G/L/1448  
G/ADP/31  
 
28 November 2022  
(22-8869) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices    
 
WTO RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC  
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON ANTI -DUMPING PRACTICES  
The following report is being submitted by the Chairperson of the Committee on Anti -Dumping 
Practices (ADP Committee), Mr Juan Carlos ESTRELLA, at the request of the Chairperson of the 
Council for Trade in Goods1 (CTG), and was prepared with the assistance of the Secretariat.  
1  INFORMATION FOR THE CTG REPORT ON COVID -19-RELATED ACTIONS  
1.1  Committee w ork 
As a result of the pandemic -related lockdown, the ADP Committee meeting scheduled for the week 
of 27 April 2020 was cancelled.2 At the 17 April 2020 meeting of the Heads of Delegations, the DG 
urged Chairs to consult with Members on how to proceed wit h the work of the regular Committees.  
Upon the call by the DG, the Chairperson of the ADP Committee, together with the Chairpersons of 
the Committees on Safeguards and Subsidies and Countervailing Measures initiated informal 
consultations with Members. Dur ing these consultations the Chairs (i) explained that they were 
reaching out to see how to proceed with the work of the Committees, noting that there was a 
back log of different meetings that had not happened, and it was not certain when the meetings 
would  be held; and (ii) informed Members  what was on the agendas for the April 2020 meetings and 
asked whether it would be agreeable to have virtual meetings to discuss any/some/all of these items 
or a written process for certain agenda items.  
On 13 May 2020, t he Chairs of the three Committees informed Members that no consensus could be 
reached about holding the meetings remotely, or having a written exchange of questions and 
answers, or a combination of both.  
On 5 June 2020, the Chairs of the three Committees s ent another communication to the Membership 
reminding delegations of the Committees' decisions on having the regular meetings in the last weeks 
of April and October. This reminder was sent to Members in order to set the dates of the autumn 
meetings of the Committees. In this communication, the Chairs also asked Members to contact them 
if any Member had any objections to holding the meetings in the week of 26 October 2020.  
As no objection was raised by the deadline set by the Chairs, the Secreta riat circulated the so -called 
"deadlines document" containing the specific dates by which Members should submit the various 
documentation in conjunction with the October 2020 meetings of the three Committees.  
Since October 2020, the ADP Committee meetings have taken place in hybrid mode, with some 
delegates attending in person and others joining via a virtual platform.  
 
1 JOB/CTG/18.  
2 Communication sent by the DG to the Heads of Delegations dated 14 March 2020.  G/L/1448 • G/ADP/31  
 
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  1.2  Transparency  
In accordance with Article 18.5 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement, four Members submitted legislative 
notifications illustrating th e procedural adaptations they undertook in their trade remedies 
investigations as a result of COVID -19. 
As of 14 October 2022, four Members had notified anti -dumping actions referring to the COVID -19 
pandemic. These pertained to the suspension of anti -dump ing measures on syringes and parenteral 
solutions; syringes and vacuum plastic tubes for blood collection; textured polyester filament; and 
on aluminium -zinc coated steel.  
 
1.3  Dedicated COVID -19-related activities or discussions in the Committee  
Two Members requested to place an item on the agenda of the October 2020 meeting pertaining to 
Members' anti-dumping  investigation procedures during the pandemic, including the temporary 
suspension of international onsite verifications. Members explored, i n an informal mode, whether 
competent authorities had made any adjustments to their laws, practices or procedures as they 
continued to operate during the pandemic period and the different approaches followed by Members 
in this respect.  
 
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