WORLD TRADE WT/TC/NOTIF/ADP/1
9September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3460)
Original: English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION HANDBOOK ONNOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Agreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994
1. Thissection oftheHandbook onNotification Requirements covers thenotification obligations
under theAgreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994 (ADP). Itconsists of
thefollowing fiveparts:
PartI: Overview ofnotification requirements
PartII: Listing ofthenotification obligations
PartIII: Document(s) concerning guidelines andformats
PartIV: "Mock" examples ofnotifications
PartV: TextoftheAgreement
2. Foracceding countries, thedeadlines forthesubmission oftheirnotifications willbegoverned
bytheirrespective Protocols ofAccession.
Note: TheHandbook onNotification Requirements doesnotconstitute alegalinterpretation of
thenotification obligations under therespective Agreement(s). Ithasbeen prepared bythe
Secretariat toassist Members incomplying withtheirnotification obligations.ADP-I -Page1
ADP-I
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994
OVERVIEW OFNOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTSADP-I -Page2
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VI
OFTHE GATT 1994
1. Inverygeneral terms, dumping isthesaleofaproduct intheterritory ofanimporting country
atlessthanthepriceforwhich thatproduct issoldintheexporting country. Article VIallows Members
toimpose anti-dumping duties incases where there aredumped imports, injury totheindustry inthe
importing country, andacausal linkbetween thetwo.
2. Under theWTO system, theAnti-Dumping Agreement governs theimposition byMembers
ofanti-dumping duties onproducts imported fromanother Member. TheAgreement contains detailed
procedural andsubstantive requirements concerning theinitiation andconduct ofinvestigations to
determine whether imports aredumped, whether thereisinjury tothedomestic industry intheimporting
Member, andwhether there isacausal link.
3. Although Members arenotrequired tohaveanti-dumping legislation, theAgreement specifies
thatanti-dumping measures mayonlybeapplied pursuant toinvestigations initiated andconducted
inaccordance withtheAgreement. TheAgreement contains thebasic rules forsuchinvestigations,
butisnotitselfsufficient togovern allaspects ofaninvestigation. Therefore, aMember thatforesees
theneedtoimpose anti-dumping duties islikely tofinditnecessary toenact additional legislation or
regulations inorder tocarry outinvestigations inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreement.
4. TheAgreementrequiresthatallMembersensuretheconformityoftheirlawsintheanti-dumping
areawiththeprovisions oftheAgreement.
Article 18.5
5. Article 18.5oftheAgreement requires Members tonotify theCommittee onAnti-Dumping
Practices ofanychanges intheirlawsandregulations, andtheimplementation ofthose lawsand
regulations. TheCommittee, atitsfirstmeeting, established adeadline of15March 1995 forthe
submission ofnotifications ofthefullandintegrated textofexisting relevant legislation.
6. While theoriginal deadline forthenotification oflegislation haspassed, theobligation tonotify
theCommittee ofexisting legislation, aswellasanychanges tolegislation, isacontinuing obligation.
Therefore, Members should notify theCommittee oftheirexisting domestic lawsandregulations in
theareaofanti-dumping, oranychanges topreviously notified lawsandregulations assoonaspossible.
7. Summary ofnotification obligations under Article 18.5:
Thenotification istobemade once, upon entry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forthe
notifying Member forexisting lawsandregulations, andthereafter onandadhocbasis, as
andwhen laws/regulations areestablished orchanges effected.
(a) Members must notify thefullandintegrated text(s) oftheir laws, regulations and
administrative procedures inoneoftheWTO languages (English, French orSpanish).
(b) Anymodification tothelaws, regulations oradministrative procedures mustbenotified
promptly.
(c) Anotification must bemade even when aMember does notmaintain such
laws/regulations. (IfaMember isunable tonotify thetextofexisting legislation, it
should submit anexplanation ofwhylegislation isnotnotified. Among reasons could
bethattheMember hasnolegislation onanti-dumping, orisstillintheprocess of
enacting legislation, oristranslating itslegislation intoaWTO language for
notification).ADP-I -Page3
Article 16.4
8. Article 16.4requires Members toreport without delay allpreliminary orfinalactions taken
withrespect toanti-dumping measures. There isnospecific format forthese notifications, butthe
Committee hasadopted guidelines (G/ADP/2) fortheinformation tobeprovided.
9. Article 16.4alsorequires thesubmission ofsemi-annual reports ofanyanti-dumping actions
taken within thepreceding sixmonths. Arequest forthesenotifications iscirculated bytheSecretariat
shortly aftertheperiod tobecovered bythereport. Such arequest wascirculated toMembers in
document G/ADP/N/9 forreports covering theperiod 1July1995 through 31December 1995 (due
by26February 1996), andindocument G/ADP/N/16 forreports covering theperiod 1January 1996
through 30June1996 (due30August 1996). TheCommittee hasadopted guidelines (G/ADP/1)
governing theformat ofandinformation tobeprovided inthese semi-annual reports.
10. Summary ofnotification obligations under Article 16.4:
AllMembers must, twice ayear, submit asemi-annual report onanti-dumping actions taken
within thepreceding sixmonths regardless ofwhether theyhavetaken anysuchactions.
(a) Semi-annual reports arerequested bytheCommittee twice eachyear. Onerequest
isissued inJanuary, forthesemi-annual report covering theperiod 1Julythrough
31December oftheprevious year, andestablishing adeadline forsubmission ofthose
reports attheendofFebruary. Thesecond request isissued inJuly,forthesemi-annual
report covering theperiod 1January through 30Juneofthatsameyear,andestablishing
adeadline forsubmission ofthose reports attheendofAugust.
(b) Thereports aretobemade onanagreed standard form (G/ADP/1).
Members aretoreport without delay allpreliminary andfinalanti-dumping actions taken,
providing theinformation outlined intheguidelines (G/ADP/2).
Article 16.5
11. Article 16.5requires Members tonotify theCommittee regarding theirauthorities competent
toinitiate andconduct anti-dumping investigations.
12. Summary ofnotification obligations under Article 16.5
AllMembers mustnotify theCommittee ofthename, address, telephone andfaxnumber, and
e-mail address (ifapplicable) oftheirinvestigating authorities, andthereafter mustupdate orcorrect
theirnotification asnecessary.ADP-II -Page1
ADP-II
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONSADP-II -Page2
AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994 (ANTI-DUMPING)
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994,
Art.16.4 -adhocAnti-dumping actions
(preliminary andfinal)Adhoc(without
delay)G/ADP/2
(guidelines)WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
2. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994,
Art.16.4 -semi-annualAnti-dumping actions (taken
within thepreceding
6months)Semi-annually G/ADP/1
(guidelines)WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
3. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.16.5Investigations: authorities
competent toinitiate and
conduct investigations
referred toin
AIAVIArt.16.5, and
domestic procedures
governing theinitiation and
conduct ofsuch
investigationsAsappropriate
(upon entry into
force oftheWTO
Agreement forthe
Member concerned)G/ADP/N/14 WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
PracticesADP-II -Page3
AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994 (ANTI-DUMPING)
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
4. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.18.5Laws/regulations and
changes thereto, including
changes intheadministration
ofsuch laws (concerning the
languages ofnotification
under Article 18.5, see
document G/ADP/N/1)Fullintegrated text
inaWTO language
once upon entry into
force oftheWTO
Agreement for
existing laws and
regulations (by
15March 1995)
(G/ADP/N/1 and
Suppl.1); adhocas
andwhen aMember
establishes such laws
andregulations, or
makes changes in
existing laws and
regulations orinthe
administration
thereofG/ADP/N/1 and
Suppl.1WTO Members
Observer governments
requested toprovide
information considered
relevant including texts of
laws andregulations and
information regarding
measures takenCommittee on
Anti-Dumping
PracticesADP-III -Page 1
ADP-III
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994
DOCUMENTS
G/ADP/1
G/ADP/2
G/ADP/N/1
G/ADP/N/1/Suppl.1
G/ADP/N/14RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/1
21November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3635)
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
GUIDELINES FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED
INTHE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
Adopted bytheCommittee on30October 1995
1. Theinformation should always make clearwhich country1issubject tothemeasure reported.
2. Inorder tosystematically present datainthesemi-annual reports, thenames ofthecountries
whose imports aresubject toaction must beorganized inalphabetical order.
3. Ifanysingle country, e.g.Alpha intheillustrative report intheAnnex, hasmore thanone
case, thedifferent cases forthiscountry must beorganized inchronological order.
4. When imports ofanyparticular product frommorethanonecountry areinvestigated, thenames
ofthecountries concerned should beprovided separately, i.e.eachproduct-country combination should
betreated asonecase. Thisisshown, forexample, forproduct category "machine tufted carpeting"
intheillustrative report intheAnnex.
5. Asindicated bythetitlesforcolumns 4,5and6inthesemi-annual report, thedatewhen the
measure istaken should always beprovided.
6. Columns 4,5and6inthesemi-annual reports should contain thedates onwhich measures
entered intoforce rather thanthedates onwhich findings were made.
7. Thetitles forcolumns 4,5and6alsoindicate thatthedumping margins must beprovided
along withthedates forthemeasures reported inthese columns. When there areseveral dumping
margins, arange ofthemargins could beprovided. Theactual margins ofdumping should beindicated
forthepreliminary andfinalduties mentioned inthereports.
8. Iftherateofdutyimposed islessthanthedumping margin, thentherateofdutyshould also
beprovided along withthedumping margin. Ifthelower dutyratecannot beprovided, thisshould
beindicated byafootnote.
9. Fortheinformation incolumn 11,thereporting party should clarify thecoverage ofthedata
on"Trade volume" thatisprovided, i.e.whether thisdatarefers tothetotaltradevolume ofthesubject
product from thecountry under investigation, ortototaltrade volume from thecountry which is
determined tobedumped, orsome other notion oftrade volume. TheCommittee could reach an
agreement onthesymbols tobeusedforindicating thecoverage ofsuchdata.
10. When noinformation isprovided under columns 11to13,thenthereporting Party should
giveareason fornotproviding suchdata. Inthiscontext, newsymbols which could beusedare"CF"
todenote confidentiality and"n/a" todenote thatthedataisnotprovided because itmaynotbeavailable
orrelevant inasituation ofareview.
1Inthisnote, theterm"country" should beinterpreted toinclude customs territories also.G/ADP/1
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11. Incolumns 11to13,whenever relevant information isavailable itshould beprovided from
thetimewhen provisional measures aretaken, andtheinformation inthesecolumns should beupdated
inorder toprovide themostrecent relevant datapertinent tothelatest decision point covered bythe
report, e.g.provisional measures ordefinitive duties.
12. Fortheinformation provided incolumns 11to13,itwould bedesirable toindicate thetime
period forwhich theinformation isprovided.
13. Incolumn 14,thesymbol "TM" should beaccompanied bythename ofthethirdcountry whose
market prices wereusedasabasisforcalculations. Thefootnote tothetableinthesemi-annual report
clearly indicates thatsuchinformation should bespecified inthereport.
14. Aninitiation ofacompletely newinvestigation should bedistinguished from thereopening
ofasuspended investigation ortheopening ofaninvestigation inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting
anti-dumping measure. Thisshould bedonebyusing thesymbol (R)afterthedateofinitiation for
reviews orforreopening ofasuspended investigation.
15. Alistoftheoutstanding measures attheendofthereporting period andalistofmeasures
revoked during thereporting period should beprovided along withtheother information inthereport.
