WT/DS536/1  
G/L/1208  
G/ADP/D122/1  
 
12 January 2018  
(18-0225) Page: 1/3 
  Original: English  
 
 
UNITED STATES – ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES ON FISH FILLETS FROM VI ET NAM  
REQUEST FOR CONSULTA TIONS BY VIET NAM  
The following communication, dated 8 January 2018 , from the delegation of Viet Nam  to the 
delegation of the United States  and to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is 
circulated in accordance with Article  4.4 of the DSU.  
 
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Upon instructions from my authorities, I hereby request consultations with the Government of the 
United States pursuant to A rticle 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the 
Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), Article XXII: 1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1994 ("GATT 1994"), and Articles 17.2 and 17.3 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article V I 
of GATT 1994 ("Anti -Dumping Agreement"). This request is made with respect to:  
(1) The imposition of anti -dumping duties and cash deposit requirements pursuant to the 
final results of the United States Department of Commerce's (hereafter, "USDOC") 
fifth administrative review for the period from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008 in 
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review, 75 Fed. Reg. 
12726 (March 17, 2010);  
(2) The imposition of anti -dumping duties and cash deposit requirements pursuant to the 
final results of the USDOC's sixth administrative review for the period from August 1, 
2008 to July 31, 2009, in Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Sociali st Republic of Viet 
Nam: Final Results of the Sixth Administrative Review and Sixth New Shipper Review, 
76 Fed.Reg.  15941 (March 22, 2011);  
(3) The imposition of anti -dumping duties and cash deposit requirements pursuant to the 
final results of the USDOC' s seventh administrative review for the period from August 
1, 2009 to July 31, 2010, in Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 
Viet Nam: Final and Partial Rescission of the Seventh Antidumping Administrative 
Review, 77 Fed.Reg.  15039 ( March 14,2012);  
(4) The seventh administrative review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist 
Republic of Viet Nam as referenced above insofar as it did not revoke the anti -
dumping duty order with respect to certain respondents eligible for and r equesting 
such revocation;  
(5) Any other ongoing or future anti -dumping administrative reviews, and the preliminary 
and final results thereof, related to the imports of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the 
Socialist Republic of  Viet Nam (DOC Case A -552-801), as well as any assessment 
instructions, cash deposit requirements, and revocation determinations issued 
pursuant to such reviews;  
 (6) Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ("URAA"), 19 U.S.C. §3538, as 
elaborated upon in the Statement of Adm inistrative Action accompanying the URAA 
and as implemented by the relevant United States authorities;  WT/DS536/1 • G/L/1208 • G/ADP/D122/1  
 
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  (7) Any other legal authority claimed by the United States authorities to allow compliance 
with the treatment required by the WTO with respect to unliqui dated entries which 
entered the US prior to the implementation of any Section 129 proceeding.  
With regard to these measures, Viet Nam would like to consult with the United States regarding 
application of certain laws, regulations and practices, including the following:  
(1) the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in particular Sections 731, 751, 752, 771(7), 
771(35)(A), 771(35)(B), and 777A(d);  
(2) Section 129 of the URAA, codified as 19 U.S.C. §3538;  
(3) the United States Statement of Administrative Action tha t accompanied the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. No.1 03 -316, vol. I;  
(4) the implementing regulations of the United States Department of Commerce 
("USDOC"), 19 C.F.R. Section 351, in particular 19 C.F.R. § 351.218 and 19 C.F.R. § 
351.414;  
(5) the Import Administration Antidumping Manual (2009 edition), including the computer 
programs to which it refers;  
(6) the methodology of the United States for determining margins of dumping in 
administrative reviews;  
(7) the practice of requiring submission of  a separate rate application or certification in 
original investigations and periodic reviews concerning Vietnamese producers in order 
to qualify for the all others - or "separate" - rate; 
(8) the application of a so -called Viet Nam -wide entity rate based on adverse facts 
available to respondents not individually investigated who fail to provide a separate 
rate application or certification to demonstrate the absence of government control;  
(9) the practice of implementing adverse Dispute Settlement Body ruli ngs, pursuant to 
Section 129 of the URAA, or other legal authority, such that unliquidated entries 
entered or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption prior to the date of a 
Section 129 determination remain subject to assessment of duties pursuant to t he 
original anti -dumping duty determination or a rate higher than a WTO consistent rate.  
Viet Nam would like to consult with the United States not only with regard to actions taken by the 
USDOC in the determinations listed at (1) -(4) above on an "as applie d" basis, but would also like 
to consult with the United States' regarding its practice, as such, of (1) improper use of the 
zeroing methodology in original investigations and reviews pursuant to its so -called differential 
pricing methodology, (2) improper  application of an assessment rate to a country -wide entity in 
investigations and periodic reviews that is distinct from the all others rate, by way of USDOC's 
"separate rate" practice, (3) requiring non -individually investigated respondents to respond to a 
questionnaire regarding independence from government control to qualify for the all others rate; 
and (4) improper implementation of adverse Dispute Settlement Body rulings relating to US anti -
dumping practices, actions, and measures, pursuant to Section 129 of the URAA or other authority 
under US law. 
The matters that the Government of Viet Nam would like to raise in the course of consultations 
include, but are not limited to, the following:  
(1) The rejection of the request for revocation by Vinh Hoan in the 7th administrative 
review when the final determination in that review would not occur until 330 days 
after the request for revocation;  
(2) The rejection of the request for revocation by Vinh Hoan in the 7th administrative 
review when the date specified by USDO C for such a request was before the date of 
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  (3) The continued reliance by the US, including in the reviews affecting Vinh Hoan’s 
eligibility for a revocation, on a WTO inconsistent zeroing practice;  
(4) The continued re liance by the US on its separate rate practice in cases involving Viet 
Nam despite this practice having been found to be WTO inconsistent; and  
(5) The continued failure by the US to provide authority for WTO consistent 
implementation of adverse rulings to the extent such rulings require the refund of 
unliquidated duties on entries entering the United States prior to the date of 
implementation.  
Viet Nam believes that the laws, regulations, administrative procedures, practices and 
methodologies described above ar e as such and/or as applied in the determinations listed above, 
and on the basis of continued use with respect to select practices, inconsistent with the obligations 
of the United States under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organizati on 
(the "WTO Agreement") and the Agreements annexed thereto. The provisions with which these 
measures appear to be inconsistent include, but are not limited to, the following:  
(1) Articles 1:1, VI: 1, VI:2, and X:3(a) of the GATT 1994;  
(2) Articles 1,2.1,2 .4,2.4.2,6,9, 11, 17.6(i), and Annex II of the Anti -Dumping 
Agreement;  
(3) Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement;  
(4) Articles 3.7, 19.1,21.1,21.3, and 21.5 of the DSU; and  
(5) Viet Nam's Protocol of Accession to the WTO.  
Viet Nam reserves the right to raise additional claims and legal matters during the course of the 
consultations.  
We look forward to receiving your reply to this request and, in accordance with Article 4.3 of the 
DSU, to selecting a mutually acceptable date for holding consultations. Viet Nam welcomes 
suggestions that the United States may have concerning the date and venue for the consultations.  
 
 
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