings haveadequately eliminated thedumping injury.
(2) Thevolume ofdumped imports isnegligible when thetotalvolume ofimports ofthe
dumped products
(a) from onecountry islessthan3%ofthetotalvolume ofimports ofthelikeproducts tothe
Slovak Republic,
(b) frommore countries islessthan7%ofthetotalvolume ofimports ofthelikeproducts tothe
Slovak Republic.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(3) Anotice onthetermination oftheproceedings shallbepublished bytheMinistry in
theCommercial Journal.
(4) There shallbenoappeal against thedecision onthetermination oftheproceedings.
Article 18
Time Limit oftheProceedings
TheMinistry shallmake adecision ofthecasewithin ninemonths afterthecommencement
oftheproceedings. Thistimelimitmaybeextended bythree months ifajustcause canbeshown.
Article 19
Undertakings
(1) During theproceedings, theMinistry maymake adecision toaccept thesatisfactory
undertakings fromtheexporter agreeing tomodify immediately itsexport prices ortostoptheexports
atdumped prices totheSlovak Republic (hereinafter the"undertakings").
(2) TheMinistry maymake adecision ontheundertakings, where theexistence ofdumped
imports andtheresulting injury have been affirmed during theproceedings butwhere theprice
adjustments havebeenproposed bytheexporter 'sundertakings sufficient toremove thedumping injury:
suchpriceadjustment maybelower thanthedumping margin, ifitissufficient toremove thedumping
injury, butitshallnotexceed thedumping margin.
(3) InthecaseofanyobjectionsraisedbytheMinistryconcerningtheproposedundertakings,
theexporter shallbeinformed thereof andrequired toreply within aspecified period oftime.
(4) Theundertakingsshallbemaintainedforadefiniteperiodoftimenotlongerthan5years.
Inadecision ontheundertaking, theMinistry mayimpose anobligation upontheexporter toprovide
reports onthefulfilment oftheundertakings atspecified intervals.
(5) Incases where adecision ontheundertakings hasbeenmade, noprovisional dutyshall
beimposed thereafter. Anydecision imposing aprovisional dutymade bytheMinistry prior toits
decision ontheundertakings shallbeannulled.
(6) Anydecision made under paragraphs (1)-(4) shallbepublished bytheMinistry inthe
Commercial Journal.
Article 20
Procedures Following theUndertakings
(1) Inthecaseoftheaffirmative determination ofdumped imports causing thedumping
injury made bytheMinistry inthecourse offurther proceedings following itsdecision onthe
undertakings thefulfilment ofwhich issufficient toremove thedumping injury, theMinistry shall
terminate theproceedings.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(2) Inthecaseofaffirmative determination ofdumped imports causing thedumping injury
made bytheMinistry inthecourse offurther proceedings following itsdecision ontheundertakings
thefulfilment ofwhich isnotsufficient toremove thedumping injury, thedecision ontheundertaking
shallbeannulled bytheMinistry. Theproducer may, however, propose totheMinistry thenew
undertakings.
(3) Where nodumped imports ordumping injury hasbeendetermined bytheMinistry
inthecourse offurther proceedings following itsdecision ontheundertakings, thisdecision shallbe
annulled, andtheproceedings shallbeterminated bytheMinistry.
Article 21
Breach oftheUndertakings
(1) Where theMinistry hasdetermined that,following itsdecision oftheundertakings,
theexporter failed tofulfiltheobligations oftheundertakings ortheconditions specified inthedecision,
theMinistry mayannul thedecision ontheundertakings aftertheexporter hasbeenpermitted tomake
his/her observations.
(2) TheMinistry shallrequire fromtheMinistry ofEconomy oftheSlovak Republic, the
Ministry ofForeign Affairs oftheSlovak Republic, theAnti-Monopoly Office oftheSlovak Republic,
orother appropriate departments theiropinions concerning theproposed annulment ofthedecision
ontheundertakings. Unless theirobservations havebeenobtained bytheMinistry within 15days,
theirconsent shallbedeemed tohavebeengranted.
Article 22
Provisional Duty
(1) Where ithasbeenestablished during theproceedings thatdumped imports havecaused
thedumping injury, theMinistry maydecide ontheimposition ofaprovisional duty.
