WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
G/SCM/N/1/THA/3
ORGANIZATION 13January 1997
(97-0077)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
THAILAND
Thefollowing communication, dated 17December 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofThailand.
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With reference tothenotification requirement under Article 18.5 oftheAgreement on
Implementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, Iwould liketo
forward totheCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices theUnofficial Translation oftheNotification
oftheMinistry ofCommerce ontheImposition ofAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Duties B.E.2539,
which comes intoforce on14September 1996. ThisNotification istoreplace theNotification ofthe
Ministry ofCommerce onCriteria andConsideration Procedures fortheImposition ofSpecial Duty
onProducts which areImported intoThailand atUnfair Prices andfortheImposition ofSpecial Duty
onProductswhichareSubsidizedandImportedintoThailand(G/ADP/N/1/THA/2-G/SCM/N/1/THA/2).G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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(UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)
NOTIFICATION OFTHE MINISTRY OFCOMMERCE
ONTHE IMPOSITION OFANTI-DUMPING AND
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES B.E.2539
Inorder toprotect theThaidomestic industry fromdumped orsubsidized products, theMinister
ofCommerce, byvirtue ofArticles 5(6)and6oftheExport andImport ofGoods ActB.E.2522,
andwiththeapproval oftheCabinet, hereby issue thenotification asfollows:
Article 1 ThisNotification istobecalled "Notification oftheMinistry ofCommerce
ontheImposition ofAnti-Dumping andCountervailing Duties B.E.2539".
Article 2 ThisNotification istobeeffective afteritspublication intheRoyal Gazette.
Article 3 TheNotification oftheMinistry ofCommerce regarding Rules andProcedures
ontheImposition ofSpecial Duties onDumped andSubsidized Imports, B.E.2534ishereby nullified.
Article 4 InthisNotification,
"Subject goods "means products which arealleged tobedumped orsubsidized.
"Like product "means product which isidentical tothesubject goods orintheabsence of
suchproduct, another product which hascharacteristics closely resembling those ofthesubject goods.
"Level oftrade"means stages oftheproducts ranging fromtheproduction todistribution to
consumers.
"Dumping margin "means themargin bywhich thenormal value exceeds theexport price
ofthesubject goods.
"Interested party "means
(1) aforeignproducerorexporterortheimporterofthesubjectgoods,oratradeassociation
amajority ofthemembers ofwhich areproducers, exporters orimporters ofsuchsubject goods, as
thecasemaybe;
(2) thegovernment ofacountry inwhich thesubject goods areexported toThailand;
(3) aproducer ofthelikeproduct inThailand, oratradeorbusiness association amajority
ofthemembers ofwhich produce suchproduct inThailand;
(4) anyperson orparty which maybeprescribed bytheMinister ofCommerce asan
interested party.
"Minister "means theMinister ofCommerce.
"Committee "means theCommittee onDumping andSubsidy.G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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Article 5 General
5.1 Anactofdumping orsubsidization specific toanenterprise which iscausing injury
tothedomestic industry inamanner prescribed inthisNotification isunlawful.
Adetermination astowhether totakeanymeasures against theactions specified inthepreceding
paragraph shallbebased onanappreciation ofallthevarious interests taken asawhole, including
theinterests ofthedomestic industry, consumers andthepublic interest.
5.2 Thepetitioners, importers andexporters mayrequest disclosure oftheessential facts
andconsiderations onwhich theimposition ofprovisional measures, dutyorthereview ofdutyare
based. Thisrequest shallbemade inaccordance withrulesandprocedures prescribed bytheDepartment
ofForeign Trade.
Therequest referred tointhepreceding paragraph shallbesubmitted within onemonth after
thedateonwhich provisional measure isimposed.
5.3 Therefund ofdutyunder theprovisions ofthisNotification shallbeinaccordance
withtherules andprocedures prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
Article 6 Dumping
6.1 Forthepurpose ofthisNotification, dumping means theimportation ofaproduct into
thecommerce ofThailand atlessthannormal value ofthelikeproduct.
6.2 Theexport price shallbetheprice actually paidorpayable fortheproduct exported
from theexporting country toThailand.
Inacasewhere there isnoexport price orwhere itappears thattheexport price isunreliable
because ofanassociation oracompensatory arrangement among therelevant parties, theexport price
maybeconstructed onthebasis oftheprice atwhich theimported products arefirstresold toan
independent buyer; or,iftheproducts arenotresold toanindependent buyer; orarenotresold in
thecondition inwhich theyareimported, onanyreasonable basis.
Inacasereferred tointhesecond paragraph above, adjustment forallcosts andexpenses
including duties andtaxes, incurred between importation andresale, andforprofits accruing, shall
bemade soastoestablish anexport price.
6.3 Thenormal value shallnormally bebased ontheprices paidorpayable forthelike
product intheordinary course oftrade byindependent customers intheexporting country. Sales of
thelikeproduct destined forconsumption inthedomestic market oftheexporting country shallnormally
beusedtodetermine normal value ifsuchsalesvolume constitutes 5%ormoreofthesalesoftheproduct
exported toThailand fromthatexporting country. However, alower ratiomaybeusedwhen theprices
charged areconsidered representative inthemarket oftheexporting country.
