WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 
19 October 2004 
 (04-4394) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 18.5 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Supplement
 
   The following communication, dated 14 October 200 4, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Commission. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 18(5) of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, please find attached 
information received from the new Member States concerning their anti-dumping legislation. 
 
 G/ADP/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 
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 NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 18.5 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VI OF THE GATT 1994 
 
CYPRUS 
 
Concerning the Notification under Article 18.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement of the WTO, please 
note that the old anti-dumping law which existed si nce 1955, but had never been used, has become 
obsolete following accession of Cyprus to the European Union.   
CZECH REPUBLIC 
 
After the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU , its national anti-dumping legislation, i.e. Act  
No. 152/1997 Coll., on the protection against imports  of dumped products, expired.  At present, the 
proposal of the law that will formally repeal th e Czech anti-dumping legisl ation is going through the 
governmental and parliamentaria n legislative procedure.  
 
ESTONIA 
 With reference to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of Art. VI of the GATT 1994, the 
Republic of Estonia notified the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices in the document 
G/ADP/N/1/EST/2 dating to the 02.06.2003 the fu ll text of Anti-Dumping Act Passed on the 
12.06.2002.  The full text of Anti-Dumping Act was published in the Official Gazette of the  
Republic of Estonia Riigi Teataja (RT1 I 2002, 57, 358), and entered into force on 01.09.2002.  The  
§ 72 of the Anti-Dumping Act stated that this Act is repealed upon Estonia's accession to the 
European Union.  
HUNGARY 
 With reference to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on the implementation of Article VI of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Hungary in forms the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
that its national legislation on anti-dumping and c ountervailing duty investigations has been repealed 
by Government Decree No. 105/2004.  (IV.27.)  Fr om 1 May 2004, the relevant legislation of the 
European Communities is applicable in Hungary. 
 
LITHUANIA 
 Pursuant to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Impl ementation of Article VI of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Lithuania wishes to in form, that the Law on the Amendment of the  
Anti-Dumping Law of the Republic of Lithuania No. IX-663, adopted on 17 December 2001 (see notifications G/ADP/N/1/LTU/1 and G/ADP/N/1/LTU/C orr.1) was repealed by the Law on Repeal of 
the Law on Customs Tariffs, the Law on Anti-dumping, the Law on Safeguard Measures and the Law on Countervailing Duties, and the Legislation Amending Thereof, No. IX-2146, adopted on  
20 April 2004.  This piece of legi slation is published in "Valstyb ės žinios" ( Official Gazette )  
No. 63-2248 and came into force on 1 May 2004.  
 
LATVIA 
 With reference to Article 18.5 of the Agreemen t on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, 
Latvia notifies that its anti-dumping legisl ation (The Anti-dumping Law, notified under 
G/ADP/N/1/LVA/2, G/ADP/N/1/LVA/2/Suppl.1;  and Regulation No. 234 “Procedures for the Application of Certain Provisions of  the Anti-dumping Law”, notified under 
G/ADP/N/1/LVA/2/Suppl.2) has been abolished as of 1 May 2004, following Latvia’s accession to 
the European Union.  G/ADP/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 
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 MALTA 
 In document G/ADP/N/1/MLT/1, Malta notified that it does not have any laws and regulations on 
anti-dumping measures.  Following its accession to the EU on 1 May 2004, the relevant Community legislation applies. 
 
POLAND 
 As far as notification under Article 18.5 ADA is co ncerned, we would like to inform you that the 
Polish anti-dumping legislation - the Law of 11 December 1997 on the protection against importing 
goods into the Polish customs territory at dumping prices, notification of which was made on  
31 July 1998, was repealed by the Law of 20.04.04, Official Journal of Poland, No.96, item 959, except for the regulations concerning pending cases in  the administrative court with regard to past 
complaints.  
SLOVAKIA 
 Pursuant to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Impl ementation of Article VI of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Slovakia informs that  the pre-accession legislation (Act No. 59 of  
6 February 1997 on protection agai nst dumping imports of goods) has been repealed by a cancelling 
provision of the new Customs Code.  The Customs C ode entered into force on the date on which the 
Treaty of Accession of the Slovak Republic to  the European Union came into force. 
 
SLOVENIA 
 Under Article 18.5 ADA, the Republic of Slovenia notified the Decree on Dumped and Subsidized 
Imports in the document G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1 on 5 Apr il 1995.  This decree was repealed by the 
Decree on termination of the decree on Dumped and Subsidized Imports which was published in the 
Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 45/2004 on 29 April 2004.  
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