(2) Therateoftheprovisional dutymaynotexceed thedumping margin. Therateof
theprovisional dutymaybelower thanthedumping margin iftheprovisional dutyissufficient toprevent
anewdumping injury.
(3) Thecustoms debtspecified inparagraph (1)shallbesecured bycashpayment ora
guarantee.3
(4) Theprovisionaldutyshallbeimposedaftera60dayperiodfollowingthecommencement
oftheproceedings forsuchtermasmaybenecessary, butnotlonger than4months. Ontheproposal
oftheexporter, theprovisional dutymaybeimposed forthetermof6months.
(5) Theprovisional dutymaybeimposed foratermnotexceeding thetimewhen adecision
ontheundertaking, oradecision onthedefinitive duty, oradecision onthetermination ofthe
proceedings become final.
3Sections 212-219 ofActNo.180/1996.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(6) Where ithasbeenestablished inthecourse oftheproceedings thatthedefinitive duty,
lower thanthedumping margin, would besufficient toremove thedumping injury, theprovisional
dutymaybeimposed foramaximum termof6months, orupon aproposal bytheexporter, fora
termof9months.
Article 23
Definitive Duty
(1) Where ithasbeenestablished inthecourse offurther proceedings thatdumped imports
havecaused thedumping injury butnodecision ontheacceptance oftheundertakings hasbeenmade,
orwhere theexporter hasnotfulfilled theundertakings, theMinistry shallmake adecision onthe
imposition ofadefinitive duty.
(2) Thedefinitive dutyshallbeimposed foramaximum termof5years. Therateofthe
definitive dutymaybelower thanthedumping margin when suchdefinitive dutyissufficient toremove
thedumping injury.
PART FOUR
GENERAL PROVISIONS ONTHE UNDERTAKINGS AND
THE IMPOSITION OFPROVISIONAL AND DEFINITIVE DUTIES
Article 24
(1) TheMinistry shallrequire fromtheMinistry ofEconomy oftheSlovak Republic, the
Ministry ofForeign Affairs oftheSlovak Republic, theAnti-Monopoly Office oftheSlovak Republic,
orother appropriate departments theiropinions concerning theproposed decision oftheimposition
ofprovisional ordefinitive duties. Unless theirobservations havebeenobtained bytheMinistry within
15days, theirconsent shallbedeemed tohavebeengranted.
(2) Anyfinaldecisions ontheimposition ofprovisional ordefinitive duties, oronthe
annulment ofprovisional ordefinitive duties shallbepublished bytheMinistry intheCommercial
Journal.
Article 25
Anydecision ontheimposition oftheprovisional ordefinitive duties shallcontain inparticular:
(a) regular trade name oftheproduct,
(b) sub-item oftheCustoms Tariff,
(c) theexporting country,
(d) thename ofthecomplainant,G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(e) thename oftheexporter oftheproducts,
(f) thedumping margin,
(g) calculation ofthedumping injury caused orthreatening tobecaused tothedomestic industry,
(h) therateoftheprovisional ordefinitive dutyandthetermforwhich thedutyhasbeenimposed.
Article 26
(1) Theprovisional ordefinitive duties shallbeimposed ontheproducts which enter free
circulation4;theseduties shallbecollected bythecustoms authority inconformity withaspecial law.5
(2) Theprovisional dutymaybeimposed ontheproducts which enter freecirculation in
thecaseofthesame exporter forthemaximum termof90daysprior tothedateofdefinitive duty,
provided ithasbeenestablished bytheMinistry that:
(a) thedumped imports causing thedumping injury wasfound inthepastorthattheimporter
knew ormust haveknown about theexporter 'sdumped imports causing dumping injury,
(b) thedumped imports, intheir mass offer, recurrent incidence, volume andcircumstances,
constitute aserious threat totheeffects ofadefinitive duty.
Article 27
Anappeal against thedecisions under Articles 20-23, shallhavenodeferral effect. Under
thecurrent statutory rules, nonewproceedings shallbepossible. Thedecisions under thisActmay
bereviewed onlybyanappellate procedure.
