G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.11  
G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.10  
 
4 July 2023  
(23-4539) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE S 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENT S 
JAPAN 
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 3  July 2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Japan.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and  pursuant 
to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade (Anti -Dumping Agreement), the Government of Japan wishes to notify  to the Committee s 
the relevant provisions of the Guidelines for Procedures Relating to Countervailing Duty and 
Anti-Dumping Duty, with regard to the a mendments of the guidelines which entered into force on 
1 April 2023.  
 
  G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.11 • G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.10  
 
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  I. THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO COUNTERVAILING DUTY  
 
 Subparagraphs (4) (ii) and (5) of Paragraph 4, and Subparagraphs (5) (i) of Paragraph 5 of 
the Guidelines were amended and replaced by the following.  
 
[Provisional Translation]  
 
4. Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(4) Sample of Items and Manners of Description in the Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc., 
Sample Form for Submission of Evidence, and Sample Manners of Summarization of 
Confidential Evidence, etc.  
 
(Cabinet Order: Article 4, paragraphs 1 to 6; Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 5.)  
 
(ii) The sample form for submission of evidence as provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the 
Cabinet Order shall be Attachment 4. In addition, if Appended Sheet 1 ("Document stating the 
facts to be proved by evidence") in Attachment 4 with necessary information is not attached, 
it is permissible for the Minister of Finance to deem that the documen t stating the facts to be 
proved by the evidence prescribed in the same paragraph has not been submitted and to 
decide not to accept such evidence. The sample manners of summarization of confidential 
evidence, etc. shall be Attachment 3; provided that the evidence to be submitted in connection 
with matters pertaining to the amount of subsidy shall follow Article 6 hereof.  
 
(5) Offices for Consultation  
 
(Law: Article 7, paragraphs 5, 13, 18 and 2 3.) 
 
The following offices are in charge of consultation in connection with the request for the 
imposition of anti -dumping duty, etc:  
 
• Tariff Policy and Legal Division of the Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance  
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo, 100 -8940 Japan  
Telephone number: +81 -3-3581-8236 
Email address: anti.dumping@mof.go.jp  
 
• Office for Trade Remedy Investigations of the Trade Control Departme nt of the Trade 
and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry  
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo, 100 -8901 Japan  
Telephone number: +81 -3-3501-3462 
Email address: bzl-qqfcbk@meti.go.jp  
 
5. Initiation of Investigation, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(5) Standard Period of Investigation  
 
(Law: Article 7, paragraph 6. Cabinet Order: Article 5, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1;  Article 7, 
paragraph 1; Article 9, paragraph 1; Article 10, paragraph 1; Article 10 -2; Article 12;  Article 13; 
paragraphs 1 and 2.)  
 
(i) In the initiation of an investigation as provided for in paragraph 6 of Article 7 of the Law, in 
principle, the due date for submission of the evidence, etc. to be indicated in a public notice 
pursuant to subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Cabinet Order shall be 
established in or around the following period. The due date for  submission of evidence 
requested pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Cabinet Order (the due date for the 
response to the questionnaire) is as set forth in paragraph (1) of Article 7 hereof.  
 
Paragraph  7 of the Guidelines was amended by adding the following after Subparagraph (3).  
 
[Provisional Translation]  
 G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.11 • G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.10  
 
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  7. Request for Submission of Evidence, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(Cabinet Order: Article 5, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1; Article 7, paragraph 2; Article 9,  
paragraph 2; Article 10, paragraph 2. ASCM: Ar ticle 12, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1.)  
 
(4) In principle, the due date for the response to the questionnaire in paragraph (1) of Article 7 
hereof shall be set by the final day in the 37 -day period after the day on which the notice for 
the request for subm ission of evidence, etc., is issued, and if it is found that there are special 
reasons why the submission cannot be made by the due date, it shall be extended by up to 
14 days depending on the reasons, etc.  
 
 
  G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.11 • G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.10  
 
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  II. THE GUIDELINE FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO ANTI -DUMPING DUTY  
 
 Subparagraphs (4) (ii) and (5) of Paragraph  5, and Subparagraphs (5) (i) of Paragraph  6 of 
the Guidelines were amended and replaced by the following.  
 
[Provisional Translation]  
 
5. Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(4) Sample of Items and Manners of Description in the Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc., 
Sample Form for Submission of Evidence, and Sample Manners of Summarization of 
Confidential Evidence, etc.  
 
(Cabinet Order: Article 7, paragraphs 1 to 6; Article 10, paragraphs 1 and 5.)  
 
(ii) The sample form for submission of evidence as provided for in paragrap h 1 of Article 10 of the 
Cabinet Order shall be Attachment 4. In addition, if Appended Sheet 1 ("Document stating the 
facts to be proved by evidence") in Attachment 4 with necessary information is not attached, 
it is permissible for the Minister of Finance  to deem that the document stating the facts to be 
proved by the evidence prescribed in the same paragraph has not been submitted and to 
decide not to accept such evidence. The sample manners of summarization of confidential 
evidence, etc. shall be Attachm ent 3; provided that the evidence to be submitted in connection 
with matters pertaining to the margin of dumping shall follow Article 7 hereof.  
 
(5) Offices for Consultation  
 
(Law: Article 8, paragraphs 4, 12, 21 and 26.)  
 
The following offices are in char ge of consultation in connection with the request for the 
imposition of anti -dumping duty, etc:  
 
• Tariff Policy and Legal Division of the Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance  
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo, 100 -8940 Japan  
Telephone number: +81 -3-3581-8236 
Email address: anti.dumping@mof.go.jp  
 
• Office for Trade Remedy Investigations of the Trade Co ntrol Department of the Trade 
and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry  
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo, 100 -8901 Japan  
Telephone number: +81 -3-3501-3462 
Email address: bzl-qqfcbk@meti.go.jp  
 
6. Initiation of Investigation, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(5) Standard Period of Investigation  
 
(Law: Article 8, paragraph 5. Cabinet Order: Article 8, sub paragraph 7 of paragraph 1; Article  10, 
paragraph 1; Article 10 -2, paragraph 1; Article 12, paragraph 1; Article 12 -2, paragraph 1;  
Article  13, paragraph 1; Article 13 -2; Article 15; Article 16, paragraphs 1 and 2.)  
 
(i) In the initiation of an investigation as provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 8 of the Law, in 
principle, the due date for submission of the evidence, etc. to be indicated in a public notice 
pursuant to subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Cabinet Order shall be 
established in or around the following period. The due date for submission of evidence 
requested pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 10 or paragraph 2 of Article 10 -2 of the Cabinet 
Order (the due date for the response to the questionnaire) is as set forth in  paragraph (1) of 
Article 8 hereof.  
 
Paragraph  8 of the Guidelines was amended by adding the following after Subparagraph (3).  
 
[Provisional Translation]  
 G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.11 • G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.10  
 
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  8. Request for Submission of Evidence, etc. (excerpt)  
 
(Cabinet Order: Article 8, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1; Article 10, paragraph 2, Article 10 -2, 
paragraph 2; Article 12 -2, paragraph 2; Article 13, paragraph 2. ADA: Article 6, paragraph 1, 
subparagraph 1.)  
 
(4) In principle, the due date for the response to the questionnaire in paragraph (1) of Article 8 
hereof shall be set by the final day in the 37 -day period after the day on which the notice for 
the request for submission of evidence, etc., is issued, and if it is found that there are special 
reasons why the submission cannot be made by the due date, it shall be extended by up to 
14 days depending on the reasons, etc.  
 
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