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ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/W/421
29 January 2002
(02-0410)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:  English
PARAGRAPH 7.4: ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE ANTI-DUMPING AGREEMENT
Paper Submitted by Canada
The Doha Ministerial Conference directed the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices and its
Working Group on Implementation to address certain issues and report within 12 months
(paragraphs 7.4 of document WT/MIN/(01)/17 refers).
[The Ministerial Conference ] takes note that Article 18.6 of the Agreement on the
Implementation of Article VI of the General Ag reement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 requires the
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices to review  annually the implementation and operation of
the Agreement taking into account the objectives thereof.  The Committee on Anti-Dumping
Practices is instructed to draw up guidelines  for the improvement of  annual reviews and to
report its views and recommendations to the General Council for subsequent decision within
12 months.
BACKGROUND
Canada welcomes the opportunity to take stock of the review process conducted under
Article 18.6 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.  Canada believes that this process can and should be
improved to provide a more relevant review of the implementation and operation of the Agreement.
One area where Canada believes improvement is required is that of reporting anti-dumping
activities carried out under the provisions of the Agreement, both for Members’ use and for reportingto the public.  In the interests of transparency, Canada believes that it is important that the Committee
make regular reports of anti-dumping activity available to all interested parties.
In this regard, Canada notes that, given the 27 November 2001 Press Release by the
Secretariat, there is obviously a demand for such information.  Canada is of the view that this
information should be made available on a regular basis, and that the dissemination of thisinformation should be done under the direction of the Committee.
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ANADIAN PROPOSAL
Canada proposes that the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices discuss the objectives of
regular reports and reviews, and determine the appropriate statistics to meet those objectives.  The
Committee would then ask the Secretariat to compile the relevant statistics and make a report to the
Committee.  Once reviewed and adopted by the Committee, these statistics would then be released,
with whatever clarifications the Committee agrees is appropriate.  These releases could follow the
regular semi-annual meetings of the Committee, but may differ in the level of detail, with the Fall
release being more detailed and be included with the Committee’s report to the Council on Trade in
Goods.
The appropriate statistics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• The number of initiations in the most recent reporting period;G/ADP/W/421
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• The number of definitive measures applied during the most recent reporting period;
• The number of measures terminated during the most recent reporting period;
• The total number of measures in place at the end of the reporting period, with comparable
numbers for the previous two periods;
• A breakdown of the countries affected by anti-dumping measures;
• A breakdown of industries and product types affected by anti-dumping measures;
• The Members that reported anti-dumping activity; and
• The Members that reported no anti-dumping activity.
These statistics would give a comprehensive indication of anti-dumping activity in the most
recent reporting period, with information to allow the reader to put the statistics in the proper context.
By providing the Committee with the opportunity to make any notations that it feels appropriate,
anomalous situations can be identified and proper explanations included.
The interest of transparency would be further advanced by making a database containing the
information gathered through Members’ semi-annual reports of anti-dumping activity availablethrough the WTO world wide website.
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