16. Provisionalmeasuresshouldneverbelistedintheannex"Alloutstandinganti-dumpingactions".
Themeasures listed inthisannex should bedivided intotwocategories: afirstcategory comprising
alldefinitive duties andasecond category listing price undertakings.
17. Thelistofoutstanding measures should contain measures inforce attheendofthereporting
period, i.e.themeasure inforce on30Juneor31December, rather thanmeasures inforce atthetime
ofthesubmission ofthereport totheCommittee.
18. Theinformation onthemeasures inplace attheendofthereporting period should include
dates since themeasures havebeeninplace.2
19. Forfurther improving thetransparency oftheanti-dumping investigations, information onall
cases pending attheendoftheperiod should bereported evenifthere wasnoaction taken during
theperiod forwhich thereport isprovided.
20. Theauthorities should, asfaraspossible, compare theinformation inasemi-annual report
withthatprovided intheprevious report inorder tocorrect pasterrors andtoavoid anyerrors inthe
latest report.
21. Nothinginthisformatrequiresthenotificationofconfidentialinformation,includingconfidential
business information.
2Theformat forreview investigations willbediscussed bytheCommittee.G/ADP/1
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Reporting Party: Illustrative
ANNEX
ILLUSTRATIVE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
Fortheperiod 1July-31December 1992
FINAL MEASURES NOFINAL MEASURES
Country Product Initiation* Provisional
measures/
determinationsDefinitive
dutyPrice
under-
takingNo
dumpingNo
injuryCase
w/drawnOther Trade
volume
**Dumped
imports as
%of
domestic
consump-
tion%oftrade
volume
investigated
(ofthe
exporting
country)Basis of
determina-
tion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Date Date,
dumping
margin1Date,
dumping
margin1Date,
dumping
margin1Date Date Date Date
Alpha Coated
groundwood
paper1.1.1992 4.5.1992
8-21%8.10.1992
5-18%32,000
M.T.12% 100% HM
Alpha Machine tufted
carpeting3.2.1992 29.7.1992
4-45%4.10.1992
3-34%14million
square m.37% 75% CV
Alpha Printcloth 1.4.1992 4.8.1992
12%20.12.1992
Beta Coated
groundwood
paper1.1.1992 4.5.1992
12-18%7.8.1992
12-15%23,000
M.T.8% 85% HM, OP
Gamma Pureandalloy
magnesium4.3.1992 5.7.1992
35%15.12.1992
20%15Mil.Kg. n/a 100% TM-AlphaG/ADP/1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Delta Machine tufted
carpeting3.2.1992 29.7.1992
35-52%20.12.1992
20-42%CF CF CF HM, CV
Delta Video tapes in
cassettes1.6.1992 (R) 12.12.1992
55%CF CF CF HM
Delta Barium
chloride7.4.1992 15.11.1992
23%n/a n/a n/a CV
_______________
*Thesymbol (R)should beusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting anti-dumping measure, orafteranallegation ofabreach ofanundertaking.
**Trade volume based onstatistical dataforthelatest available calendar yearprior toinitiation (1991 forthedataprovided inthisreport).
1Thedataontrade volume isprovided forthetotaltrade volume ofthesubject product from thecountry/customs territory under investigation.
Percentage oramount perunitifappropriate.
CF= Information notprovided forreasons ofconfidentiality.
n/a=Notavailable.
Note: ListinAnnex (1)definitive duties andprice undertakings inforce at30Juneor31December asappropriate, andinAnnex (2)revocations ofanti-dumping measures.
Basis fordetermination codes:
HM -Home market price OPT -Prices charged byother producer inthirdcountry
TM -Third country market price (specify country) OCT -Costs ofother producer inthirdcountry
CV -Constructed value O -Other (specify)
SP -Prices charged bysame producer LDC -Treatment having regard toArticle 15oftheAgreement.
OP -Prices charged byother producer
FA -Facts AvailableG/ADP/1
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OUTSTANDING ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
DEFINITIVE DUTIES INFORCE
(Asof31December 1992)
Country/Customs Territory Product DateofImposition
Alpha Widgets 10.12.1992
Theta Snub-nosed screwdrivers 17.06.1993
UNDERTAKINGS INFORCE
(Asof31December 1992)
Country/Customs Territory Product DateofUndertaking
Gamma Stuffed rabbits 08.06.92
REVOCATION OFANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
(1July-31December 1992)
Country/Customs Territory Product DateofRevocation
Sigma Oatbran 11.11.94RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/2
21November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3638)
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
MINIMUM INFORMATION TOBEPROVIDED UNDER
ARTICLE 16.4OFTHE AGREEMENT INTHE REPORTS
ONALL PRELIMINARY ORFINAL ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
Adopted bytheCommittee on30October 1995
1. Titleofthepublic notice regarding theaction.
2. Dateandplace ofpublication.
3. Investigation (Regulation) Number andother notices relating tothesame
investigation (e.g.forinitiation, provisional measure).
4. Margin(s) ofdumping found andthebasis ofcalculation.
5. Where anti-dumping measures areimposed, theproduct (including customs
classification),origin(country/customsterritory/firm),rateofdutyandtheeffective
dateforeachsource ofimports.
6. Where anundertaking isinvolved, theproduct, country/customs territory/firm,
andeffective dateoftheundertaking.
7. Theperiod ofinvestigation (dumping, injury).
8. Dateofthedumping determination.
9. Dateoftheinjury determination.
10. Type ofinjury found (material injury, threat, material retardation).
11. Volume andimport penetration ofdumped imports.
12. Effect ondomestic prices ofthelikeproduct (whether there wassignificant price
undercutting/price suppression ordepression).
13. Evidence ontheimpact onthedomestic industry (i.e.thefactors mentioned in
Article 3:3oftheAgreement which werethebasis forthefinding regarding the
impact onthedomestic industry).
14. Evidence ofcausation ofinjury todomestic industry (thebasis fordetermining
thecausation ofinjury, andother factors which might atthesame timebecausing
injury tothedomestic industry).RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1
30January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0190)
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
1. UnderArticle18.5oftheAgreementonImplementationofArticleVIoftheGeneral
AgreementonTariffsandTrade1994,MembersshallinformtheCommitteeofanychanges
intheirlawsandregulations relevant totheAgreement andintheadministration ofsuch
lawsandregulations.
2. ThePreparatory Committee fortheWorld Trade Organization approved (PC/R,
paragraph 45)theagreement reached bytheInformal Contact Group onAnti-Dumping,
Subsidies andSafeguards thatthefirstnotification byaWTO Member ofanti-dumping
legislation would cover thefulltextofrelevant lawsandregulations (PC/IPL/11, Annex 6).
3. Members aretherefore invited tosubmit, inaworking language oftheWTO, the
fulltextoflawsandregulations relevant toanti-dumping. Members which havenosuch
lawsorregulations areinvited tonotify theCommittee accordingly.
4. Thelawsandregulationsreceivedinresponsetotheaboverequestwillbecirculated
asaddenda tothisdocument.WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/Suppl.1
6March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0461)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
Supplement
TheCommitteedecidedinitsspecialmeetingof21February1995thatallMembers
which have available legislation and/or regulations regarding anti-dumping duty
investigations orreviews covered bytheAgreement shallnotify thefullandintegrated
textoftherelevant legislation and/or regulations totheCommittee by15March 1995.
Ifsuchlegislation and/or regulations donotexistorarenotyetavailable, theMember
willinform theCommittee ofthisfact,andwillexplain thereasons therefore. Asfurther
agreed bytheCommittee, these notifications willbetreated asunrestricted documents.
TheCommitteealsoadoptedthefollowingdecisionregardingObservergovernments:
AnObserver government shallprovide theCommittee withanyinformation the
Observer government considers relevant tomatters within thepurview ofthe
Agreement, including thetextofitslawsandregulations regarding anti-dumping
duties,andinformationregardinganyanti-dumpingmeasurestakenbytheObserver
government. Attherequest ofanyParty ortheObserver government itself, any
matter contained insuchinformation could bebrought totheattention ofthe
Committee aftergovernments havebeenallowed sufficient timetoexamine the
information.
Laws andregulations submitted byObserver governments inresponse tothisinvitation
willbecirculated asaddenda toG/ADP/N/1.RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/14
G/SCM/N/18
ORGANIZATION 22May1996
(96-1947)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES
22. Article 16.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994
andArticle 25.12 oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures provide
thatMembers shallnotify therespective Committees regarding theirauthorities competent
toinitiate andconduct anti-dumping andcountervailing investigations.
23. Pursuant totheabove provisions, theCommittees onAnti-Dumping Practices and
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures decided, attheirregular meetings of29April
and1-2May1996 respectively, thattheSecretariat shall establish andcirculate alist
identifying thename, address, telephone andfaxnumber, ande-mail address (ifapplicable)
oftheirinvestigating authorities.
24. According, Members which haveaninvestigating authority, andwhich havenot
already provided theabove information regarding thatinvestigating authority inthecontext
oftheirnotification oflegislation andregulations, arerequested todosoby30June1996.
Theresulting listwillbecirculated asanaddendum tothisdocument.
25. Members arefurther requested toupdate orcorrect theirnotification asnecessary,
sothatthelistmaybeperiodically revised.ADP-IV -Page1
ADP-IV
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994
"MOCK" EXAMPLESADP-IV -Page2
MOCK EXAMPLES OFNOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 18.5
Case 1: Your country hasnoanti-dumping lawsand/or regulations1.
Asimple letter stating thisfactissufficient.
EXAMPLE:
"With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIof
theGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies theCommittee onAnti-
Dumping Practices thatithasnolawsand/or regulations relevant totheAgreement."
Case 2: Nospecific anti-dumping lawsand/or regulations areinexistence inyourcountry
BUT theAgreement is(a)incorporated intonational law,or(b)hasforce oflaw.
Thenotification should stateeither (a)or(b),andinthecasethat(a)applies, should be
accompanied byacopy ofthedomestic legal instrument incorporating theAgreement into
national law,ifsuchexists.
EXAMPLES:
(a) "With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle
VIoftheGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies the
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices thatithasnolawsand/or regulations
relevant totheAgreement. TheAgreement wasincorporated innational law
byActNumber ___of[date], published intheOfficial Gazette on[date]. A
copyofthatActisenclosed."
(b) "With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle
VIoftheGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies the
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices thatithasnolawsand/or regulations
relevant totheAgreement. TheAgreement isapplied withforce oflawin
[name ofMember]".
Case 3: Noanti-dumping lawsand/or regulations areinexistence BUT theMember isin
theprocess ofdeveloping suchlawsand/or regulations .
Thenotification should statethisfact,andshould stateanestimated datewhen suchlawsand/or
regulations willtakeeffect andwillbenotified totheCommittee.
EXAMPLE:
"With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIof
theGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies theCommittee onAnti-
Dumping Practices thatithasnolawsand/or regulations relevant totheAgreement.
Such lawsand/or regulations arecurrently being drafted andenactment isexpected
in[month, year], atwhich timeatranslation intoaWTO language willbeprepared
andthelawwillbenotified totheCommittee."
1Thefactthatno-anti-dumping lawsorregulations areinexistence atthetimethenotification is
made doesnotmean thatsuchlegislation cannot beintroduced infuture andinnowaycircumscribes
theMember 'srighttodevelop suchlegislation.ADP-IV -Page3
Case 4: Yes,there arecurrently anti-dumping lawsand/or regulations inexistence.
