G/ADP/N/1/CHN/2/Suppl.7  
G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1/Suppl.5  
G/SG/N/1/CHN/2/Suppl.5  
 
3 October  2018 
(18-5310) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATIONS OF LAW S AND REGULATIONS UN DER 
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGRE EMENTS  
CHINA 
The following communication, dated 26 September 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of China.  
 
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In line with the obligations under Article 18.5 of  the WTO Anti -Dumping Agreement,  Article  32.6 of 
the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  and Article 12.6 of the Agreement on 
Safeguards  to notify laws, regulations and administrative procedures to the Commit tee on Anti -
Dumping Practices , to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  and to the 
Committee on Safeguards  respectively, the People's Republic of China (China) hereby notifies the 
Committees:  
 
The Interim Rules on Implementation of the Wor ld Trade Organization Ruling in Dispute Concerning 
Trade Remedy Measures promulgated on 29 July 2013 and effective as of 29  July 2013.  
 
Please find attached the English translation of the Interim Rules. Please note that the Interim Rules 
are authentic only  in Chinese and that the English translation is for reference only by WTO Members.  
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  INTERIM RULES ON IMP LEMENTATION OF THE W ORLD TRADE ORGANIZAT ION RULING IN  
DISPUTE CONCERNING T RADE REMEDY MEASURES  
(Promulgated by Decree No. [2013] 2 of the Ministry of C ommerce on 29 July 2013)  
 
Article 1  The Interim Rules are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and administrative 
regulations to implement the World Trade Organization ("WTO") ruling in dispute concerning anti -
dumping, countervailing and safeguard m easures.  
 
Article 2  Where the WTO Dispute Settlement Body makes the ruling requiring China to bring the 
anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard measures into conformity with its obligations under the 
relevant WTO Agreements, the Ministry of Commerce (the  "MOFCOM") may propose or determine 
to amend or repeal such anti -dumping, countervailing or safeguard measures, or decide to take 
other appropriate measures in accordance with law.  
 
Article 3  Before making the proposal or determination as provided in Artic le 2 of the Interim 
Rules, the MOFCOM may conduct a reinvestigation. Where a decision is made to conduct the 
reinvestigation, the MOFCOM shall inform the interested parties by public notice or by other means.  
 
Article 4  The reinvestigation may be conducted  by means of inter alia  questionnaire, sampling, 
hearing and on -site verification.  
 
Article 5  The MOFCOM shall, before a determination of the reinvestigation is made, inform the 
interested parties of the essential facts which form the basis for the determination, and provide the 
interested parties reasonable time to make comments.  
 
Article 6  The MOFCOM may make recommendation to the State Council Tariff Commission on 
amending or repealing the tariff measures including anti -dumping duties, countervail ing duties and 
safeguard duties, and make a public notice as per the decision of the State Council Tariff 
Commission.  
 
Where the MOFCOM decides to amend or repeal measures including price undertakings, 
undertakings and quantitative restrictions, or take ot her appropriate measures, it shall inform the 
interested parties of such decision by public notice or by other means.  
 
Article 7  Where a ruling made under other trade agreements concluded or acceded by China 
requires China to bring the anti -dumping, counte rvailing or safeguard measures into conformity with 
its obligations under such agreements, the Interim Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis . 
 
Article 8  The Interim Rules shall come into force as from the date of publication.  
 
The Interim Rules shall be appli cable in the implementation of the ruling which has not been 
implemented on the date when the Interim Rules come into force.  
 
 
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