WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
25 April 2017 
(17-2252) Page: 1/82 
  Original: English  
 
  CHINA – ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF  
CELLULOSE PULP FROM CANADA  
REPORT OF THE PANEL  
Addendum  
This addendum  contains Annexes A to D to the Report  of the Panel to be found in 
document  WT/DS483/R.  
 
 
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  LIST OF ANNEXES  
ANNEX  A 
INTERIM R EVIEW AND WORKING PROCEDUR ES OF THE PANEL  
Contents  Page  
Annex  A-1 Interim Review  A-2 
Annex  A-2 Working Procedures of the Panel  A-7 
Annex  A-3 Additional Working Procedures of the Panel concerning Business Confidential 
Information  A-12 
ANNEX B  
ARGUMENTS OF CANADA  
Contents  Page  
Annex  B-1 First integrated executive summary of the arguments of Canada  B-2 
Annex  B-2 Second integrated executive summary of the arguments of Canada  B-15 
ANNEX  C 
ARGUMENTS OF CHINA  
Contents  Page  
Annex  C-1 First integrated execut ive summary of the arguments of China  C-2 
Annex  C-2 Second integrated executive summary of the arguments of China  C-14 
ANNEX  D 
ARGUMENTS OF THE THI RD PARTIES  
Contents  Page  
Annex  D-1 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of Brazil  D-2 
Annex  D-2 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of the European Union  D-5 
Annex  D-3 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of Japan  D-8 
Annex  D-4 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of Norway  D-11 
Annex  D-5 Integrated executive summary of  the arguments of the United States  D-13 
 
 
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  ANNEX A  
INTERIM REVIEW AND WORKING PROCEDUR ES OF THE PANEL  
Contents  Page  
Annex  A-1 Interim Review  A-2 
Annex  A-2 Working Procedures of the Panel  A-7 
Annex  A-3 Additional Working Procedures of the Panel concer ning Business Confidential 
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  ANNEX  A-1 
INTERIM REVIEW  
1  INTRODUCTION  
In compliance with Article 15.3 of the DSU, this Annex sets out the Panel's discussion of the 
arguments made at the interim review stage. We have modified certain aspects o f the Report in 
light of the parties' comments where we considered it appropriate, as explained below. In addition, 
the Panel has made a number of changes of an editorial nature to improve the clarity and accuracy 
of the Report or to correct typographical and other non -substantive errors, certain of which were 
suggested by the parties.1 
As a result of the changes that we have made, the numbering of footnotes in the Final Report has 
changed from the Interim Report. References to footnotes and paragraph numbe rs in this section 
relate to the Final Report.  
2  SPECIFIC REQUESTS FO R REVIEW SUBMITTED B Y THE PARTIES  
2.1  Footnote 9  
China requests that the Panel identify relevant provisions of the DSU and the Working Procedures 
for deciding to admit Canada's letter dated 15 September 2016. Canada objects to China's 
request, noting that were the Panel to grant China's request, it could refer to Article 12.1 of the 
DSU and paragraph 26 of the Working Procedures.  
We have decided not to grant China's request. The DSU does not est ablish strict rules regarding 
the timing of parties' submissions. Panels adopt their working procedures after consulting with the 
parties to the dispute, and may adapt their procedures where warranted. In this instance, the 
Panel provided China with an opp ortunity to comment on Canada's letter. In its response dated 
23 September 2016, China both objected to receipt of Canada's letter, and set out China's views 
on the substance of the letter. The Panel accepted both Canada's letter and China's response in 
the exercise of its authority over the conduct of the proceedings.  
2.2  Paragraph 7.6  
China suggests referring to "Panel" instead of "panels" in the last sentence of paragraph 7.6 in 
order to take into account the reference to "the present dispute" at the end of the sentence. 
Canada objects to China's suggestion and requests that the Panel replace "the present dispute" 
with "disputes", which would ensure consistency, because the word "panels" is used throughout 
Section 7.2.2 "Standard of Review".  
We have modified  paragraph 7.6 to be grammatically and logically correct.  
2.3  Paragraph 7.8  
China notes that the reference to both "at issue" and "it challenges" in the second sentence of 
paragraph 7.8 may be duplicative and suggests deleting one of them. Canada agrees.  
We have modified the second sentence of paragraph 7.8 to avoid the duplication.  
2.4  Footnote 59  
China suggests adding the word "economic" to the phrase "all  relevant factors" in the 
first sentence of footnote 59 in order to reflect the precise lang uage in Article  3.4 of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement. Canada agrees.  
                                               