Where there arenosalesofthelikeproduct asdescribed inthepreceding paragraph orwhere
theprice isunreliable because ofanassociation oracompensatory arrangement among therelevant
parties orbecause oftheparticular market situation inthedomestic market oftheexporting country,
suchsalesdonotpermit aproper comparison, thenormal value shallbedetermined asfollows:G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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(1) onthebasis oftheexport prices, intheordinary course oftrade, toanappropriate
thirdcountry, provided thatthose prices arerepresentative; or
(2) onthebasisofthecostofproduction inthecountry oforigin plusareasonable amount
foradministrative, selling andgeneral costs andforprofits.
Sales pursuant tothefirstparagraph or(1)above made atprices below production costs plus
administrative, selling andgeneral costs maybetreated asnotbeing intheordinary course oftrade
andmaybedisregarded indetermining normal value ifitisdetermined thatsuchsalesaremade within
anextended period oftimeinsubstantial quantities andareatprices which donotprovide forthe
recovery ofallcosts within areasonable period oftime. Ifprices which arebelow costs atthetime
ofsaleareabove weighted average costs perunitfortheperiod ofinvestigation, suchprices shallbe
considered toprovide forrecovery ofcosts within areasonable period oftime.
6.4 Inthecaseofimports from non-market economy countries, normal value described
inArticle 6.3shallbedetermined bycomparison within information inacomparable market economy
third country orwhere thatisnotpossible, onanyreasonable basis, including theprice ofthelike
product soldinThailand.
6.5 Inthecasewhere products arenotimported fromthecountry oforigin butareexported
toThailand fromanintermediate country, information existing intheexporting country shallnormally
beusedasthebasis forestablishing thenormal value described inArticle 6.3. However, theprice
inthecountry oforigin maybeusedindetermining normal value if,forexample, theproducts are
merely transhipped through theproducts exporting country orsuchproducts arenotproduced inthe
exporting country orthere isnocomparable price forthem intheexporting country.
6.6 Afaircomparison shallbemade forthepurpose ofdetermining adumping margin.
Thiscomparison shallbemade atthesame level oftrade andtime. Dueallowances shallbemade
fordifferences which affect price comparability. Incasewhere theexport price andnormal value
arenotinthesame leveloftrade orarenotfrom nearly thesame time, dueallowances, intheform
ofadjustments, shallbemade fordifferences infactors which affect price comparability.
Subject tothepreceding paragraph, thedumping margin perunitshallbedetermined onthe
following basis unless there isareasonable ground touseother methods:
(1) acomparison ofaweighted average normal value withaweighted average ofprices
ofallcomparable export transactions; or
(2) acomparison ofnormal value andexport prices onatransaction-to-transaction basis;
or
(3) acomparison ofweighted average normal value andprices ofindividual export
transactions ifthereisapattern ofexport prices which differs significantly among different purchasers,
regions ortimeperiods, andifthemethods specified in(1)and(2)above would notreflect thefull
degree ofdumping.
Sampling inaccordance withtherulesandprocedures prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign
Trade maybeusedindetermining thedumping margin.G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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Article 7 Injury
7.1 Unless otherwise specified intheNotification, injury means:
(1) material injury;
(2) threat ofmaterial injury; or
(3) material retardation.
7.2 Adetermination ofmaterial injury todomestic industry under Article 7.1(1) shallbe
based onpositive evidence ofthefollowing:
(1) thevolume ofdumped imports andtheeffects ofthedumped imports onprices of
thelikeproduct inthedomestic market ofThailand; and
(2) theconsequent impact ofthese imports ondomestic industry.
Where imports ofaproduct from more thanonecountry aresimultaneously subject toanti-
dumping proceedings, inmaking adetermination ofinjury under Article 7.1(1), theeffects ofsuch
imports mentioned inthepreceding paragraph maybecumulatively assessed ifitisdetermined that
thedumping margin established inrelation totheimports fromeachcountry ismore thandeminimis
andthatthevolume ofimports from eachcountry isnotnegligible asdefined inArticle 9.3anda
cumulative assessment oftheeffects oftheimports isappropriate inlightoftheconditions ofcompetition
between dumped imports andtheconditions ofcompetition between thedumped imports andthelike
product inthedomestic market ofThailand.
7.3 Indetermining aninjury referred toinArticle 7.1(1), thedemonstration ofacausal
relationship between thedumped products andtheinjury tothedomestic industry shallbebased on
anexamination ofallrelevant evidence including anyknown factors other thandumped products which
atthesame timeareinjuring thedomestic industry. Factors which mayberelevant inthisrespect
include interalia,thevolume andprices ofimports notsoldatdumping prices, contraction indemand
andchanges inthepatterns ofconsumption, traderestrictive practices ofandcompetition between the
foreignanddomesticproducers,developmentsintechnologyandtheexportperformanceandproductivity
ofthedomestic industry.
