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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/SGP/1
G/SCM/Q1/SGP/1
ORGANIZATION 11March 1997
(97-0983)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofSINGAPORE1toQuestions from
AUSTRALIA2andMALAYSIA3
Thefollowing communication, dated 6March 1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofSingapore.
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AUSTRALIA
Question
Since Singapore 'slegislation hasnotyetbeenamended tobring itintoconformity withthe
WTO Anti-Dumping andSubsidies Agreements, doesthismean thatSingapore willnotbetaking any
newanti-dumping orcountervailing dutyactions before theamended legislation hasbeenenacted and
notified totheCommittees? Ifnot,howwillSingapore ensure consistency withtheWTO Agreements?
Answer
DuringthesecondsessionoftheJointCommitteesonAnti-Dumping/SubsidiesandCountervailing
Measures heldon26October 1995, theSingapore Delegation hadassured thatSingapore would not
betaking anynewanti-dumping orcountervailing dutyactions prior totheadoption ofthenew
legislation. Singapore would nottakeanyaction thatwould beinconsistent withitsobligation under
theWTO Agreements.
Singapore hassince passed itsnewlegislation on1November 1996. TheCountervailing and
Anti-Dumping Duties Act1996ofSingapore hasbeennotified totheWTO on7November 1996which
canbefound indocument G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2-G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2.
1G/ADP/N/1/SGP/1-G/SCM/N/1/SGP/1.
2G/ADP/W/85-G/SCM/W/94.
3G/ADP/W/148-G/SCM/W/155.
./.G/ADP/Q1/SGP/1
G/SCM/Q1/SGP/1
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MALAYSIA
Questions
(i) WillSingapore notify theWTO Committees onA-DandCVD ofwhatlawwould be
applicable inSingapore pending thecoming intoforce ofitsnewnational legislation?
(ii) Intheevent thattheMalaysian manufacturer requests areview andisableto
substantiate suchareview, would theSingapore authority review suchanapplication
under thepresent legislation orwould thesaidMalaysian manufacturer havetowait
untilthenewnational legislation ofSingapore onthissubject matter isenforced?
Answers (i)&(ii)
Asindicated bytheSingapore delegation during thesecond session oftheJointCommittees
onAnti-Dumping/Subsidies andCountervailing Measures heldon26October 1995, pending thecoming
intoforce ofSingapore 'snewlegislation, anyappeal forareview bythemanufacturer, which was
allowed under Singapore 'sexisting anti-dumping legislation, would beconducted inaccordance with
theprocedures setoutintheWTO Anti-Dumping Agreement.
Question
(iii) Asafollow-up totheanswer tothequestion forwarded bytheAustralian delegate that:
"Itisuptothediscretion oftheMinister whether ornottoinitiate anyaction pending
thecoming intoforce oftheirnewnational legislation", Malaysia seeks clarification
astounder which lawwould theMinister initiate suchproceedings ifhemaysoexercise
hisdiscretion toinitiate anti-dumping proceedings pending thecoming intoforce of
theirnewnational legislation onthesaidsubject matter?
Answer
Inthereply totheAustralian delegate, Singapore hadstated thatprior totheenactment ofthe
newlegislation, Singapore would notbetaking anynewanti-dumping orcountervailing dutyactions.
Singapore would nottakeanyaction thatwould beinconsistent withitsobligation under theWTO
Anti-Dumping Agreement.
Singapore hassince passed itsnewlegislation on1November 1996. TheCountervailing and
Anti-Dumping Duties Act1996ofSingapore hasbeennotified totheWTO on7November 1996which
canbefound indocument G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2-G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2.