1 These include changes in paragraphs 7.66, 7.84, 7.172, 7.182, 7.183, and 8.2, and in footnotes 183, 
256, 286, 334 , and 338.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  We have amended footnote 59 accordingly.  
2.5  Paragraph 7.25  
China suggests that the phase "an investigating authority" in t he second sentence of 
paragraph  7.25 should be changed to "investigating authorities" in order to be grammatically 
accurate with the succeeding text in the block quote. Canada agrees.  
We have modified the quoted text to eliminate the inconsistency.  
2.6  Paragraph 7.52  
China notes that paragraph 7.52 reflects its procedural objection and requests  that the Panel 
modify this paragraph by adding its non -procedural arguments. Canada objects to China's request, 
submitting that the arguments China suggests adding relate to its substantive position on 
Article  3.2 and are not relevant for Panel's consider ation of the procedural objection.  
Given that we address Canada's arguments on the substance of its allegation after resolving the 
procedural objection, we have decided to grant China's request and modified paragraph 7.52 
accordingly.  
2.7  Paragraph 7.58  
China requests that the Panel add a new paragraph after paragraph 7.58 to fully reflect its 
arguments on MOFCOM's price effects analysis. Canada objects to China's request, noting that 
paragraph 7.57 summarizes Canada's claims regarding MOFCOM's consideration of  price effects 
and paragraph 7.58 summarizes China's response to Canada's claims. According to Canada, the 
new paragraph suggested by China is not necessary, because it includes arguments that do not 
directly address Canada's claims.  
We have modified parag raph 7.58 to better reflect China's arguments.  
2.8  Paragraph 7.67  
China requests that the Panel modify paragraph 7.67 to fully reflect its arguments . Canada objects 
to China's request, asserting that paragraph 7.67 comprehensively summarizes China's arguments 
regarding Canada's claim on parallel price trends and additional information is not necessary. 
Canada also notes that the arguments China suggests adding refer to MOFCOM's examination of 
pricing documents and meeting minutes and are not relevant for the ex amination of parallel price 
trends.  
We have modified paragraph 7.67 and added footnote 143 to paragraph 7.77 to better reflect 
China's arguments.  
2.9  Paragraph 7.82  
China suggests including additional arguments it made at the end of paragraph 7.82 or as a new 
paragraph. Canada objects to China's request, asserting that paragraph 7.82 succinctly 
summarizes China's arguments and further summary proposed by China is not necessary.  
We have decided to deny China's request. Paragraph 7.82 relates to our analysis of M OFCOM's 
consideration of the fact that dumped imports were sold at higher prices than the domestic like 
product. The arguments China wishes to add relate to other aspects of our analysis, and are 
reflected and addressed elsewhere in the Report. Specificall y, MOFCOM's consideration of pricing 
documents and meeting minutes is addressed in Section 7.5.6 of the Report, and China's 
argument that all factors and evidence were considered by MOFCOM collectively is addressed in 
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  2.10  Footnote  164  
Canada requests that the Panel clarify the third sentence in footnote 157 (footnote 164 in the Final 
Report), submitting that it is unclear whether the third sentence refers to the findings in China – 
Autos (US)  discussed in that footnote or the fact s before the Panel in the present dispute. China 
objects to Canada's request, maintaining that the sentence clearly refers to the present dispute 
and Canada's request is not justified.  
The third sentence as originally drafted referred to the findings in t he present dispute. In order to 
eliminate any confusion, we have modified the footnote.  
2.11  Paragraphs 7.104, 7.111 and 7.118  
Canada suggests that the Panel revise the last sentence of paragraph 7.104, the third sentence of 
paragraph 7.111 and the last sentenc e of paragraph 7.118 to replace the phrase "the explanatory 
force of the dumped/subject imports for" with the phrase "whether the dumped/subject imports 
have explanatory force for". China objects to Canada's requests, considering that the proposed 
changes alter the meaning conveyed by the sentences.  
The sentences as originally drafted express the meaning intended by the Panel, and we have 
therefore decided to deny Canada's requests.  
2.12  Paragraph 7.144  
Canada requests that the Panel replace the phrase "[i]n the  alternative" with the phrase "in 
addition" in the second sentence of paragraph 7.144, asserting that Canada's argument mentioned 
in that sentence was a separate and additional argument, rather than an alternative one. China 
objects to Canada's request. Fo r China, the Panel's reference to Canada's argument as one made 
"[i]n the alternative" is reasonable in light of the language used by Canada, noting that 
paragraph  133 of Canada's first written submission introduces this argument with the phrase 