7.4 Adetermination ofthreat ofmaterial injury todomestic industry referred toin
Article 7.1(2) shallbebased onfactsandnotmerely onallegation, conjecture orremote possibility.
Thechange incircumstances which would create asituation inwhich thedumping would cause injury
mustbeclearly foreseen andimminent orindicate theimminent likelihood offurther dumped exports
andthat,unless protective action istaken, material injury willoccur. Inmaking adetermination
regarding theexistence ofathreat ofmaterial injury, consideration should begiven tofactors such
as:
(1) asignificant rateofincrease ofdumped imports intothedomestic market ofThailand
indicating thelikelihood ofsubstantially increased imports;
(2) sufficient freely disposable capacity oftheexporter oranimminent andsubstantial
increase insuchcapacity indicating thelikelihood ofsubstantially increased dumped exports toThailand,
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(3) whether imports areentering atprices thatwould, toasignificant degree, depress prices
orprevent priceincreases which would haveoccurred, andwould probably increase demand forfurther
imports; and
(4) inventories oftheproduct being investigated.
7.5 Inorder todetermine whether material retardation ofadomestic industry under
Article 7.1(3) exists, factors which mayleadtoamaterial retardation including thepossible viability
andtimeperiod required fortheestablishment anddevelopment ofsuchdomestic industry shallbe
present.
Article 8 Domestic industry
Forthepurpose ofthisnotification, domestic industry shallbeinterpreted asreferring tothe
domestic producers ofthelikeproducts whose collective output oftheproducts constitutes more than
halfofthetotaldomestic production ofthose products, except that:
(1) when producers arethemselves importers ofthedumped product orarerelated tothe
exporters orimporters, theterm"domestic industry" maybeinterpreted asreferring totherestofthe
producers;
(2) theterritory ofThailand may, fortheproduction inquestion, bedivided intotwoor
more competitive markets andtheproducers ofthelikeproducts within eachmarket mayberegarded
asaseparate industry iftheproducers within suchmarket sellalloralmost alloftheirproduction of
theproduct inquestion inthatmarket, andthedemand inthatmarket isnottoanysubstantial degree
supplied byproducers oftheproduct inquestion located elsewhere inThailand.
Forthepurpose of(1)above, producers shallbedeemed toberelated toexporters orimporters
onlyifoneofthemdirectly orindirectly controls theother; orbothofthemaredirectly orindirectly
controlled byathirdperson; ortogether theydirectly orindirectly control athirdperson, provided
thatthere aregrounds forbelieving orsuspecting thattheeffect oftherelationship issuchastocause
theproducer concerned tobehave differently from non-related producers. Forthepurpose ofthis
paragraph, oneshallbedeemed tocontrol another when theformer islegally oroperationally ina
position toexercise restraint ordirection overthelatter.
Inthecasewhere theterritory ofThailand isdivided intotwoormore competitive markets
pursuant to(2)above, injury maybefound toexistevenwhere amajor portion ofthetotaldomestic
industry isnotinjured. Insuchcircumstances, anti-dumping surcharge shallbelevied onlyonthe
products inquestion consigned forfinalconsumption tothatarea. When itisnotpracticable tolevy
anti-dumping surcharge onsuchabasis ortheadequate assurances under Article 13.2havenotbeen
given promptly, anti-dumping surcharge maybelevied onallthedumped products imported into
Thailand.
Article 9 Anti-Dumping proceeding
9.1 Anyinformation which isbynature confidential, orwhich isprovided onaconfidential
basis byparties toaninvestigation shallbetreated assuch.
Information provided onaconfidential basis shallnotbedisclosed without permission ofthe
party submitting it.Thesupplier ofthatinformation shallberequired tofurnish non-confidential
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andisunwilling toauthorize itsdisclosure tothepublic within thetimeperiod specified, thatinformation
maybedisregarded intheconsideration process.
9.2 Incases inwhich anyinterested party refuses access to,orotherwise doesnotprovide,
necessary information within atimeperiod specified, ordoesnotcooperate andthusrelevant information
isbeing withheld, orsignificantly impedes theinvestigation, determinations maybemade onthebasis
ofthefactsavailable. Thissituation could leadtoaresult which islessfavourable totheinterested
party thaniftheparty didcooperate.
9.3 Anti-dumping proceedings shallbeterminated incases where itisdetermined thatthe
dumping margin isdeminimis asprescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade orthevolume of
dumped imports isnegligible asprescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
9.4 Iftheauthorities deem itappropriate theymayconduct averification oftheclaims
orevidence involved inananti-dumping proceeding.
Theverification maybeconducted atanytimeduring thecourse ofaninvestigation andmay
becarried outinThailand, theexporting country oranyrelevant countries.
9.5 After thenotice ofdumping andinjury investigation ispublished inaccordance with
Article 11.1, iftherearereasonable grounds forsuspecting thateventually thedefinitive anti-dumping
dutymaybecollected retroactively priortothedateofapplication ofprovision measures, theCommittee
maypropose totheMinister toimpose adutyonthesubject goods imported during thesaidperiod.