TheMember should submit totheCommittee, inEnglish, French, orSpanish, thefulltext(s)
ofthelaws and/or regulations, regardless ofthedateofenactment ofsuch laws and/or
regulations.
EXAMPLE:
"With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement ontheImplementation ofArticle
VIoftheGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] submits theenclosed
lawsand/or regulations relevant totheAgreement".
Case 5: Yes,there arecurrently anti-dumping lawsand/or regulations inexistance, BUTthe
textofthelawsand/or regulations isinalanguage other thanEnglish, French, or
Spanish .
TheMember should translate thetextintoEnglish, French, orSpanish andsubmit thefull
translated texttotheCommittee. Inthemeantime ,aletter stating theexistence ofsuchlaws
and/or regulations, andthedateonwhich theCommittee canexpect toreceive thetranslated
text,should besenttotheCommittee.
EXAMPLE:
"With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIof
theGATT 1994, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies theCommittee onAnti-
Dumping Practices thatithaslawsand/or regulations relevant totheAgreement. Such
lawsand/or regulations arecurrently being translated into[English][French][Spanish],
anditisanticipated thatthefulltextwillbenotified totheCommittee in[month, year]."
Case 6: Yes,there arecurrently anti-dumping lawsand/or regulations inexistence BUTnew
lawsand/or regulations arebeing drafted.
TheMember should submit totheCommittee, inEnglish, French, orSpanish, thefulltext(s)
ofthecurrently existing lawsand/or regulations regardless ofthedateofenactment ofsuch
lawsand/or regulations. Inaddition, aletter stating thefactthatnewlawsand/or regulations
arebeing drafted, andstating anestimated datewhen suchlawsand/or regulations willtake
effect andwillbenotified totheCommittee, should besenttotheCommittee.
EXAMPLE:
"With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIof
theGATT1994,theGovernmentof[nameofMember]submitstheenclosedlawsand/or
regulations relevant totheAgreement. Inaddition, theGovernment of[name of
Member] wishes toinform theCommittee thatnewlawsand/or regulations arecurrently
being drafted. Enactment isexpected in[month, year], atwhich timeatranslation
intoaWTO language willbeprepared andthelawwillbenotified totheCommittee."ADP-IV -Page4
MOCK EXAMPLES OFNOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 16.4
Case 1: Your government hasnottaken anyanti-dumping actions during theperiod July
through December 1995.
Asimple letter stating thisfactissufficient.
EXAMPLE:
"Inaccordance withArticle 16.4oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VI
oftheGATT 1994, andinresponse totherequest forsemi-annual reports contained
indocument G/ADP/N/9, theGovernment of[name ofMember] notifies theCommittee
onAnti-Dumping Practices thatithastaken noanti-dumping actions during theperiod
1Julythrough 31December 1995."
Case 2: Your government hastaken anti-dumping actions during theperiod Julythrough
December 1995.
Theformat contained indocument G/ADP/1 should becompleted andsubmitted.ADP-V -Page1
ADP-V
AGREEMENT ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994
TEXT OFTHE AGREEMENTADP-V -Page2
AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VI
OFTHE GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
Members hereby agree asfollows:
PART I
Article 1
Principles
Ananti-dumpingmeasureshallbeappliedonlyunderthecircumstancesprovidedforinArticleVI
ofGATT 1994 andpursuant toinvestigations initiated1andconducted inaccordance withtheprovisions
ofthisAgreement. Thefollowing provisions govern theapplication ofArticle VIofGATT 1994 in
sofarasaction istaken under anti-dumping legislation orregulations.
Article 2
Determination ofDumping
2.1 Forthepurpose ofthisAgreement, aproduct istobeconsidered asbeing dumped, i.e.
introduced intothecommerce ofanother country atlessthanitsnormal value, iftheexport price of
theproduct exported from onecountry toanother islessthanthecomparable price, intheordinary
course oftrade, forthelikeproduct when destined forconsumption intheexporting country.
2.2 When there arenosales ofthelikeproduct intheordinary course oftrade inthedomestic
market oftheexporting country orwhen, because oftheparticular market situation orthelowvolume
ofthesales inthedomestic market oftheexporting country2,suchsales donotpermit aproper
comparison, themargin ofdumping shallbedetermined bycomparison withacomparable price of
thelikeproduct when exported toanappropriate thirdcountry, provided thatthispriceisrepresentative,
orwiththecostofproduction inthecountry oforigin plusareasonable amount foradministrative,
selling andgeneral costs andforprofits.
2.2.1 Sales ofthelikeproduct inthedomestic market oftheexporting country orsalesto
athirdcountry atprices below perunit(fixed andvariable) costs ofproduction plus
administrative, selling andgeneral costs maybetreated asnotbeing intheordinary
course oftradebyreason ofpriceandmaybedisregarded indetermining normal value
onlyiftheauthorities3determine thatsuchsalesaremade within anextended period
1Theterm"initiated" asusedinthisAgreement means theprocedural action bywhich aMember
formally commences aninvestigation asprovided inArticle 5.
2Sales ofthelikeproduct destined forconsumption inthedomestic market oftheexporting country
shallnormally beconsidered asufficient quantity forthedetermination ofthenormal value ifsuch
sales constitute 5percentormore ofthesales oftheproduct under consideration totheimporting
Member, provided thatalower ratioshould beacceptable where theevidence demonstrates thatdomestic
salesatsuchlower ratioarenonetheless ofsufficient magnitude toprovide foraproper comparison.
3When inthisAgreement theterm"authorities" isused, itshallbeinterpreted asmeaning authorities
atanappropriate senior level.ADP-V -Page3
oftime4insubstantial quantities5andareatprices which donotprovide
fortherecovery ofallcosts within areasonable period oftime. Ifprices which are
below perunitcosts atthetimeofsaleareabove weighted average perunitcosts for
theperiod ofinvestigation, suchprices shallbeconsidered toprovide forrecovery
ofcosts within areasonable period oftime.
2.2.1.1 Forthepurpose ofparagraph 2,costsshallnormally becalculated on
thebasis ofrecords kept bytheexporter orproducer under
investigation, provided thatsuchrecords areinaccordance withthe
generally accepted accounting principles oftheexporting country and
reasonably reflect thecostsassociated withtheproduction andsaleof
theproductunderconsideration.Authoritiesshallconsiderallavailable
evidence ontheproper allocation ofcosts, including thatwhich ismade
available bytheexporter orproducer inthecourse oftheinvestigation
provided thatsuchallocations havebeenhistorically utilized bythe
exporter orproducer, inparticular inrelation toestablishing
appropriate amortization anddepreciation periods andallowances for
capital expenditures andother development costs. Unless already
reflected inthecostallocations under thissub-paragraph, costs shall
beadjusted appropriately forthose non-recurring items ofcostwhich
benefit future and/or current production, orforcircumstances inwhich
costs during theperiod ofinvestigation areaffected bystart-up
operations.6
2.2.2 Forthepurpose ofparagraph 2,theamounts foradministrative, selling andgeneral
costs andforprofits shallbebased onactual datapertaining toproduction andsales
intheordinary course oftrade ofthelikeproduct bytheexporter orproducer under
investigation. When suchamounts cannot bedetermined onthisbasis, theamounts
maybedetermined onthebasis of:
(i) theactual amounts incurred andrealized bytheexporter orproducer inquestion
inrespect ofproduction andsales inthedomestic market ofthecountry of
origin ofthesame general category ofproducts;
(ii) theweighted average oftheactual amounts incurred andrealized byother
exporters orproducers subject toinvestigation inrespect ofproduction and
salesofthelikeproduct inthedomestic market ofthecountry oforigin;
(iii) anyotherreasonable method, provided thattheamount forprofit soestablished
shallnotexceed theprofit normally realized byother exporters orproducers
onsalesofproducts ofthesame general category inthedomestic market of
thecountry oforigin.
4Theextended period oftimeshould normally beoneyearbutshallinnocasebelessthansix
months.
5Sales below perunitcosts aremade insubstantial quantities when theauthorities establish that
theweighted average selling price ofthetransactions under consideration forthedetermination ofthe
normal value isbelow theweighted average perunitcosts, orthatthevolume ofsalesbelow perunit
costs represents notlessthan20percentofthevolume soldintransactions under consideration for
thedetermination ofthenormal value.
6Theadjustment made forstart-up operations shallreflect thecostsattheendofthestart-up period
or,ifthatperiod extends beyond theperiod ofinvestigation, themostrecent costswhich canreasonably
betaken intoaccount bytheauthorities during theinvestigation.ADP-V -Page4
2.3 Incases where there isnoexport price orwhere itappears totheauthorities concerned that
theexport priceisunreliable because ofassociation oracompensatory arrangement between theexporter
andtheimporter orathirdparty, theexport pricemaybeconstructed onthebasisofthepriceatwhich
theimported products arefirstresold toanindependent buyer, oriftheproducts arenotresold toan
independent buyer, ornotresold inthecondition asimported, onsuchreasonable basisastheauthorities
maydetermine.
2.4 Afaircomparisonshallbemadebetweentheexportpriceandthenormalvalue.Thiscomparison
shallbemade atthesame leveloftrade, normally attheex-factory level, andinrespect ofsalesmade
atasnearly aspossible thesame time. Dueallowance shallbemade ineachcase, onitsmerits, for
differences which affect price comparability, including differences inconditions andterms ofsale,
taxation, levels oftrade, quantities, physical characteristics, andanyother differences which arealso
demonstrated toaffect price comparability.7Inthecases referred toinparagraph 3,allowances for
costs, including duties andtaxes, incurred between importation andresale, andforprofits accruing,
should alsobemade. Ifinthesecasespricecomparability hasbeenaffected, theauthorities shallestablish
thenormal value atalevel oftrade equivalent tothelevel oftrade oftheconstructed export price,
orshallmake dueallowance aswarranted under thisparagraph. Theauthorities shallindicate tothe
parties inquestion whatinformation isnecessary toensure afaircomparison andshallnotimpose an
unreasonable burden ofproof onthose parties.
2.4.1 When thecomparison under paragraph 4requires aconversion ofcurrencies, such
conversion should bemade using therateofexchange onthedateofsale8,provided
thatwhen asaleofforeign currency onforward markets isdirectly linked totheexport
saleinvolved, therateofexchange intheforward saleshallbeused. Fluctuations in
exchange rates shall beignored andinaninvestigation theauthorities shall allow
exporters atleast60daystohave adjusted their export prices toreflect sustained
movements inexchange ratesduring theperiod ofinvestigation.
2.4.2 Subject totheprovisions governing faircomparison inparagraph 4,theexistence of
margins ofdumping during theinvestigation phase shallnormally beestablished on
thebasisofacomparison ofaweighted average normal value withaweighted average
ofprices ofallcomparable export transactions orbyacomparison ofnormal value
andexport prices onatransaction-to-transaction basis. Anormal value established
onaweighted average basismaybecompared toprices ofindividual export transactions
iftheauthorities findapattern ofexport prices which differ significantly among different
purchasers, regions ortimeperiods, andifanexplanation isprovided astowhysuch
differences cannot betaken intoaccount appropriately bytheuseofaweighted
average-to-weighted average ortransaction-to-transaction comparison.