Article 28
(1) IftheMinistryhasknowledgeobtaineduponitsownfindingsorbasedupontheproposal
ofaparty oftheproceedings according towhich atermination ofvalid undertakings ortermination
ofdefinitive dutycould result inrepeated dumped imports, andthuscause thedumping injury, the
Ministry shallextend thetimelimitofthevalid undertakings orthetermfortheimposition ofthe
definitive duty. Theproposal forextended termofvalid undertakings orofthedefinitive dutyshall
besubmitted notlaterthan12months before theexpiration oftheoriginal termofvalid undertakings
orofthedefinitive duty.
(2) If,during theextended termofvalid undertakings under paragraph (1),theexporter
failstopropose thenewundertakings, theMinistry shalldecide ontheimposition ofthedefinitive
duty.
4Sections 95-98 ofActNo.180/1996.
5Section 196etconseq. ofActNo.180/1996.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(3) Incases oftheextended terms ofvalidundertakings orofthedefinitive duty, thelength
ofvalid undertakings oroftheimposed definitive dutymayexceed 5years.
Article 29
(1) TheMinistry shallterminate thedecision ontheimposition ofprovisional ordefinitive
duties ifithasbeendetermined thatthereasons justifying thesame haveceased toexist.
(2) Anydecisions ontheacceptance oftheundertakings, ondecreased rateofthedefinitive
duty, ontheannulment oftheundertakings, ontheannulment ofthedefinitive duty, orontheextended
terms ofvalidundertakings orthedefinitive dutyshallbepublished bytheMinistry intheCommercial
Journal.
Article 30
(1) Thesettlement oftheliabilities arising from thedecisions ontheundertakings, on
provisional ordefinitive duties shallbearevenue paidtoaspecial national budget account.
(2) Theassets ofthespecial national budget account shallbeusedtomitigate theeffects
ofthedumping injury caused bydumped imports.
(3) Therules forgranting theassets ofthenational budget account under paragraph (2)
shallbelaiddown byaregulation passed bytheGovernment oftheSlovak Republic.
Article 31
Theprovisional anddefinitive duties maynotbeimposed ontheproducts which enter free
circulation before thecommencement oftheproceedings.
Article 32
(1) Iftheprovisional dutycalculated according totherateoftheprovisional dutyhasbeen
paidintheamount higher thanthedefinitive dutypaid, anoverpayment shallarise.
(2) Theoverpayment shallberefunded bythecustoms authority upon theapplication of
thepayor oftheprovisional duty.
(3) Theapplication forarefund ofanoverpayment maybelodged notlaterthan90days
afterthedateoftheimposition ofdefinitive duty, otherwise theentitlement tosuchrefund shallexpire.
Thecustoms authorities shallbebound torefund theoverpayment within 90daysafterthedateof
delivery oftheapplication thereof. Theoverpayment shallberefunded bythecustoms authority to
which theprovisional dutyhasbeenpaid.G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
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(4) Where theamount oftheprovisional dutycalculated according totherateofthe
provisional dutyislower thanthedefinitive dutycalculated according totherateofthedefinitive duty,
thedifference shallnotbecollected.
(5) Where theproceedings havebeenterminated bytheMinistry, theprovisional dutypaid
shallberefunded bythecustoms authority towhich thepayment ofprovisional dutyhasbeenmade
ontheapplication bythepayor oftheprovisional duty. Therulesgoverning suchapplication andthe
refund oftheprovisional dutyarespecified inparagraphs (2)and(3).
PART FIVE
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 33
Unless otherwise provided bythisAct,anyprocedure under thisActshallbegoverned in
conformity withthegeneral statutory rules oftheadministrative proceedings.6
Article 34
Anyapplication toobtain information concerning theproceedings indumped exports ofproducts
conduced inathirdcountry shallbeconsidered anddetermined bytheMinistry provided theapplication
hasbeensubmitted totheauthorities competent torequire suchinformation inconformity withthe
domestic lawofthethirdcountry, andtheapplication hasbeensupported byreasonable grounds.
Article 35
Effects ofInternational Instruments
Theprovisions ofthisActshallapply, unless otherwise stipulated byaninternational agreement
binding ontheSlovak Republic.
Article 36
ThisActshallenter intoeffect asof1July1997
Signed by: thePresident oftheSlovak Republic
thePresident oftheNational Council oftheSlovak Republic, and
thePrime Minister oftheSlovak Republic
6TheAdministrative Proceedings Act(ActNo.71/1967).