Article 10 Initiation ofproceedings
10.1 Ananti-dumping proceeding shallbeinitiated inthefollowing manner:
(1) when theDepartment ofForeign Trade deems appropriate upon asufficient evidence
ofdumping andinjury inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisNotification; or
(2) when apetition issubmitted inaccordance withArticle 10.2.
10.2 Apetition fortheCommittee toconduct ananti-dumping proceeding maybesubmitted
byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry totheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
Thepetition referred tointhepreceding paragraph shall besupported bythose domestic
producers whose collective output constitutes more than50%ofthetotalproduction ofthelikeproduct
produced bythatportion ofthedomestic industry expressing either support fororopposition tothe
petition andprovided further thatthose domestic producers expressly supporting thepetition account
fornotlessthan25%oftotalproduction ofthelikeproduct produced bythedomestic industry.
Thesubmission ofthepetition shallbeincompliance withtherulesandprocedures prescribed
bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
10.3 Ifthepetition referred toinArticle 10.2isnotsupported bysufficient oraccurate
evidence, theDepartment ofForeign Trade shallnotify suchpetitioner tocomplete orcorrect thepetition
within thetimeperiod specified.
When thepetition issupported bysufficient andaccurate evidence, theDepartment ofForeign
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10.4 Thepetitioner pursuant toArticle 10.2maywithdraw thepetition. However, ifthe
notice ofanti-dumping andinjury investigations hasbeenmade inconformity withArticle 11.1, the
Committee mayterminate orcontinue withtheinvestigation asitdeems appropriate.
10.5 Incases inwhich theDepartment ofForeign Trade deems itappropriate toinitiate
theanti-dumping investigation orwhen theCommittee determines thatthepetition under Article 10.2
above issupported bysufficient grounds, theDepartment ofForeign Trade shallnotify theDepartment
ofInternalTrade.TheDepartmentofForeignTradeandtheDepartmentofInternalTradeshallpromptly
carry outtheirduties under thisNotification.
IftheCommittee determines thatthepetition isnotsupported bysufficient grounds, the
Department ofForeign Trade shallnotify thepetitioner ofsuchdetermination assoonaspossible.
10.6 Ifthegovernment ofanycountry filesacomplaint thatdumped products imported into
Thailand arecausing injury tothedomestic industry ofthatcountry andiftheDepartment ofForeign
Trade deems itappropriate, itmayproceed withananti-dumping proceeding onthealleged dumping
andtheprovisions ofArticles 9to13shallapply, mutatis mutandis .Thedecision toproceed with
thecasemust beapproved bytheWorld Trade Organization prior toinitiation oftheproceeding.
Therulesandprocedures fortheproceedings referred tointhepreceding paragraph shallbe
inaccordance withthose prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
Article 11 Anti-Dumping andinjury investigation
11.1 Inanti-dumping proceedings, theDepartment ofForeign Trade shallberesponsible
forconducting aninvestigation intotheexistence ofdumping andtheDepartment ofInternal Trade
shallberesponsible forconducting aninvestigation intotheexistence ofinjury.
Ananti-dumping andinjury investigation shallbeinitiated byapublic notice oftheinitiation
thereof given bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade andapublication inagenerally circulated daily
newspaper asitdeems fit.
Apublic notice oftheinitiation ofananti-dumping andinjury investigation shallcontain the
following information:
(1) thename oftheproduct involved;
(2) thename oftheexporting country orcountries involved;
(3) thesummary oftheinformation;
(4) therequest forinformation from theauthorities andthefeesinvolved;
(5) thetime-limits allowed tointerested parties formaking themselves known andtopresent
theirviews inwriting;
(6) theperiod within which interested parties mayapply tobeheard inadumping
investigation conducted bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade andinaninjury investigation conducted
bytheDepartment ofInternal Trade.
TheDepartment ofForeign Trade shallinform inwriting thepetitioner, exporters, importers
orrepresentative thereof known toitoftheinitiation oftheanti-dumping andinjury investigation.
11.2 Oncetheanti-dumping andinjury investigation iscompleted, theDepartment ofForeign
Trade andtheDepartment ofInternal Trade, asthecasemaybe,shallprepare areport onitsfindings
andshallsubmit thesame totheCommittee forfurther deliberation.G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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Article 12 Provisional measures
12.1 IftheCommittee makes anaffirmative preliminary determination ofdumping and
consequent injury anddetermines provisional measures necessary toprevent injury being caused to
thedomestic industry, theCommittee shallpropose totheMinister toimpose provisional measures
byapplying provisional duty. Theprovisional dutyimposed shallnotbegreater thantheprovisionally
estimated margin ofdumping.
12.2 Provisionalmeasuresshallbeappliednosoonerthan60daysfromthedateofpublication
ofthenotice oftheinitiation oftheanti-dumping andinjury investigation.