2.5 Inthecasewhere products arenotimported directly fromthecountry oforigin butareexported
totheimporting Member fromanintermediate country, theprice atwhich theproducts aresoldfrom
thecountry ofexport totheimporting Member shallnormally becompared withthecomparable price
inthecountry ofexport. However, comparison maybemade withtheprice inthecountry oforigin,
if,forexample, theproducts aremerely transshipped through thecountry ofexport, orsuchproducts
arenotproduced inthecountry ofexport, orthere isnocomparable price forthem inthecountry of
export.
2.6 Throughout thisAgreement theterm"likeproduct" ("produit similaire") shallbeinterpreted
tomean aproduct which isidentical, i.e.alikeinallrespects totheproduct under consideration, or
7Itisunderstood thatsome oftheabove factors mayoverlap, andauthorities shallensure thatthey
donotduplicate adjustments thathavebeenalready made under thisprovision.
8Normally, thedateofsalewould bethedateofcontract, purchase order, order confirmation,
orinvoice, whichever establishes thematerial terms ofsale.ADP-V -Page5
intheabsence ofsuchaproduct, another product which, although notalike inallrespects, has
characteristics closely resembling those oftheproduct under consideration.
2.7 ThisArticle iswithout prejudice tothesecond Supplementary Provision toparagraph 1of
Article VIinAnnex ItoGATT 1994.
Article 3
Determination ofInjury9
3.1 Adetermination ofinjury forpurposes ofArticle VIofGATT 1994shallbebased onpositive
evidence andinvolve anobjective examination ofboth(a)thevolume ofthedumped imports andthe
effect ofthedumped imports onprices inthedomestic market forlikeproducts, and(b)theconsequent
impact ofthese imports ondomestic producers ofsuchproducts.
3.2 Withregard tothevolume ofthedumped imports, theinvestigating authorities shallconsider
whether there hasbeenasignificant increase indumped imports, either inabsolute terms orrelative
toproduction orconsumption intheimporting Member. With regard totheeffect ofthedumped
imports onprices, theinvestigating authorities shallconsider whether therehasbeenasignificant price
undercutting bythedumped imports ascompared withtheprice ofalikeproduct oftheimporting
Member, orwhether theeffect ofsuchimports isotherwise todepress prices toasignificant degree
orprevent price increases, which otherwise would haveoccurred, toasignificant degree. Nooneor
several ofthese factors cannecessarily givedecisive guidance.
3.3 Where imports ofaproduct from more thanonecountry aresimultaneously subject to
anti-dumping investigations, theinvestigating authorities maycumulatively assess theeffects ofsuch
imports onlyiftheydetermine that(a)themargin ofdumping established inrelation totheimports
from eachcountry ismore thandeminimis asdefined inparagraph 8ofArticle 5andthevolume of
imports fromeachcountry isnotnegligible and(b)acumulative assessment oftheeffects oftheimports
isappropriate inlightoftheconditions ofcompetition between theimported products andtheconditions
ofcompetition between theimported products andthelikedomestic product.
3.4 Theexamination oftheimpact ofthedumped imports onthedomestic industry concerned shall
include anevaluation ofallrelevant economic factors andindices having abearing onthestateofthe
industry, including actual andpotential decline insales, profits, output, market share, productivity,
return oninvestments, orutilization ofcapacity; factors affecting domestic prices; themagnitude of
themargin ofdumping; actual andpotential negative effects oncashflow, inventories, employment,
wages, growth, ability toraisecapital orinvestments. Thislistisnotexhaustive, norcanoneorseveral
ofthese factors necessarily givedecisive guidance.
3.5 Itmustbedemonstrated thatthedumped imports are,through theeffects ofdumping, asset
forthinparagraphs 2and4,causing injury within themeaning ofthisAgreement. Thedemonstration
ofacausal relationship between thedumped imports andtheinjury tothedomestic industry shallbe
basedonanexaminationofallrelevantevidencebeforetheauthorities.Theauthoritiesshallalsoexamine
anyknown factors other thanthedumped imports which atthesame timeareinjuring thedomestic
industry, andtheinjuries caused bythese other factors mustnotbeattributed tothedumped imports.
Factors which mayberelevant inthisrespect include, interalia,thevolume andprices ofimports
notsoldatdumping prices, contraction indemand orchanges inthepatterns ofconsumption, trade
9Under thisAgreement theterm"injury" shall, unless otherwise specified, betaken tomean material
injury toadomestic industry, threat ofmaterial injury toadomestic industry ormaterial retardation
oftheestablishment ofsuchanindustry andshallbeinterpreted inaccordance withtheprovisions of
thisArticle.ADP-V -Page6
restrictive practices ofandcompetition between theforeign anddomestic producers, developments
intechnology andtheexport performance andproductivity ofthedomestic industry.
3.6 Theeffect ofthedumped imports shallbeassessed inrelation tothedomestic production of
thelikeproduct when available datapermit theseparate identification ofthatproduction onthebasis
ofsuchcriteria astheproduction process, producers 'salesandprofits. Ifsuchseparate identification
ofthatproduction isnotpossible, theeffects ofthedumped imports shallbeassessed bytheexamination
oftheproduction ofthenarrowest group orrange ofproducts, which includes thelikeproduct, for
which thenecessary information canbeprovided.
3.7 Adeterminationofathreatofmaterialinjuryshallbebasedonfactsandnotmerelyonallegation,
conjecture orremote possibility. Thechange incircumstances which would create asituation inwhich
thedumping would cause injury mustbeclearly foreseen andimminent.10Inmaking adetermination
regarding theexistence ofathreat ofmaterial injury, theauthorities should consider, interalia,such
factors as:
(i) asignificant rateofincrease ofdumped imports intothedomestic market indicating
thelikelihood ofsubstantially increased importation;
(ii) sufficient freely disposable, oranimminent, substantial increase in,capacity ofthe
exporter indicating thelikelihood ofsubstantially increased dumped exports tothe
importing Member 'smarket, taking intoaccount theavailability ofotherexport markets
toabsorb anyadditional exports;
(iii) whether imports areentering atprices thatwillhave asignificant depressing or
suppressing effect ondomestic prices, andwould likely increase demand forfurther
imports; and
(iv) inventories oftheproduct being investigated.
Nooneofthese factors byitself cannecessarily givedecisive guidance butthetotality ofthefactors
considered must leadtotheconclusion thatfurther dumped exports areimminent andthat,unless
protective action istaken, material injury would occur.
3.8 With respect tocases where injury isthreatened bydumped imports, theapplication of
anti-dumping measures shallbeconsidered anddecided withspecial care.
10Oneexample, though notanexclusive one,isthatthereisconvincing reason tobelieve thatthere
willbe,inthenearfuture, substantially increased importation oftheproduct atdumped prices.ADP-V -Page7
Article 4
Definition ofDomestic Industry
4.1 ForthepurposesofthisAgreement,theterm"domesticindustry"shallbeinterpretedasreferring
tothedomestic producers asawhole ofthelikeproducts ortothose ofthem whose collective output
oftheproducts constitutes amajor proportion ofthetotaldomestic production ofthose products, except
that:
(i) when producers arerelated11totheexporters orimporters orarethemselves importers
oftheallegedly dumped product, theterm"domestic industry" maybeinterpreted as
referring totherestoftheproducers;
(ii) inexceptional circumstances theterritory ofaMember may, fortheproduction in
question, bedivided intotwoormore competitive markets andtheproducers within
eachmarket mayberegarded asaseparate industry if(a)theproducers within such
market sellalloralmost alloftheirproduction oftheproduct inquestion inthatmarket,
and(b)thedemand inthatmarket isnottoanysubstantial degree supplied byproducers
oftheproduct inquestion located elsewhere intheterritory. Insuchcircumstances,
injury maybefound toexistevenwhere amajor portion ofthetotaldomestic industry
isnotinjured, provided thereisaconcentration ofdumped imports intosuchanisolated
market andprovided further thatthedumped imports arecausing injury totheproducers
ofalloralmost alloftheproduction within suchmarket.
4.2 When thedomestic industry hasbeeninterpreted asreferring totheproducers inacertain area,
i.e.amarket asdefined inparagraph 1(ii), anti-dumping duties shallbelevied12onlyontheproducts
inquestion consigned forfinalconsumption tothatarea. When theconstitutional lawoftheimporting
Member doesnotpermit thelevying ofanti-dumping duties onsuchabasis, theimporting Member
maylevytheanti-dumping duties without limitation onlyif(a)theexporters shallhavebeengiven
anopportunity tocease exporting atdumped prices totheareaconcerned orotherwise giveassurances
pursuant toArticle 8andadequate assurances inthisregard havenotbeenpromptly given, and(b)such
duties cannot belevied onlyonproducts ofspecific producers which supply theareainquestion.
4.3 Where twoormore countries have reached under theprovisions ofparagraph 8(a)of
Article XXIV ofGATT 1994suchalevelofintegration thattheyhavethecharacteristics ofasingle,
unified market, theindustry intheentire areaofintegration shallbetaken tobethedomestic industry
referred toinparagraph 1.
4.4 Theprovisions ofparagraph 6ofArticle 3shallbeapplicable tothisArticle.
Article 5
Initiation andSubsequent Investigation
5.1 Except asprovided forinparagraph 6,aninvestigation todetermine theexistence, degree and
effect ofanyalleged dumping shallbeinitiated uponawritten application byoronbehalf ofthedomestic
industry.
11Forthepurpose ofthisparagraph, producers shallbedeemed toberelated toexporters orimporters onlyif(a)one
ofthem directly orindirectly controls theother; or(b)bothofthem aredirectly orindirectly controlled byathirdperson;
or(c)together theydirectly orindirectly control athirdperson, provided thatthere aregrounds forbelieving orsuspecting
thattheeffect oftherelationship issuchastocause theproducer concerned tobehave differently fromnon-related producers.
Forthepurpose ofthisparagraph, oneshall bedeemed tocontrol another when theformer islegally oroperationally in
aposition toexercise restraint ordirection overthelatter.
12AsusedinthisAgreement "levy" shall mean thedefinitive orfinallegal assessment orcollection ofadutyortax.ADP-V -Page8
5.2 Anapplication under paragraph 1shallinclude evidence of(a)dumping, (b)injury within the
meaning ofArticle VIofGATT 1994 asinterpreted bythisAgreement and(c)acausal linkbetween
thedumped imports andthealleged injury. Simple assertion, unsubstantiated byrelevant evidence,
cannot beconsidered sufficient tomeettherequirements ofthisparagraph. Theapplication shallcontain
suchinformation asisreasonably available totheapplicant onthefollowing:
(i) theidentity oftheapplicant andadescription ofthevolume andvalue ofthedomestic
production ofthelikeproduct bytheapplicant. Where awritten application ismade
onbehalf ofthedomestic industry, theapplication shallidentify theindustry onbehalf
ofwhich theapplication ismade byalistofallknown domestic producers ofthelike
product (orassociations ofdomestic producers ofthelikeproduct) and,totheextent
possible, adescription ofthevolume andvalue ofdomestic production ofthelike
product accounted forbysuchproducers;
(ii) acomplete description oftheallegedly dumped product, thenames ofthecountry or
countries oforigin orexport inquestion, theidentity ofeachknown exporter orforeign
producer andalistofknown persons importing theproduct inquestion;
(iii) information onprices atwhich theproduct inquestion issoldwhen destined for
consumption inthedomestic markets ofthecountry orcountries oforigin orexport
(or,where appropriate, information ontheprices atwhich theproduct issoldfrom
thecountry orcountries oforigin orexport toathirdcountry orcountries, oronthe
constructedvalueoftheproduct)andinformationonexportpricesor,whereappropriate,
ontheprices atwhich theproduct isfirstresold toanindependent buyer intheterritory
oftheimporting Member;
(iv) information ontheevolution ofthevolume oftheallegedly dumped imports, theeffect
oftheseimports onprices ofthelikeproduct inthedomestic market andtheconsequent
impact oftheimports onthedomestic industry, asdemonstrated byrelevant factors
andindices having abearing onthestateofthedomestic industry, suchasthose listed
inparagraphs 2and4ofArticle 3.
