G/ADP/Q1/CMR/5  
G/SCM/Q1/CMR/5  
G/SG/Q1/CMR/5  
 
14 September 2022  
(22-6810) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES  
REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION OF CAMEROON1 
The following communication, dated and received on 13  September 2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United States.  
 
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The United States thanks Cameroon for its notification regarding Law No. 2016/004 Governing 
Foreign Trade in Cameroon and poses the following que stions:2 
Question 1  
Article 27 states that procedures for calculating normal value, injury to the domestic industry, and 
the margin of dumping are "established by regulation."  
a. Please clarify whether Cameroon has codified and published these specific regulations.  
b. If so, please clarify when these regulations will be notified to the relevant WTO  Committees 
for review by Members.  
Question 2  
Article 28 paragraph 1 states that "natur al or legal persons" or "the organizations concerned" can 
submit applications alleging dumped or subsidized imports to the Minister for foreign trade. Please 
clarify whether Cameroon has any requirements regarding the establishment of domestic industry 
support or representation, similar to the requirements set forth in Article 5.4 of the WTO Agreement 
on the Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
(Anti-dumping Agreement). If so, please identify the law or regulation that describes any such 
requirements.  
Question 3  
Article 28 paragraph 2, states that applications "shall contain sufficient evidence of the existence of 
dumping or subsidization." Please explain what would constitute "sufficient" evidence pursuant to 
this provision.  
 
1 G/ADP/N/1/CMR/2 - G/SCM/N/1/CMR/2 - G/SG/N/1/CMR/2 .  
2 For the sake of efficiency, the United States suggests that committee review for questions 1 
through 9 and 11 be conducted in the Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices, while committee 
review for question 10 be conducted in the Committee on Safeguards.  
 G/ADP/Q1/CMR/5 • G/SCM/Q1/CMR/5 • G/SG/Q1/CMR/5  
 
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  Question 4  
Article 29, paragraph 2 states that, upon the initiation of an investigation, the Minister shall "officially 
inform the parties concerned." Please describe what constitutes the "parties concerned." Please 
clarify whether the "the part ies concerned" include foreign governments.  
Question 5  
Article 29 paragraph 4 states that "regulation" determines the Anti -Dumping and Subsidies 
Committee's "organization and functioning." Please confirm whether "regulation" refers to Decree 
No. 2017/6524 /PM of 7 June 2017, or some other regulation. If the reference is to another 
regulation, please specify which regulation is referred to by Article 29 paragraph 4.  
Question 6  
Articles 24, 30, and 47 refer to periods of ninety, thirty and fifteen, and two hu ndred days, 
respectively. Please clarify whether "days" mean calendar or business days.  
Question 7  
Article 31 describes that trade investigations "shall continue on the basis of information available to 
the investigators" in the case that one of the partie s cannot provide the required information. Please 
clarify whether the investigating authority would first request clarification or further information from 
parties before determining to proceed "on the basis of information available to the investigators."  
Question 8  
Article 35 states that exporters and importers "may be informed of the course of the proceedings 
and the outcome of the investigation."  
a. Please clarify how the Minister will determine in what instances exporters, importers, and 
applicants may be informed of the proceedings and outcome of an investigation.  
b. Please clarify why parties would not be informed in all instances and identify instances in 
which exporters and importers would not be informed of the outcome of the proceedings . 
Question 9  
Article 41 discusses the process to request reviews of trade remedy measures. Please clarify when 
and where decisions on reviews are published.  
Question 10  
Paragraph (2) of Article 43, regarding safeguard measures, states that the evaluation of current or 
potential serious injury shall be conducted in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Safeguards 
and "the criteria defined by regulation." Please specify the referenced regulation and state when it 
will be notified to the WTO Committ ee on Safeguards for Members to review.  
Question 11  
Article 53 describes the electronic platform through which foreign trade remedy operations are 
conducted, known as e -Single Window for Foreign Trade Operations.  
a. Please clarify whether the electronic plat form treats public and proprietary information 
separately.  
b. Please explain how the protection of proprietary information is ensured.  
 
 
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