Theapplication ofprovisional measures shallbelimited onlytotheperiod necessary andshall
beincompliance withthefollowing:
(1) under normal circumstances, theapplication ofprovisional measures maynotexceed
fourmonths;
(2) uponrequest byexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthetrade involved,
theapplication period maybeextended toamaximum ofsixmonths;
(3) if,inthecourse ofaninvestigation, thequestion ofwhether adutylower thanthemargin
ofdumping would besufficient toremove injury isexamined, theperiod referred toin(1)above may
beextended tosixmonths andtheperiod referred toin(2)maybeextended toninemonths, respectively.
Article 13 Undertakings
13.1 Anti-dumping proceedings maybesuspended orterminated withrespect toanyexporter
without theimposition ofprovisional measures upon thereceipt ofsatisfactory undertakings bythe
Department ofForeign Trade fromsuchexporter torevise itsprices ortocease exports ofthedumped
products inquestion.
TheDepartment ofForeign Trade mayaccept anundertaking onlyifitissatisfied that,by
accepting suchundertaking, theinjurious effect ofthedumping willbeeliminated. However, price
increases under suchundertakings shallnotbehigher thannecessary toeliminate thedumping margin.
Theundertakings, tobecome effective, must beapproved bytheCommittee.
13.2 Undertakings maybeaccepted onlyafter theCommittee hasmade apreliminary
determination.
Undertakings maybesought bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade orproposed byexporters.
TheDepartment ofForeign Trade mayreject theundertakings offered bytheexporters for
anyreasons including reason ofgeneral policy. Insuchacase, theDepartment ofForeign Trade,
where practicable, shallprovide totheexporter thereasons which haveledittoconsider acceptance
ofanundertaking asinappropriate.
13.3 Thefactthatexporters donotoffer theundertakings, ordonotaccept aninvitation
todosofrom theDepartment ofForeign Trade, shallinnowayprejudice theconsideration ofthe
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13.4 Anexporter fromwhom anundertaking hasbeenaccepted shallprovide information
within thetimeperiod specified bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade andshallpermit theverification
ofsuchinformation bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade. Incaseofaviolation ofanundertaking,
provisional measures maybeapplied andtheanti-dumping proceedings maybecontinued.
13.5 Upon acceptance ofanundertaking, theanti-dumping proceedings maynevertheless
becompleted bytheCommittee iftheexporter sodesires byindicating itsintention intheundertakings
orifundertakings areaccepted inrespect ofsome butnotalloftheexporters orifsuchundertakings
aresubsequently violated oriftheCommittee sodecides.
Pursuant totheprovision inthepreceding paragraph, upon thecompletion ofthefinal
determination, if:
(1) anegative finaldetermination ismade, theundertaking shallautomatically lapse, except
incases where suchadetermination isdueinlarge parttotheexistence ofanundertaking. Insuch
cases, theCommittee mayrequire thatanundertaking bemaintained forareasonable period;
(2) anaffirmative finaldetermination ismade, theundertaking shallcontinue;
(3) anaffirmative finaldetermination ismade incaseofaviolation ofanundertaking,
theCommittee maylevydefinitive dutyretroactively onproducts entered forconsumption notmore
than90daysbefore theapplication ofaprovisional measure, except thatanysuchretroactive assessment
shallnotapply toimports entered before theviolation oftheundertaking.
13.6 Theprovisions ofArticle 15shallapply, mutatis mutandis ,toundertakings accepted.
Article 14 Anti-Dumping duty
14.1 When anaffirmative finaldetermination ismade bytheCommittee, theamount ofanti-
dumping dutytobeimposed shallbethatwhich would beadequate toremove theinjury andmay,
innocase, exceed thedumping margin.
Anti-dumping dutyshall becollected intheappropriate amounts ineachcase, onanon-
discriminatory basis from eachexporter found topractice dumping, except astoimports from those
exporters forwhich undertakings under theterms ofArticle 13hereof havebeenaccepted.
14.2 When asampling method isusedtodetermine thedumping margin inaccordance with
Article6.6,paragraph3,anyanti-dumpingdutyimposedshallnotexceedtheweightedaveragedumping
margin established fortheparties inthesample. Inaddition, theCommittee shallpropose totheMinister
todetermine anindividual dumping margin foranexporter orproducer notinitially selected whosubmits
thenecessary information within thetimespecified bytheCommittee.
14.3 Where afinaldetermination ofinjury referred toinArticle 7.1(1) ismade or,incase
ofafinaldetermination ofathreat ofmaterial injury referred toinArticle 7.1(2), where theeffect
ofthedumped imports would, intheabsence oftheprovisional measures, haveledtoadetermination
ofinjury referred toinArticle 7.1(1), theCommittee may,inaccordance withtherulesandprocedures
prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade, propose totheMinister tolevyanti-dumping duty
retroactively fortheperiod forwhich provisional measures havebeenapplied.G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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Ifthefinalanti-dumping dutylevied pursuant totheprovision ofthepreceding paragraph is
higher thantheprovisional dutyapplied, thedifference shallnotbecollected. Ifthefinalanti-dumping
surcharge islower thantheprovisional surcharge applied, thedifference shallbereimbursed.