5.3 Theauthorities shall examine theaccuracy andadequacy oftheevidence provided inthe
application todetermine whether thereissufficient evidence tojustify theinitiation ofaninvestigation.
5.4 Aninvestigation shall notbeinitiated pursuant toparagraph 1unless theauthorities have
determined, onthebasisofanexamination ofthedegree ofsupport for,oropposition to,theapplication
expressed13bydomestic producers ofthelikeproduct, thattheapplication hasbeenmade byoron
behalf ofthedomestic industry.14Theapplication shallbeconsidered tohavebeenmade "byoron
behalf ofthedomestic industry" ifitissupported bythose domestic producers whose collective output
constitutes more than50percentofthetotalproduction ofthelikeproduct produced bythatportion
ofthedomestic industry expressing either support fororopposition totheapplication. However, no
investigation shallbeinitiated when domestic producers expressly supporting theapplication account
forlessthan25percentoftotalproduction ofthelikeproduct produced bythedomestic industry.
5.5 Theauthorities shallavoid, unless adecision hasbeenmade toinitiate aninvestigation, any
publicizing oftheapplication fortheinitiation ofaninvestigation. However, afterreceipt ofaproperly
13Inthecaseoffragmented industries involving anexceptionally large number ofproducers, authorities maydetermine
support andopposition byusing statistically valid sampling techniques.
14Members areaware thatintheterritory ofcertain Members employees ofdomestic producers
ofthelikeproduct orrepresentatives ofthose employees maymake orsupport anapplication foran
investigation under paragraph 1.ADP-V -Page9
documented application andbefore proceeding toinitiate aninvestigation, theauthorities shallnotify
thegovernment oftheexporting Member concerned.
5.6 If,inspecial circumstances, theauthorities concerned decide toinitiate aninvestigation without
having received awritten application byoronbehalf ofadomestic industry fortheinitiation ofsuch
investigation, theyshallproceed onlyiftheyhavesufficient evidence ofdumping, injury andacausal
link,asdescribed inparagraph 2,tojustify theinitiation ofaninvestigation.
5.7 Theevidence ofbothdumping andinjury shallbeconsidered simultaneously (a)inthedecision
whether ornottoinitiate aninvestigation, and(b)thereafter, during thecourse oftheinvestigation,
starting onadatenotlaterthantheearliest dateonwhich inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthis
Agreement provisional measures maybeapplied.
5.8 Anapplication under paragraph 1shallberejected andaninvestigation shallbeterminated
promptly assoonastheauthorities concerned aresatisfied thatthereisnotsufficient evidence ofeither
dumping orofinjury tojustify proceeding withthecase. There shallbeimmediate termination incases
where theauthorities determine thatthemargin ofdumping isdeminimis ,orthatthevolume ofdumped
imports, actual orpotential, ortheinjury, isnegligible. Themargin ofdumping shallbeconsidered
tobedeminimis ifthismargin islessthan2percent, expressed asapercentage oftheexport price.
Thevolume ofdumped imports shallnormally beregarded asnegligible ifthevolume ofdumped imports
from aparticular country isfound toaccount forlessthan3percentofimports ofthelikeproduct
intheimporting Member, unless countries which individually account forlessthan3percentofthe
imports ofthelikeproduct intheimporting Member collectively account formore than7percentof
imports ofthelikeproduct intheimporting Member.
5.9 Ananti-dumping proceeding shallnothinder theprocedures ofcustoms clearance.
5.10 Investigations shall, except inspecial circumstances, beconcluded within oneyear, andinno
casemore than18months, aftertheirinitiation.
Article 6
Evidence
6.1 Allinterested parties inananti-dumping investigation shallbegiven notice oftheinformation
whichtheauthoritiesrequireandampleopportunitytopresentinwritingallevidencewhichtheyconsider
relevant inrespect oftheinvestigation inquestion.
6.1.1 Exporters orforeign producers receiving questionnaires used inananti-dumping
investigation shallbegiven atleast30daysforreply.15Dueconsideration should be
given toanyrequest foranextension ofthe30-day period and,upon cause shown,
suchanextension should begranted whenever practicable.
6.1.2 Subject totherequirement toprotect confidential information, evidence presented in
writing byoneinterested party shallbemade available promptly toother interested
parties participating intheinvestigation.
15Asageneral rule,thetime-limit forexporters shallbecounted from thedateofreceipt ofthe
questionnaire, which forthispurpose shallbedeemed tohavebeenreceived oneweek from thedate
onwhich itwassenttotherespondent ortransmitted totheappropriate diplomatic representative of
theexporting Member or,inthecaseofaseparate customs territory Member oftheWTO, anofficial
representative oftheexporting territory.ADP-V -Page10
6.1.3 Assoonasaninvestigation hasbeeninitiated, theauthorities shallprovide thefulltext
ofthewritten application received under paragraph 1ofArticle 5totheknown
exporters16andtotheauthorities oftheexporting Member andshallmake itavailable,
upon request, toother interested parties involved. Dueregard shallbepaidtothe
requirement fortheprotection ofconfidential information, asprovided forin
paragraph 5.
6.2 Throughout theanti-dumping investigation allinterested parties shallhaveafullopportunity
forthedefence oftheirinterests. Tothisend,theauthorities shall, onrequest, provide opportunities
forallinterested parties tomeetthose parties withadverse interests, sothatopposing views maybe
presented andrebuttal arguments offered. Provision ofsuchopportunities must takeaccount ofthe
needtopreserve confidentiality andoftheconvenience totheparties. There shallbenoobligation
onanyparty toattend ameeting, andfailure todososhallnotbeprejudicial tothatparty'scase.
Interested parties shallalsohavetheright, onjustification, topresent other information orally.
6.3 Oralinformation provided under paragraph 2shallbetaken intoaccount bytheauthorities
onlyinsofarasitissubsequently reproduced inwriting andmade available toother interested parties,
asprovided forinsubparagraph 1.2.
6.4 Theauthorities shallwhenever practicable provide timely opportunities forallinterested parties
toseeallinformation thatisrelevant tothepresentation oftheircases, thatisnotconfidential asdefined
inparagraph 5,andthatisusedbytheauthorities inananti-dumping investigation, andtoprepare
presentations onthebasis ofthisinformation.
6.5 Anyinformation which isbynature confidential (forexample, because itsdisclosure would
beofsignificantcompetitiveadvantagetoacompetitororbecauseitsdisclosurewouldhaveasignificantly
adverse effect uponaperson supplying theinformation oruponaperson fromwhom thatperson acquired
theinformation), orwhich isprovided onaconfidential basisbyparties toaninvestigation shall, upon
goodcause shown, betreated assuchbytheauthorities. Suchinformation shallnotbedisclosed without
specific permission oftheparty submitting it.17
6.5.1 Theauthorities shallrequire interested parties providing confidential information to
furnish non-confidential summaries thereof. These summaries shallbeinsufficient
detail topermit areasonable understanding ofthesubstance oftheinformation submitted
inconfidence. Inexceptional circumstances, suchparties mayindicate thatsuch
information isnotsusceptible ofsummary. Insuchexceptional circumstances, a
statement ofthereasons whysummarization isnotpossible must beprovided.
6.5.2 Iftheauthorities findthatarequest forconfidentiality isnotwarranted andifthe
supplier oftheinformation iseither unwilling tomake theinformation public orto
authorize itsdisclosure ingeneralized orsummary form, theauthorities maydisregard
suchinformation unless itcanbedemonstrated totheirsatisfaction fromappropriate
sources thattheinformation iscorrect.18
6.6 Except incircumstances provided forinparagraph 8,theauthorities shallduring thecourse
ofaninvestigation satisfy themselves astotheaccuracy oftheinformation supplied byinterested parties
upon which theirfindings arebased.
16Itbeingunder stoodthat,wherethenumber ofexpor tersinvolvedisparticularlyhigh,thefulltextofthewrittenapplication
should instead beprovided onlytotheauthorities oftheexporting Member ortotherelevant trade association.
17Members areaware thatintheterritory ofcertain Members disclosure pursuant toanarrowly-drawn protective order
mayberequired.
18Members agree thatrequests forconfidentiality should notbearbitrarily rejected.ADP-V -Page11
6.7 Inorder toverify information provided ortoobtain further details, theauthorities maycarry
outinvestigations intheterritory ofother Members asrequired, provided theyobtain theagreement
ofthefirms concerned andnotify therepresentatives ofthegovernment oftheMember inquestion,
andunless thatMember objects totheinvestigation. Theprocedures described inAnnex Ishallapply
toinvestigations carried outintheterritory ofother Members. Subject totherequirement toprotect
confidential information, theauthorities shallmake theresults ofanysuchinvestigations available,
orshallprovide disclosure thereof pursuant toparagraph 9,tothefirms towhich theypertain andmay
make suchresults available totheapplicants.
6.8 Incasesinwhich anyinterested partyrefuses access to,orotherwise doesnotprovide, necessary
information within areasonable period orsignificantly impedes theinvestigation, preliminary andfinal
determinations, affirmative ornegative, maybemade onthebasisofthefactsavailable. Theprovisions
ofAnnex IIshallbeobserved intheapplication ofthisparagraph.
6.9 Theauthorities shall, before afinaldetermination ismade, inform allinterested parties ofthe
essential factsunder consideration which form thebasis forthedecision whether toapply definitive
measures. Suchdisclosure should takeplace insufficient timefortheparties todefend theirinterests.
6.10 Theauthorities shall, asarule,determine anindividual margin ofdumping foreachknown
exporter orproducer concerned oftheproduct under investigation. Incases where thenumber of
exporters, producers, importers ortypes ofproducts involved issolargeastomake suchadetermination
impracticable, theauthorities maylimittheirexamination either toareasonable number ofinterested
parties orproducts byusing samples which arestatistically validonthebasisofinformation available
totheauthorities atthetimeoftheselection, ortothelargest percentage ofthevolume oftheexports
from thecountry inquestion which canreasonably beinvestigated.
6.10.1 Anyselection ofexporters, producers, importers ortypes ofproducts made under this
paragraph shallpreferably bechosen inconsultation withandwiththeconsent ofthe
exporters, producers orimporters concerned.
6.10.2 Incases where theauthorities havelimited theirexamination, asprovided forinthis
paragraph, theyshallnevertheless determine anindividual margin ofdumping forany
exporter orproducer notinitially selected whosubmits thenecessary information in
timeforthatinformation tobeconsidered during thecourse oftheinvestigation, except
where thenumber ofexporters orproducers issolarge thatindividual examinations
would beunduly burdensome totheauthorities andprevent thetimely completion of
theinvestigation. Voluntary responses shallnotbediscouraged.
6.11 Forthepurposes ofthisAgreement, "interested parties" shallinclude:
(i) anexporter orforeign producer ortheimporter ofaproduct subject toinvestigation,
oratrade orbusiness association amajority ofthemembers ofwhich areproducers,
exporters orimporters ofsuchproduct;
(ii) thegovernment oftheexporting Member; and
(iii) aproducer ofthelikeproduct intheimporting Member oratrade andbusiness
association amajority ofthemembers ofwhich produce thelikeproduct intheterritory
oftheimporting Member.
