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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/EGY/1
G/SCM/Q1/EGY/1
ORGANIZATION 10July1997
(97-2898)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofEGYPT1
toQuestions from AUSTRALIA2andtheUNITED STATES3
Thefollowingcommunication,dated1July1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofEgypt.
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Question from Australia
Since Egypt hasnotyetadopted national legislation toimplement theWTO Anti-Dumping
andSubsidies Agreements, canitconfirm thatitwillnottakeanyanti-dumping orcountervailing
dutyactions before thislegislation hasbeenadopted? Ifnot,howwould Egypt ensure consistency
withtheWTO Agreements?
Reply
With reference totheabove question putbyAustralia, wewould liketostatethatuntilthe
adoption ofnational legislation, Egypt willbecommitted totherelevant WTO Agreements, which
became partoftheEgyptian law.
Questions from theUnited States
Q.1. Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round Anti-dumping andSubsidies and
Countervailing Duty Agreements didyour country have anti-dumping orcountervailing
dutylaws? Ifso,have those lawsbeen revoked?
Reply
Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round, Egypt didnothaveanyanti-dumping or
countervailing dutylaws. Apresidential Decree No.181fortheyear1983 wasissued toapply the
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Tokyo Round Agreements onimplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT (Anti-Dumping Code), and
subsidies andcountervailing duties. These agreements wereratified andtherefore became partofthe
Egyptian laws.
These lawshavebeenupdated tobeinconformity withtheWTO relevant agreements bymeans
ofthePresidential Decree No.72of1995. Accordingly, those agreements alsobecame partofEgypt 's
national laws.
Q.2. Ifyouareintheprocess ofdrafting legislation, what istheestimated date for
implementation ofthelegislation?
Reply
Itisexpected thatalawonanti-dumping, subsidies andsafeguards would bepromulgated during
1997, afterbeing adopted bythePeople 'sAssembly.
Q.3. Doesyourcountryhaveanorganizationwhichisresponsibleforadministeringanti-dumping
orcountervailing dutylegislation, orwhich otherwise applies suchremedies withrespect
toimports intoyourcustoms territory? Ifso,doestheorganization haveanyadministrative
guidelines foradministering these laws?
Reply
In1995, Egypt established abody -within theMinistry ofTrade andSupply -responsible
foradministeringanti-dumpingandcountervailingmeasures,aswellashandlinginvestigationsconcerning
complaints ofanti-dumping, subsidies andcountervailing measures. Thebody isguided initswork
bytheprovisions oftherelevant WTO Agreements. Administrative guidelines willbeprepared as
soonasthelawisadopted bythePeople 'sAssembly.
Q.4. Does your country have anyoutstanding anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyfindings?
Reply
Sofar,noanti-dumping orcountervailing dutyfindings havebeenconcluded byEgypt.
Q.5. What provisions have been made forjudicial review ofanti-dumping orcountervailing
dutyactions?
Reply
Judicialreviewofanti-dumpingorcountervailingdutyactionsisdonethroughtheAdministrative
Court inEgypt, according totheregulations applied inthatrespect.
Q.6. What provisions under yourlawhavebeenmade fortheimplementation ofWTO panel
reports?
Reply
After ratifying theUruguay Round Agreements, theprovisions oftheWTO Dispute Settlement
Understanding became partoftheEgyptian law.