14.4 Where adetermination ofinjury referred toinArticle 7.1(2) or(3)ismade, the
Committee maypropose totheMinister toimpose anti-dumping dutyonlyfrom thedateofthe
determination ofinjury under Article 7.1(2) or(3),asthecasemaybe,andanyprovisional dutyimposed
shallbereimbursed inanexpeditious manner.
Where theCommittee hasfound nodumping orinjury initsfinaldetermination, theprovisional
dutycollected shallbereimbursed inanexpeditious manner.
14.5 Incases inwhich ameasure under Article 9.5istaken, theCommittee maypropose
totheMinister toimpose anti-dumping dutyretroactively foraperiod notmore than90daysprior
tothedateofimposition ofprovisional measures if:
(1) thereisahistory ofdumping ofsuchproducts which caused injury orthattheimporter
was,orshould havebeen, aware thattheexporter practices dumping andthatsuchdumping would
cause injury; and
(2) theinjury iscaused bymassive imports ofaproduct inarelatively short timewhich
inlightoftiming andthevolume ofthedumped imports andother circumstances islikely toseriously
undermine theremedial effect ofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutytobeapplied.
Article 15 Duration andreviews
15.1 Ananti-dumping dutyunder Article 14shallremain inforce onlyaslongasandto
theextent necessary tocounteract dumping which iscausing injury.
15.2 Theneedforcontinued imposition ofthedutymaybereviewed bytheCommittee on
itsowninitiative orattherequest ofaninterested party, provided thatareasonable period oftime
ofatleastoneyearhaselapsed since theimposition offinalanti-dumping duty.
Aninterested party mayrequest theCommittee toconduct aninterim review forthepurpose
ofterminatingorchangingtheanti-dumpingdutyimposed,providedthatsuchaninterestedpartysubmits
positive information substantiating theneedforsuchareview.
Thereview above shallbecarried outexpeditiously andshallbeconcluded within 12months
ofthedateoftheinitiation ofthereview.
Theanti-dumping dutymayremain inforce pending theoutcome ofthereview.
15.3 Adefinitive anti-dumping dutyshallbeterminated onadatenotlaterthanfiveyears
fromitsimposition orfromthedateofthemostrecent review ifthatreview hascovered bothdumping
andinjury, unless theCommittee determines, onitsowninitiative orupon arequest made byoron
behalf ofthedomestic industry within areasonable period oftimeprior tothatdatethattheexpiry
ofthedutywould belikely toleadtocontinuation orrecurrence ofdumping.
15.4 Exporters orimporters outside Thailand whohavenotexported theproduct toThailand
during theperiod ofinvestigation mayrequest areview forthepurpose ofdetermining theirindividual
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anyoftheexporters orproducers outside Thailand whoaresubject totheanti-dumping dutyonthe
product. Inthisregard, paragraph 2ofArticle 8shallapply, mutatis mutandis ,tothisArticle.
Noanti-dumping dutymaybelevied onimports fromsuchexporters orproducers while the
review isbeing carried out.However, ifsuchareview results inadetermination ofdumping orthe
Committee determines thatexporters orproducers requesting areview arerelated toanyoftheexporters
orproducers outside Thailand whoaresubject totheanti-dumping dutyontheproduct, theCommittee
maypropose totheMinister tolevyanti-dumping dutyretroactively tothedateoftheinitiation ofthe
review andArticle 9.5shallapply, mutatis mutandis .
15.5 Animporter mayrequest reimbursement ofdutycollected where itisshown thatthe
dumping margin hasbeeneliminated, orreduced toalevel which isbelow thelevel ofthedutyin
force.
Arequest forreview under thepreceding paragraph maybesubmitted totheCommittee at
anytimewithin 6months from thedateoftheimposition ofsuchduty.
Article 16 Subsidy
16.1 InthisSection,
"Government "shallinclude anypublic body.
"Certain enterprises "means anenterprise orindustry orgroup ofenterprises orindustries.
16.2 Forthepurpose ofthisnotification, asubsidy shall bedeemed toexist where the
government ofthecountry oforigin orexporting country isengaged inthefollowing activities and
abenefit isthereby conferred:
(1) granting ofafinancial contribution including:
(a) anyactivities which willeventually result inatransfer offunds orliabilities
being reduced orterminated;
(b) foregoing ornon-collection ofgovernment revenue thatisotherwise due;
(c) purchase ofgoods orprovision ofgoods orservices other thangeneral
infrastructure; or
(d) making ofpayments toafunding mechanism, ortheactsofentrusting or
directing aprivate body tocarry outoneormore ofthetypes offunctions
illustrated in(a),(b)or(c)above.
(2) giving ofanyform ofincome orprice support, whether direct orindirect, inorder
toincrease anexport orreduce animport ofanyproduct.