ThislistshallnotprecludeMembersfromallowingdomesticorforeignpartiesotherthanthosementioned
above tobeincluded asinterested parties.
6.12 Theauthorities shallprovide opportunities forindustrial usersoftheproduct under investigation,
andforrepresentative consumer organizations incases where theproduct iscommonly soldattheretailADP-V -Page12
level, toprovide information which isrelevant totheinvestigation regarding dumping, injury and
causality.
6.13 Theauthorities shalltakedueaccount ofanydifficulties experienced byinterested parties, in
particular small companies, insupplying information requested, andshall provide anyassistance
practicable.
6.14 Theprocedures setoutabove arenotintended toprevent theauthorities ofaMember from
proceeding expeditiously withregard toinitiating aninvestigation, reaching preliminary orfinal
determinations, whether affirmative ornegative, orfrom applying provisional orfinalmeasures, in
accordance withrelevant provisions ofthisAgreement.
Article 7
Provisional Measures
7.1 Provisional measures maybeapplied onlyif:
(i) aninvestigation hasbeeninitiated inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 5,a
publicnoticehasbeengiventothateffectandinterestedpartieshavebeengivenadequate
opportunities tosubmit information andmake comments;
(ii) apreliminary affirmative determination hasbeenmade ofdumping andconsequent
injury toadomestic industry; and
(iii) theauthorities concerned judge suchmeasures necessary toprevent injury being caused
during theinvestigation.
7.2 Provisional measures maytaketheform ofaprovisional dutyor,preferably, asecurity -by
cashdeposit orbond -equal totheamount oftheanti-dumping dutyprovisionally estimated, being
notgreater thantheprovisionally estimated margin ofdumping. Withholding ofappraisement isan
appropriate provisional measure, provided thatthenormal dutyandtheestimated amount ofthe
anti-dumping dutybeindicated andaslongasthewithholding ofappraisement issubject tothesame
conditions asother provisional measures.
7.3 Provisional measures shallnotbeapplied sooner than60daysfrom thedateofinitiation of
theinvestigation.
7.4 Theapplication ofprovisional measures shallbelimited toasshort aperiod aspossible, not
exceeding fourmonths or,ondecision oftheauthorities concerned, upon request byexporters
representing asignificant percentage ofthetradeinvolved, toaperiod notexceeding sixmonths. When
authorities, inthecourse ofaninvestigation, examine whether adutylower thanthemargin ofdumping
would besufficient toremove injury, these periods maybesixandninemonths, respectively.
7.5 Therelevant provisions ofArticle 9shallbefollowed intheapplication ofprovisional measures.ADP-V -Page13
Article 8
Price Undertakings
8.1 Proceedings may19besuspended orterminated without theimposition ofprovisional measures
oranti-dumping duties uponreceipt ofsatisfactory voluntary undertakings fromanyexporter torevise
itsprices ortocease exports totheareainquestion atdumped prices sothattheauthorities aresatisfied
thattheinjurious effect ofthedumping iseliminated. Price increases under suchundertakings shall
notbehigher thannecessary toeliminate themargin ofdumping. Itisdesirable thatthepriceincreases
belessthanthemargin ofdumping ifsuchincreases would beadequate toremove theinjury tothe
domestic industry.
8.2 Price undertakings shallnotbesought oraccepted fromexporters unless theauthorities ofthe
importing Member havemade apreliminary affirmative determination ofdumping andinjury caused
bysuchdumping.
8.3 Undertakingsofferedneednotbeacceptediftheauthoritiesconsidertheiracceptanceimpractical,
forexample, ifthenumber ofactual orpotential exporters istoogreat, orforother reasons, including
reasons ofgeneral policy. Should thecaseariseandwhere practicable, theauthorities shallprovide
totheexporterthereasonswhichhaveledthemtoconsideracceptanceofanundertakingasinappropriate,
andshall, totheextent possible, givetheexporter anopportunity tomake comments there on.
8.4 Ifanundertaking isaccepted, theinvestigation ofdumping andinjury shallnevertheless be
completed iftheexporter sodesires ortheauthorities sodecide. Insuch acase, ifanegative
determination ofdumping orinjury ismade, theundertaking shallautomatically lapse, except incases
where suchadetermination isdueinlarge parttotheexistence ofaprice undertaking. Insuchcases,
theauthorities mayrequire thatanundertaking bemaintained forareasonable period consistent with
theprovisions ofthisAgreement. Intheevent thatanaffirmative determination ofdumping andinjury
ismade, theundertaking shallcontinue consistent withitsterms andtheprovisions ofthisAgreement.
8.5 PriceundertakingsmaybesuggestedbytheauthoritiesoftheimportingMember,butnoexporter
shallbeforced toenterintosuchundertakings. Thefactthatexporters donotoffersuchundertakings,
ordonotaccept aninvitation todoso,shallinnowayprejudice theconsideration ofthecase. However,
theauthorities arefreetodetermine thatathreat ofinjury ismore likely toberealized ifthedumped
imports continue.
8.6 Authorities ofanimporting Member mayrequire anyexporter fromwhom anundertaking has
beenaccepted toprovide periodically information relevant tothefulfilment ofsuchanundertaking
andtopermit verification ofpertinent data. Incaseofviolation ofanundertaking, theauthorities of
theimporting Member maytake,under thisAgreement inconformity withitsprovisions, expeditious
actions which mayconstitute immediate application ofprovisional measures using thebestinformation
available. Insuchcases, definitive duties maybelevied inaccordance withthisAgreement onproducts
entered forconsumption notmore than90daysbefore theapplication ofsuchprovisional measures,
except thatanysuchretroactive assessment shallnotapply toimports entered before theviolation of
theundertaking.
19Theword "may" shallnotbeinterpreted toallow thesimultaneous continuation ofproceedings withtheimplementation
ofprice undertakings except asprovided inparagraph 4.ADP-V -Page14
Article 9
Imposition andCollection ofAnti-Dumping Duties
9.1 Thedecision whether ornottoimpose ananti-dumping dutyincases where allrequirements
fortheimposition havebeenfulfilled, andthedecision whether theamount oftheanti-dumping duty
tobeimposed shallbethefullmargin ofdumping orless,aredecisions tobemade bytheauthorities
oftheimporting Member. Itisdesirable thattheimposition bepermissive intheterritory ofall
Members, andthatthedutybelessthanthemargin ifsuchlesser dutywould beadequate toremove
theinjury tothedomestic industry.
9.2 When ananti-dumping dutyisimposed inrespect ofanyproduct, suchanti-dumping dutyshall
becollected intheappropriate amounts ineachcase, onanon-discriminatory basisonimports ofsuch
product fromallsources found tobedumped andcausing injury, except astoimports fromthose sources
fromwhich priceundertakings under theterms ofthisAgreement havebeenaccepted. Theauthorities
shallname thesupplier orsuppliers oftheproduct concerned. If,however, several suppliers from
thesame country areinvolved, anditisimpracticable toname allthese suppliers, theauthorities may
name thesupplying country concerned. Ifseveral suppliers frommore thanonecountry areinvolved,
theauthorities mayname either allthesuppliers involved, or,ifthisisimpracticable, allthesupplying
countries involved.
9.3 Theamount oftheanti-dumping dutyshallnotexceed themargin ofdumping asestablished
under Article 2.
9.3.1 When theamount oftheanti-dumping dutyisassessed onaretrospective basis, the
determination ofthefinalliability forpayment ofanti-dumping duties shalltakeplace
assoonaspossible, normally within 12months, andinnocasemore than18months,
after thedateonwhich arequest forafinal assessment oftheamount ofthe
anti-dumping dutyhasbeenmade.20Anyrefund shallbemade promptly andnormally
innotmore than90daysfollowing thedetermination offinalliability made pursuant
tothissub-paragraph. Inanycase, where arefund isnotmade within 90days, the
authorities shallprovide anexplanation ifsorequested.
9.3.2 When theamount oftheanti-dumping dutyisassessed onaprospective basis, provision
shallbemade foraprompt refund, upon request, ofanydutypaidinexcess ofthe
margin ofdumping. Arefund ofanysuchdutypaidinexcess oftheactual margin
ofdumping shallnormally takeplace within 12months, andinnocasemore than
18months, afterthedateonwhich arequest forarefund, dulysupported byevidence,
hasbeenmade byanimporter oftheproduct subject totheanti-dumping duty. The
refund authorized should normally bemade within 90daysoftheabove-noted decision.
9.3.3 Indetermining whether andtowhatextent areimbursement should bemade when the
export price isconstructed inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle 2,authorities
should takeaccount ofanychange innormal value, anychange incostsincurred between
importation andresale, andanymovement intheresale price which isdulyreflected
insubsequent selling prices, andshould calculate theexport price withnodeduction
fortheamount ofanti-dumping duties paidwhen conclusive evidence oftheabove is
provided.
20Itisunderstood thattheobservance ofthetime-limits mentioned inthissubparagraph andin
subparagraph 3.2maynotbepossible where theproduct inquestion issubject tojudicial review
proceedings.ADP-V -Page15
9.4 When theauthorities havelimited theirexamination inaccordance withthesecond sentence
ofparagraph 10ofArticle 6,anyanti-dumping dutyapplied toimports from exporters orproducers
notincluded intheexamination shallnotexceed:
(i) theweighted average margin ofdumping established withrespect totheselected
exporters orproducers or,
(ii) where theliability forpayment ofanti-dumping duties iscalculated onthebasis ofa
prospective normal value, thedifference between theweighted average normal value
oftheselected exporters orproducers andtheexport prices ofexporters orproducers
notindividually examined,
provided thattheauthorities shalldisregard forthepurpose ofthisparagraph anyzeroanddeminimis
margins andmargins established under thecircumstances referred toinparagraph 8ofArticle 6.The
authorities shallapply individual duties ornormal values toimports from anyexporter orproducer
notincluded intheexamination whohasprovided thenecessary information during thecourse ofthe
investigation, asprovided forinsubparagraph 10.2ofArticle 6.
9.5 Ifaproduct issubject toanti-dumping duties inanimporting Member, theauthorities shall
promptly carry outareview forthepurpose ofdetermining individual margins ofdumping forany
exporters orproducers intheexporting country inquestion whohavenotexported theproduct tothe
importing Member during theperiod ofinvestigation, provided thatthese exporters orproducers can
show thattheyarenotrelated toanyoftheexporters orproducers intheexporting country whoare
subject totheanti-dumping duties ontheproduct. Suchareview shallbeinitiated andcarried outon
anaccelerated basis, compared tonormal dutyassessment andreview proceedings intheimporting
Member. Noanti-dumping duties shallbelevied onimports fromsuchexporters orproducers while
thereview isbeing carried out.Theauthorities may, however, withhold appraisement and/or request
guarantees toensure that,should suchareview result inadetermination ofdumping inrespect ofsuch
producers orexporters, anti-dumping duties canbelevied retroactively tothedateoftheinitiation of
thereview.
Article 10
Retroactivity
10.1 Provisional measures andanti-dumping duties shallonlybeapplied toproducts which enter
forconsumption afterthetimewhen thedecision taken under paragraph 1ofArticle 7andparagraph 1
ofArticle 9,respectively, enters intoforce, subject totheexceptions setoutinthisArticle.