"[e]ven if  MOFCOM's volume effects and prices effects analysis were found to be consistent  …". 
The paragraph as originally drafted expresses the Panel's understanding of Canada's argument as 
proposing an alternative basis for a finding that MOFCOM's causation analys is is inconsistent with 
Articles 3.1 and 3.5 to that referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph. We therefore deny 
Canada's request.  
2.13  Paragraph 7.145  
China requests that the Panel add a new paragraph following paragraph 7.145 to fully reflect 
MOFCO M's key findings on causation. Canada objects to China's request, submitting that 
paragraph 7.145 provides a succinct summary of China's response to Canada's claims regarding 
MOFCOM causation analysis and the additional paragraph suggested by China would b e repetitive.  
The additional detailed data underlying MOFCOM's causation analysis China seeks to add in a new 
paragraph is reflected elsewhere in the Report and discussed in the Panel's analysis as relevant. 
Thus, we consider it superfluous to include tha t detailed data in either this or a new paragraph. 
However, we have modified this paragraph to more fully reflect China's arguments and added 
relevant references in footnote 244 to indicate where the detailed data China seeks to add can be 
found in MOFCOM' s determination.  
2.14  Paragraph 7.155  
Given the Panel's finding in paragraph 7.155 that the Anti -Dumping Agreement does not provide 
guidance as to the structure of an investigating authority's final determination, China suggests 
that the first sentence of this  paragraph be amended to replace the phrase "the context of" with 
the phrase "section of the Final Determination concerning/on the." Canada's did not comment on 
this suggestion.  
As this proposed change does not affect our views as set out in this paragraph , we have decided to 
grant China's request and amended paragraph 7.155 accordingly.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  2.15  Paragraph 7.161  
Canada suggests adding the word "while" in the second sentence of paragraph 7.161, after the 
first quotation. China did not comment on this suggestion.  
We have modified paragraph 7.161 accordingly.  
2.16  Paragraph 7.162  
China suggests clarifying that the fourth sentence of paragraph 7.162 refers to cotton  cellulose 
pulp. Canada agrees.  
We have modified paragraph 7.162 accordingly.  
2.17  Paragraph 7.171  
China requests th at the Panel revise the last sentence of paragraph 7.171. Canada agrees with 
China's request and further requests that the sentence be re -ordered and re -worded to improve its 
clarity.  
We have modified paragraph 7.171 in line with the parties' suggestions.  
2.18  Footnote 304  
China requests that the Panel add a reference to para. 135 of China's second written submission in 
footnote 296 (footnote 304 in the Final Report). Canada agrees with China's request.  
We have added the reference requested by China.  
2.19  Paragraph  7.178  
China requests that the Panel delete the word "never" in the pe nultimate sentence of 
paragraph  7.178. Canada agrees with the China's request.  
We have amended paragraph 7.178 accordingly.  
2.20  Paragraph 7.184  
China suggests that the Panel replace the phr ase "increased demand" with the phrase "the 
increase in the total domestic demand" in the penultimate sentence of para. 7.184 to more 
accurately reflect the data. Canada agrees, but proposes a different formulation of the 
replacement phrase, "the increase in total domestic demand". China also suggests inserting a 
footnote reference to the Final Determination following the first and second sentences of 
paragraph 7.184. Canada agrees with China's suggestion.  
We have modified paragraph 7.184 in accordance wit h the suggestions of the parties and added 
footnote 314.  
2.21  Paragraph 7.186  
China requests that the Panel delete the reference to the dumped imports from Canada in 
paragraph 7.186, since MOFCOM's conclusion that the non -dumped imports did not break the 
causal  link between the dumped imports and the material injury to the domestic industry refers to 
the dumped imports generally, i.e. from all investigated countries. Canada agrees with China's 
request.  
We have made the requested change.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  2.22  Footnote 320  
China sugg ests changing the reference in footnote 311 (footnote 320 in the Final Report) to 
paragraphs 172 -174 of Canada's first written submission. Canada agrees with China's suggestion.  
We have made the requested change.  
2.23  Paragraph 7.201  
China requests that the Pa nel clarify the second sentence of paragraph 7.201 by adding the phrase 
"during certain parts of the POI". Canada agrees with the suggested change.  
We have made the requested change.  
2.24  Footnote 331  
China suggests that references to the Final Determination i n footnote 322 (footnote 331 in the 
Final Report), be changed from pages 74 and 75 to pages 74 and 76. Canada agrees that the 
reference in this footnote should be changed, but requests that it be changed to pages 74 -76. 
We have changed the reference in the  footnote to pages 74 -76 of the Final Determination.  
 