Theexemptionofanexportedproductfromcustomssurchargeortaxesbornebythelikeproduct
when destined fordomestic consumption, ortheremission ofsuchduties ortaxes inamounts notin
excess ofthose which haveaccrued, shallnotbedeemed tobeafinancial contribution referred toin
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16.3 Thefollowing types ofsubsidies shallbedeemed tobespecific:
(1) asubsidy towhich access islimited tocertain enterprises, whether inlaworinfact.
Asubsidy forwhich eligibility isbased onanobjective criteria orconditions which areneutral,
donotfavour certain enterprises overothers, andwhich areeconomic innature andhorizontal in
application shallnotbedeemed tobespecific, provided thattheeligibility isautomatic andthatsuch
criteria andconditions arestrictly adhered to.
Thecriteria orconditions referred tointhepreceding paragraph shallbeclearly specified in
law,regulation, orother official document which iscapable ofverification.
Inorder todetermine whether asubsidy isspecific tocertain enterprises, factors other than
those mentioned inthesecond paragraph ofthisArticle shallalsobeconsidered. Suchfactors include:
(a)thereceipt oruseofasubsidy programme bycertain enterprises morethanothers, and(b)themanner
inwhich discretion hasbeenexercised bythegranting authority inthedecision togrant asubsidy.
Account shallbetaken oftheextent ofdiversification ofeconomic activities, aswellasofthelength
oftimeduring which thesubsidy programme hasbeeninoperation.
(2) asubsidy which islimited tocertain enterprises located within adesignated geographical
region. However, thesetting orchange ofgenerally applicable taxratesbyalllevels ofgovernment
entitled todososhallnotbedeemed tobeaspecific subsidy forthepurpose ofthisArticle;
(3) asubsidy contingent, inlaworinfact,uponexport performance inamanner prescribed
bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade;
(4) asubsidy contingent upon theuseofdomestic overimported goods.
Theapplication oftheprovisions in(3)and(4)above toagricultural products shall bein
accordance withtherules andprocedures prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade.
Anydetermination ofspecificity under theprovision ofthefirstparagraph ofthisArticle shall
besubstantiated onthebasis ofpositive evidence.
16.4 Acountervailing dutyshallnotapply tothesubsidies, thedetails ofwhich shallbe
prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade andforwhich thebenefit isprovided through
programmes thatgrant:
(1) assistance forresearch activity;
(2) assistance todisadvantaged regions; or
(3) assistancetopromoteadaptationofexistingfacilitiestonewenvironmentalrequirements
imposed bylawandregulations.
16.5 Countervailing dutyshallbecalculated interms ofthebenefit conferred totherecipient
which isfound toexistduring theinvestigation period forsubsidization andshallbedetermined per
unitofthesubsidized product ofeachrecipient.
Indetermining thecountervailing dutyunder theprovision ofthepreceding paragraph, ifthe
recipient mustpayanyfeesorexpenses tothegranting authority inorder toobtain thesubsidy, such
recipient maydeduct those feesorexpenses from thecalculation. Therecipient bears theburden of
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Theamount ofcountervailing dutytobeimposed shallbethatwhich would beadequate to
remove theinjury and,innocase, mayexceed theamount ofsubsidy received.
16.6 Asregards thecalculation ofbenefit totherecipient, thefollowing rulesshallapply:
(1) Government provision ofequity capital shallnotbeconsidered asconferring abenefit,
unless theinvestment decision canberegarded asinconsistent withtheusual investment practice of
private investors inthecountry oforigin orexport.
(2) Aloanbyagovernment shallnotbeconsidered asconferring abenefit, unless there
isadifference between theamount thatthefirmreceiving theloanpaysonthegovernment loanand
theamount thatthefirmwould payofacomparable commercial loanwhich thefirmcould actually
obtain onthemarket. Inthiscase, thebenefit shallbethedifference between these twoamounts.
(3) Aloanguarantee byagovernment shallnotbeconsidered asconferring abenefit, unless
thereisadifference between theamount thatthefirmreceiving theguarantee paysonaloanguaranteed
bythegovernment andtheamount thatthefirmwould payforacomparable commercial loanabsent
thegovernment guarantee. Inthiscase, theprovision in(2)above shallapply, mutatis mutandis ,to
thecalculation ofbenefit received.
(4) Theprovision ofgoods orservices orpurchases ofgoods byagovernment shallnot
beconsidered asconferring abenefit unless theprovision ismade forlessthanadequate remuneration,
orthepurchase ismade formore thanadequate remuneration. Theadequacy ofremuneration shall
bedetermined inrelation toprevailing market conditions fortheproduct orservice inquestion inthe
country ofprovision orpurchase.
Thecalculation ofthebenefit totherecipient shallbeinconformity withtherulesandprocedures
prescribed bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade. Theaforesaid notification mayspecify thatfurther
notifications oftheMinistry ofCommerce maybeissued forthispurpose.
16.7 Theprovisions inArticles 6to15shallapply, mutatis mutandis ,tocountervailing duty
investigations, except inthefollowing cases:
(1) theprovision ofArticle 12.2(2) and(3)shallnotapply totheapplication ofprovisional
measures withrespect tocountervailing dutyproceeding.