10.2 Where afinaldetermination ofinjury (butnotofathreat thereof orofamaterial retardation
oftheestablishment ofanindustry) ismade or,inthecaseofafinaldetermination ofathreat ofinjury,
where theeffect ofthedumped imports would, intheabsence oftheprovisional measures, haveled
toadetermination ofinjury, anti-dumping duties maybelevied retroactively fortheperiod forwhich
provisional measures, ifany,havebeenapplied.
10.3 Ifthedefinitive anti-dumping dutyishigher thantheprovisional dutypaidorpayable, orthe
amount estimated forthepurpose ofthesecurity, thedifference shallnotbecollected. Ifthedefinitive
dutyislower thantheprovisional dutypaidorpayable, ortheamount estimated forthepurpose of
thesecurity, thedifference shallbereimbursed orthedutyrecalculated, asthecasemaybe.
10.4 Except asprovided inparagraph 2,where adetermination ofthreat ofinjury ormaterial
retardation ismade (butnoinjury hasyetoccurred) adefinitive anti-dumping dutymaybeimposed
onlyfromthedateofthedetermination ofthreat ofinjury ormaterial retardation, andanycashdeposit
made during theperiod oftheapplication ofprovisional measures shallberefunded andanybonds
released inanexpeditious manner.ADP-V -Page16
10.5 Where afinaldetermination isnegative, anycashdeposit made during theperiod ofthe
application ofprovisional measures shallberefunded andanybonds released inanexpeditious manner.
10.6 Adefinitive anti-dumping dutymaybelevied onproducts which wereentered forconsumption
notmore than90daysprior tothedateofapplication ofprovisional measures, when theauthorities
determine forthedumped product inquestion that:
(i) there isahistory ofdumping which caused injury orthattheimporter was,orshould
havebeen, aware thattheexporter practises dumping andthatsuchdumping would
cause injury, and
(ii) theinjury iscaused bymassive dumped imports ofaproduct inarelatively short time
which inlight ofthetiming andthevolume ofthedumped imports andother
circumstances (such asarapid build-up ofinventories oftheimported product) islikely
toseriously undermine theremedial effect ofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutytobe
applied, provided thattheimporters concerned have beengiven anopportunity to
comment.
10.7 Theauthorities may, afterinitiating aninvestigation, takesuchmeasures asthewithholding
ofappraisement orassessment asmaybenecessary tocollect anti-dumping duties retroactively, as
provided forinparagraph 6,oncetheyhavesufficient evidence thattheconditions setforth inthat
paragraph aresatisfied.
10.8 Noduties shall belevied retroactively pursuant toparagraph 6onproducts entered for
consumption prior tothedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Article 11
Duration andReview ofAnti-Dumping Duties andPrice Undertakings
11.1 Ananti-dumping dutyshallremain inforce onlyaslongasandtotheextent necessary to
counteract dumping which iscausing injury.
11.2 Theauthorities shallreview theneedforthecontinued imposition oftheduty, where warranted,
ontheirowninitiative or,provided thatareasonable period oftimehaselapsed since theimposition
ofthedefinitive anti-dumping duty, upon request byanyinterested party which submits positive
information substantiating theneedforareview.21Interested parties shallhavetherighttorequest
theauthorities toexamine whether thecontinued imposition ofthedutyisnecessary tooffset dumping,
whether theinjury would belikely tocontinue orrecur ifthedutywereremoved orvaried, orboth.
If,asaresult ofthereview under thisparagraph, theauthorities determine thattheanti-dumping duty
isnolonger warranted, itshallbeterminated immediately.
11.3 Notwithstanding theprovisions ofparagraphs 1and2,anydefinitive anti-dumping dutyshall
beterminated onadatenotlaterthanfiveyears fromitsimposition (orfromthedateofthemostrecent
review under paragraph 2ifthatreview hascovered bothdumping andinjury, orunder thisparagraph),
unless theauthorities determine, inareview initiated before thatdateontheirowninitiative orupon
adulysubstantiated request made byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry within areasonable period
21Adetermination offinalliability forpayment ofanti-dumping duties, asprovided forinparagraph 3ofArticle 9,does
notbyitself constitute areview within themeaning ofthisArticle.ADP-V -Page17
oftimepriortothatdate,thattheexpiry ofthedutywould belikely toleadtocontinuation orrecurrence
ofdumping andinjury.22Thedutymayremain inforce pending theoutcome ofsuchareview.
11.4 Theprovisions ofArticle 6regarding evidence andprocedure shallapply toanyreview carried
outunder thisArticle. Anysuchreview shall becarried outexpeditiously andshall normally be
concluded within 12months ofthedateofinitiation ofthereview.
11.5 Theprovisions ofthisArticle shallapply mutatis mutandis topriceundertakings accepted under
Article 8.
Article 12
Public Notice andExplanation ofDeterminations
12.1 When theauthorities aresatisfied thatthere issufficient evidence tojustify theinitiation of
ananti-dumping investigation pursuant toArticle 5,theMember orMembers theproducts ofwhich
aresubject tosuchinvestigation andother interested parties known totheinvestigating authorities to
haveaninterest therein shallbenotified andapublic notice shallbegiven.
12.1.1 Apublic notice oftheinitiation ofaninvestigation shallcontain, orotherwise make
available through aseparate report23,adequate information onthefollowing:
(i) thename oftheexporting country orcountries andtheproduct involved;
(ii) thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation;
(iii) thebasis onwhich dumping isalleged intheapplication;
(iv) asummary ofthefactors onwhich theallegation ofinjury isbased;
(v) theaddress towhich representations byinterested parties should bedirected;
(vi) thetime-limits allowed tointerested parties formaking theirviews known.
12.2 Public notice shallbegiven ofanypreliminary orfinaldetermination, whether affirmative or
negative, ofanydecision toaccept anundertaking pursuant toArticle 8,ofthetermination ofsuch
anundertaking, andofthetermination ofadefinitive anti-dumping duty. Each suchnotice shallset
forth, orotherwise make available through aseparate report, insufficient detail thefindings and
conclusions reached onallissues offactandlawconsidered material bytheinvestigating authorities.
Allsuchnotices andreports shallbeforwarded totheMember orMembers theproducts ofwhich are
subject tosuchdetermination orundertaking andtoother interested parties known tohaveaninterest
therein.
12.2.1 Apublic notice oftheimposition ofprovisional measures shallsetforth, orotherwise
make available through aseparate report, sufficiently detailed explanations forthe
preliminary determinations ondumping andinjury andshallrefer tothematters of
factandlawwhich haveledtoarguments being accepted orrejected. Such anotice
22When theamount oftheanti-dumping dutyisassessed onaretrospective basis, afinding inthemostrecent assessment
proceeding under subparagraph 3.1ofArticle 9thatnodutyistobelevied shallnotbyitselfrequire theauthorities toterminate
thedefinitive duty.
23Where authorities provide information andexplanations under theprovisions ofthisArticle in
aseparate report, theyshallensure thatsuchreport isreadily available tothepublic.ADP-V -Page18
orreport shall, dueregard being paidtotherequirement fortheprotection of
confidential information, contain inparticular:
(i) thenamesofthesuppliers,orwhenthisisimpracticable,thesupplyingcountries
involved;
(ii) adescription oftheproduct which issufficient forcustoms purposes;
(iii) themargins ofdumping established andafullexplanation ofthereasons for
themethodology usedintheestablishment andcomparison oftheexport price
andthenormal value under Article 2;
(iv) considerations relevant totheinjury determination assetoutinArticle 3;
(v) themain reasons leading tothedetermination.
12.2.2 Apublic notice ofconclusion orsuspension ofaninvestigation inthecaseofan
affirmative determination providing fortheimposition ofadefinitive dutyorthe
acceptance ofaprice undertaking shallcontain, orotherwise make available through
aseparate report, allrelevant information onthematters offactandlawandreasons
which have ledtotheimposition offinal measures ortheacceptance ofaprice
undertaking, dueregard being paidtotherequirement fortheprotection ofconfidential
information. Inparticular, thenotice orreport shallcontain theinformation described
insubparagraph 2.1,aswellasthereasons fortheacceptance orrejection ofrelevant
arguments orclaims made bytheexporters andimporters, andthebasisforanydecision
made under subparagraph 10.2ofArticle 6.
12.2.3 Apublic notice ofthetermination orsuspension ofaninvestigation following the
acceptance ofanundertaking pursuant toArticle 8shallinclude, orotherwise make
available through aseparate report, thenon-confidential partofthisundertaking.
12.3 Theprovisions ofthisArticle shallapply mutatis mutandis totheinitiation andcompletion of
reviews pursuant toArticle 11andtodecisions under Article 10toapply duties retroactively.
Article 13
Judicial Review
EachMember whose national legislation contains provisions onanti-dumping measures shall
maintain judicial, arbitral oradministrative tribunals orprocedures forthepurpose, interalia,ofthe
prompt review ofadministrative actions relating tofinaldeterminations andreviews ofdeterminations
within themeaning ofArticle 11.Suchtribunals orprocedures shallbeindependent oftheauthorities
responsible forthedetermination orreview inquestion.
Article 14
Anti-Dumping Action onBehalf ofaThird Country
14.1 Anapplication foranti-dumping action onbehalf ofathird country shall bemade bythe
authorities ofthethirdcountry requesting action.
14.2 Suchanapplication shallbesupported bypriceinformation toshow thattheimports arebeing
dumped andbydetailed information toshow thatthealleged dumping iscausing injury tothedomesticADP-V -Page19
industry concerned inthethirdcountry. Thegovernment ofthethirdcountry shallafford allassistance
totheauthorities oftheimporting country toobtain anyfurther information which thelattermayrequire.
14.3 Inconsidering suchanapplication, theauthorities oftheimporting country shallconsider the
effects ofthealleged dumping ontheindustry concerned asawhole inthethirdcountry; thatisto
say,theinjury shallnotbeassessed inrelation onlytotheeffect ofthealleged dumping ontheindustry 's
exports totheimporting country orevenontheindustry 'stotalexports.
14.4 Thedecision whether ornottoproceed withacaseshallrestwiththeimporting country. If
theimporting country decides thatitisprepared totakeaction, theinitiation oftheapproach tothe
Council forTrade inGoods seeking itsapproval forsuchaction shallrestwiththeimporting country.
Article 15
Developing Country Members
Itisrecognized thatspecial regard mustbegiven bydeveloped country Members tothespecial
situation ofdeveloping country Members when considering theapplication ofanti-dumping measures
under thisAgreement. Possibilities ofconstructive remedies provided forbythisAgreement shallbe
exploredbeforeapplyinganti-dumpingdutieswheretheywouldaffecttheessentialinterestsofdeveloping
country Members.
PART II
Article 16
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
16.1 There ishereby established aCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices (referred tointhis
Agreementasthe"Committee")composedofrepresentativesfromeachoftheMembers.TheCommittee
shallelectitsownChairman andshallmeetnotlessthantwice ayearandotherwise asenvisaged by
relevant provisions ofthisAgreement attherequest ofanyMember. TheCommittee shallcarry out
responsibilities asassigned toitunder thisAgreement orbytheMembers anditshallafford Members
theopportunity ofconsulting onanymatters relating totheoperation oftheAgreement orthefurtherance
ofitsobjectives. TheWTO Secretariat shallactasthesecretariat totheCommittee.
