G/ADP/Q1/BHR/7  
G/SCM/Q1/BHR/7  
G/SG/Q1/BHR/7  
 
7 April 2015  
(15-1879)  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 UN ITED STATES REGARDING 
THE NOTIFICATION OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN1 
The following communication, dated 7 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
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The United States thanks Bahrain for the notification of the Gulf Cooperation Council ("GCC") 
Amended Common Law on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures, dated 31 December 2014 ("Law"), and poses the following questions:
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Question 1 
 The introductory note states that the Rules of Im plementation ("Rules") are in the process of being 
translated into English. Could Bahrain please provid e an update as to the status of the translation 
of the Rules and when they will be notified to the Committee? Additionally, will the Rules provide 
further information on what procedures the Technical Secretariat will use in conducting 
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard investigations, and the standards that Bahrain 
will apply in making injury determinations in such investigations?  Question 2 
 
Please explain how Bahrain plans to provide reas onable public notice of hearings and other 
important events or deadlines in an investigation so that interested parties have the opportunity to 
present their views. Will notices be published in an Official Gazette or made available online? If so, 
please provide the sources for such notices.  
Question 3 
 Article 4 of the Law states that complaints will be considered in accordance with the Law and Rules. Please confirm that all complaints submitted would also be considered in accordance to 
Bahrain's commitments under the relevant WTO Ag reements (i.e., Agreement on Implementation 
of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tari ffs and Trade 1994, Agreement of Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures, and Agreement on Safeguards). Also, in instances of potential conflict 
between the Law or Rules, and the above-mentione d WTO Agreements, which will take precedence 
when the GCC conducts its actions?  
                                               
1 G/ADP/N/1/BHR/3 (dated 15 January 2015). 
2 For the sake of efficiency, the Un ited States suggests that committee review for these questions be 
conducted in the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices. G/ADP/Q1/BHR/7 • G/SCM/Q1/BHR/7 • G/SG/Q1/BHR/7 
 
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  Question 4 
 According to Article 8 of the Law, the Ministerial Committee has the authority to increase or reduce 
the definitive antidumping and countervailing measures. Please describe the circumstances under 
which such a revision to a proposed measure is envisioned and what specific factors are 
considered when making such a determination.  
Question 5 
 Article 12 of the Law refers to the confidentialit y of information and states that "… shall keep 
confidential any information submitted to them on a confidential basis or which by nature is 
confidential". Please confirm that in such instances, the GCC would ensure that adequate non-
confidential summaries of the relevant data and information submitted will be made available to interested parties in order to defend their interests. 
 
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