(2) inthecaseofundertakings from exporters, those undertakings shallnotbeaccepted
unless theconsent oftheexporting country hasbeenobtained.
16.8 Assoonaspossible afterapetition from arepresentative ofadomestic industry is
accepted orupontheinitiation ofcountervailing dutyproceedings bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade,
thecountry theproducts ofwhich maybesubject tosuchproceedings shallbenotified andgiven an
opportunity forconsultations withtheCommittee withtheaimofterminating thecountervailing duty
proceedings orentering intoanundertaking.
Throughout theperiod oftheproceedings, thecountry theproducts ofwhich maybesubject
tosuchproceedings shall beafforded theopportunity tocontinue consultations. However, these
provisions regarding consultations arenotintended toprevent theauthorities concerned fromproceeding
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TheCommittee shallpermit thecountry theproducts ofwhich maybesubject tocountervailing
dutyproceedings access tonon-confidential evidence.
Article 17 Committee
17.1 There shallbeacommittee entitled the"Committee onDumping andSubsidy". The
members oftheCommittee include theMinister ofCommerce asChairman; arepresentative from
theMinistry ofFinance, arepresentative fromtheMinistry ofForeign Affairs, arepresentative from
theMinistry ofIndustry, theDirector-General oftheDepartment ofForeign Trade, theDirector-General
oftheDepartment ofInternal Trade; theDirector-General oftheDepartment ofBusiness Economics
andsixexpert members tobeappointed bytheCabinet.
Theindividuals tobeappointed expert members oftheCommittee under theprovision ofthe
firstparagraph ofthisArticle shallbeexperts inthefields ofinternational trade, economics, accounting,
lawandindustrialization.
TheDirector-General oftheDepartment ofForeign Trade shall appoint officials ofthe
Department ofForeign Trade toactasasecretary andassistant secretary totheCommittee.
17.2 TheCommittee shallhavethefollowing authorities andduties:
(1) toperform theirduties involving anti-dumping andcountervailing measures under this
notification;
(2) toapprove orreject theundertakings;
(3) toperform anyother actsauthorized bythisnotification orbytheCabinet.
17.3 Each expert member oftheCommittee shallhaveatermofoffice ofsixyears.
Attheendofthefirsttwoyears, two-thirds oftheexpert members oftheCommittee shall
retire, theretiring members tobeselected bywayofdrawing. Attheendofthefouryearperiod,
one-half oftheexpert members leftfromthefirstdrawing shallretire, theretiring members tobeselected
byanother drawing. Theretirement ofsuchexpert members bywayofdrawing shallbedeemed to
bearetirement byrotation.
17.4 Inaddition totheretirement byrotation, theexpert members oftheCommittee shall
retire upon thefollowing events:
(1) death;
(2) resignation;
(3) requestbytheCabinettoresignduetoinappropriatebehaviour,dishonestyorinefficiency
onthepartoftheexpert member;
(4) adjudication byfinal court decision ofimprisonment except incases where such
adjudication results from offenses involving negligence orpetty crimes;
(5) incompetency orsemi-incompetency;
(6) bankruptcy.
17.5 Incaseanexpert member oftheCommittee retires priortotheendofhisterm, anew
member shallbeappointed inanexpeditious manner. Ifthetermforwhich anewexpert member
would beappointed islessthan90days, theappointment ofthenewmember mayormaynotbemade.G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
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Thetermofoffice ofanewly appointed expert member referred tointhepreceding paragraph
shallbetheremaining termoftheretiring expert member.
17.6 Ameeting oftheCommittee shallbevalidonlywhen nolessthanhalfoftheCommittee
members arepresent. IftheChairman isnotpresent atameeting orisunable toperform theassigned
functions, theVice-Chairman shallactinplace oftheChairman. Ifneither theChairman orVice-
Chairman ispresent atthemeeting orabletoperform hisassigned functions, themembers inattendance
shallelectanacting Chairman among themselves.
Adecision oftheCommittee shallbemade byamajority voteofallthemembers present at
themeeting. Eachmember hasonevote. Intheevent ofatie,theChairman shallcastthefinal, decisive
vote.
Dissenting views together withthereasons therefore which areoffered during anymeeting
shallberecorded intheminutes ofthemeeting. Anymember oftheCommittee mayrequest the
incorporation ofhisdissenting views inthedetermination.
17.7 Forthepurposes ofperforming itsduties andfunctions under theprovisions ofthis
notification, theCommittee mayappoint asub-committee toperform anyofitsduties andfunctions
onitsbehalf.
Article 18 Provisional terms
Thisnotification shallapply toallthepetitions which werefiledunder thenotification ofthe
Ministry ofCommerce regarding Rules andProcedures ontheImposition ofSurcharges onDumped
andSubsidized Imports, B.E.2534 buthasnotbeenfinalized.
Article 19 TheMinister ofCommerce shallberesponsible fortheadministration ofthis
notification.
(Chusheep Hansaward)
Minister ofCommerce