16.2 TheCommittee maysetupsubsidiary bodies asappropriate.
16.3 Incarrying outtheirfunctions, theCommittee andanysubsidiary bodies mayconsult withand
seekinformation from anysource theydeem appropriate. However, before theCommittee ora
subsidiary body seeks suchinformation from asource within thejurisdiction ofaMember, itshall
inform theMember involved. Itshallobtain theconsent oftheMember andanyfirmtobeconsulted.
16.4 Members shallreport without delay totheCommittee allpreliminary orfinalanti-dumping
actions taken. Such reports shall beavailable intheSecretariat forinspection byother Members.
Members shallalsosubmit, onasemi-annual basis, reports ofanyanti-dumping actions taken within
thepreceding sixmonths. Thesemi-annual reports shallbesubmitted onanagreed standard form.
16.5 EachMember shallnotify theCommittee (a)which ofitsauthorities arecompetent toinitiate
andconductinvestigationsreferredtoinArticle5and(b)itsdomesticproceduresgoverningtheinitiation
andconduct ofsuchinvestigations.ADP-V -Page20
Article 17
Consultation andDispute Settlement
17.1 Except asotherwise provided herein, theDispute Settlement Understanding isapplicable to
consultations andthesettlement ofdisputes under thisAgreement.
17.2 EachMember shallafford sympathetic consideration to,andshallafford adequate opportunity
forconsultation regarding, representations made byanother Member withrespect toanymatter affecting
theoperation ofthisAgreement.
17.3 IfanyMember considers thatanybenefit accruing toit,directly orindirectly, under this
Agreement isbeing nullified orimpaired, orthattheachievement ofanyobjective isbeing impeded,
byanother Member orMembers, itmay, withaviewtoreaching amutually satisfactory resolution
ofthematter, request inwriting consultations withtheMember orMembers inquestion. EachMember
shallafford sympathetic consideration toanyrequest from another Member forconsultation.
17.4 IftheMemberthatrequestedconsultationsconsidersthattheconsultationspursuanttoparagraph3
havefailed toachieve amutually agreed solution, andiffinalaction hasbeentaken bytheadministering
authoritiesoftheimportingMembertolevydefinitiveanti-dumpingdutiesortoacceptpriceundertakings,
itmayreferthematter totheDispute Settlement Body ("DSB"). When aprovisional measure has
asignificant impact andtheMember thatrequested consultations considers thatthemeasure wastaken
contrary totheprovisions ofparagraph 1ofArticle 7,thatMember mayalsorefersuchmatter tothe
DSB.
17.5 TheDSBshall, attherequest ofthecomplaining party, establish apanel toexamine thematter
based upon:
(i) awritten statement oftheMember making therequest indicating howabenefit accruing
toit,directly orindirectly, under thisAgreement hasbeennullified orimpaired, or
thattheachieving oftheobjectives oftheAgreement isbeing impeded, and
(ii) thefactsmade available inconformity withappropriate domestic procedures tothe
authorities oftheimporting Member.
17.6 Inexamining thematter referred toinparagraph 5:
(i) initsassessment ofthefactsofthematter, thepanel shall determine whether the
authorities 'establishment ofthefactswasproper andwhether theirevaluation ofthose
factswasunbiased andobjective. Iftheestablishment ofthefactswasproper andthe
evaluation wasunbiased andobjective, eventhough thepanel might havereached a
different conclusion, theevaluation shallnotbeoverturned;
(ii) thepanel shallinterpret therelevant provisions oftheAgreement inaccordance with
customary rules ofinterpretation ofpublic international law. Where thepanel finds
thatarelevant provision oftheAgreement admits ofmore thanonepermissible
interpretation, thepanel shallfindtheauthorities 'measure tobeinconformity with
theAgreement ifitrestsupon oneofthose permissible interpretations.
17.7 Confidentialinformationprovidedtothepanelshallnotbedisclosedwithoutformalauthorization
fromtheperson, bodyorauthority providing suchinformation. Where suchinformation isrequested
fromthepanel butrelease ofsuchinformation bythepanel isnotauthorized, anon-confidential summary
oftheinformation, authorized bytheperson, body orauthority providing theinformation, shallbe
provided.ADP-V -Page21
PART III
Article 18
Final Provisions
18.1 Nospecific action against dumping ofexports from another Member canbetaken except in
accordance withtheprovisions ofGATT 1994, asinterpreted bythisAgreement.24
18.2 Reservations maynotbeentered inrespect ofanyoftheprovisions ofthisAgreement without
theconsent oftheother Members.
18.3 Subject tosubparagraphs 3.1and3.2,theprovisions ofthisAgreement shall apply to
investigations, andreviews ofexisting measures, initiated pursuant toapplications which havebeen
made onorafterthedateofentry intoforce foraMember oftheWTO Agreement.
18.3.1 With respect tothecalculation ofmargins ofdumping inrefund procedures under
paragraph 3ofArticle 9,therules usedinthemost recent determination orreview
ofdumping shallapply.
18.3.2 Forthepurposes ofparagraph 3ofArticle 11,existing anti-dumping measures shall
bedeemed tobeimposed onadatenotlaterthanthedateofentry intoforce fora
Member oftheWTO Agreement, except incases inwhich thedomestic legislation
ofaMember inforce onthatdatealready included aclause ofthetypeprovided for
inthatparagraph.
18.4 Each Member shalltakeallnecessary steps, ofageneral orparticular character, toensure,
notlaterthanthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forit,theconformity ofitslaws,
regulations andadministrative procedures withtheprovisions ofthisAgreement astheymayapply
fortheMember inquestion.
18.5 Each Member shallinform theCommittee ofanychanges initslawsandregulations relevant
tothisAgreement andintheadministration ofsuchlawsandregulations.
18.6 TheCommittee shallreview annually theimplementation andoperation ofthisAgreement taking
intoaccount theobjectives thereof. TheCommittee shallinform annually theCouncil forTrade in
Goods ofdevelopments during theperiod covered bysuchreviews.
18.7 TheAnnexes tothisAgreement constitute anintegral partthereof.
24Thisisnotintended topreclude action under other relevant provisions ofGATT 1994, asappropriate.ADP-V -Page22
ANNEX I
PROCEDURES FOR ON-THE-SPOT INVESTIGATIONS PURSUANT
TOPARAGRAPH 7OFARTICLE 6
1. Upon initiation ofaninvestigation, theauthorities oftheexporting Member andthefirms known
tobeconcerned should beinformed oftheintention tocarry outon-the-spot investigations.
2. Ifinexceptional circumstances itisintended toinclude non-governmental experts inthe
investigating team, thefirms andtheauthorities oftheexporting Member should besoinformed. Such
non-governmental experts should besubject toeffective sanctions forbreach ofconfidentiality
requirements.
3. Itshould bestandard practice toobtain explicit agreement ofthefirms concerned intheexporting
Member before thevisitisfinally scheduled.
4. Assoonastheagreement ofthefirms concerned hasbeenobtained, theinvestigating authorities
should notify theauthorities oftheexporting Member ofthenames andaddresses ofthefirms tobe
visited andthedates agreed.
5. Sufficient advance notice should begiven tothefirms inquestion before thevisitismade.
6. Visits toexplain thequestionnaire should onlybemade attherequest ofanexporting firm.
Suchavisitmayonlybemade if(a)theauthorities oftheimporting Member notify therepresentatives
oftheMember inquestion and(b)thelatter donotobject tothevisit.
7. Asthemain purpose oftheon-the-spot investigation istoverify information provided orto
obtain further details, itshould becarried outaftertheresponse tothequestionnaire hasbeenreceived
unless thefirmagrees tothecontrary andthegovernment oftheexporting Member isinformed by
theinvestigating authorities oftheanticipated visitanddoesnotobject toit;further, itshould bestandard
practice prior tothevisittoadvise thefirms concerned ofthegeneral nature oftheinformation tobe
verified andofanyfurther information which needs tobeprovided, though thisshould notpreclude
requests tobemade onthespotforfurther details tobeprovided inthelightofinformation obtained.
8. Enquiries orquestions putbytheauthorities orfirms oftheexporting Members andessential
toasuccessful on-the-spot investigation should, whenever possible, beanswered before thevisitis
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ANNEX II
BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE INTERMS OFPARAGRAPH 8OFARTICLE 6
1. Assoonaspossible aftertheinitiation oftheinvestigation, theinvestigating authorities should
specify indetail theinformation required from anyinterested party, andthemanner inwhich that
information should bestructured bytheinterested party initsresponse. Theauthorities should also
ensure thattheparty isaware thatifinformation isnotsupplied within areasonable time, theauthorities
willbefreetomake determinations onthebasis ofthefactsavailable, including those contained in
theapplication fortheinitiation oftheinvestigation bythedomestic industry.
2. Theauthorities mayalsorequest thataninterested party provide itsresponse inaparticular
medium (e.g.computer tape) orcomputer language. Where sucharequest ismade, theauthorities
should consider thereasonable ability oftheinterested party torespond inthepreferred medium or
computer language, andshould notrequest theparty touseforitsresponse acomputer system other
thanthatusedbytheparty. Theauthority should notmaintain arequest foracomputerized response
iftheinterestedpartydoesnotmaintaincomputerizedaccountsandifpresentingtheresponseasrequested
would result inanunreasonable extraburden ontheinterested party, e.g.itwould entail unreasonable
additional costandtrouble. Theauthorities should notmaintain arequest foraresponse inaparticular
medium orcomputer language iftheinterested party doesnotmaintain itscomputerized accounts in
suchmedium orcomputer language andifpresenting theresponse asrequested would result inan
unreasonable extra burden ontheinterested party, e.g.itwould entail unreasonable additional cost
andtrouble.
3. Allinformation which isverifiable, which isappropriately submitted sothatitcanbeused
intheinvestigation without undue difficulties, which issupplied inatimely fashion, and,where
applicable, which issupplied inamedium orcomputer language requested bytheauthorities, should
betaken intoaccount when determinations aremade. Ifapartydoesnotrespond inthepreferred medium
orcomputer language buttheauthorities findthatthecircumstances setoutinparagraph 2havebeen
satisfied, thefailure torespond inthepreferred medium orcomputer language should notbeconsidered
tosignificantly impede theinvestigation.
4. Where theauthorities donothavetheability toprocess information ifprovided inaparticular
medium (e.g.computer tape), theinformation should besupplied intheform ofwritten material or
anyother form acceptable totheauthorities.
5. Even though theinformation provided maynotbeidealinallrespects, thisshould notjustify
theauthorities from disregarding it,provided theinterested party hasacted tothebestofitsability.
6. Ifevidence orinformation isnotaccepted, thesupplying party should beinformed forthwith
ofthereasons therefor, andshould haveanopportunity toprovide further explanations within a
reasonable period, dueaccount being taken ofthetime-limits oftheinvestigation. Iftheexplanations
areconsidered bytheauthorities asnotbeing satisfactory, thereasons fortherejection ofsuchevidence
orinformation should begiven inanypublished determinations.
7. Iftheauthorities havetobasetheirfindings, including those withrespect tonormal value, on
information from asecondary source, including theinformation supplied intheapplication forthe
initiation oftheinvestigation, theyshould dosowithspecial circumspection. Insuchcases, the
authorities should, where practicable, check theinformation from other independent sources attheir
disposal, suchaspublished price lists, official import statistics andcustoms returns, andfrom the
information obtained fromother interested parties during theinvestigation. Itisclear, however, that
ifaninterested party doesnotcooperate andthusrelevant information isbeing withheld from the
authorities, thissituation could leadtoaresult which islessfavourable totheparty thaniftheparty
didcooperate.