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  ANNEX A -2 
WORKING PROCEDURES O F THE PANEL  
Adopted on 8 January 2016  
1.  In its proceedings, the Panel shall follow the relevant provisions of the Understanding on Rules 
and Procedures Governing the Se ttlement of Disputes (DSU). In addition, the following Working 
Procedures shall apply.  
General  
 
2.  The deliberations of the Panel and the documents submitted to it shall be kept confidential. 
Nothing in the DSU or in these Working Procedures shall preclud e a party to the dispute (hereafter 
"party") from disclosing statements of its own positions to the public. Members shall treat as 
confidential information submitted to the Panel by another Member which the submitting Member 
has designated as confidential.  Where a party submits a confidential version of its written 
submissions to the Panel, it shall also, upon request of a Member, provide a non -confidential 
summary of the information contained in its submissions that could be disclosed to the public. The 
parties shall treat business confidential information in accordance with the procedures set forth in 
the Additional Working Procedures of the Panel Concerning Business Confidential Information.  
3.  The Panel shall meet in closed session. The parties, and Mem bers having notified their interest 
in the dispute to the Dispute Settlement Body in accordance with Article 10 of the DSU (hereafter 
"third parties"), shall be present at the meetings only when invited by the Panel to appear before 
it.  
4.  Each party and  third party has the right to determine the composition of its own delegation 
when meeting with the Panel. Each party and third party shall have the responsibility for all 
members of its own delegation and shall ensure that each member of such delegation a cts in 
accordance with the DSU and these Working Procedures, particularly with regard to the 
confidentiality of the proceedings.  
Submissions  
 
5.  Before the first substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties, each party shall submit a 
written submiss ion in which its presents the facts of the case and its arguments, in accordance 
with the timetable adopted by the Panel. Each party shall also submit to the Panel, prior to the 
second substantive meeting of the Panel, a written rebuttal, in accordance wit h the timetable 
adopted by the Panel.  
6.  A party shall submit any request for a preliminary ruling at the earliest possible opportunity 
and in any event no later than in its first written submission to the Panel. If Canada requests such 
a ruling, China sh all submit its response to the request in its first written submission. If China 
requests such a ruling, Canada shall submit its response to  the request prior to the 
first substantive meeting of the Panel, at a time to be determined by the Panel in light o f the 
request. Exceptions to this procedure shall be granted upon a showing of good cause.  
7.  Each party shall submit all factual evidence to the Panel  no later than during the 
first substantive meeting, except with respect to evidence necessary for purpo ses of rebuttal, 
answers to questions or comments on answers provided by the other party. Exceptions to this 
procedure shall be granted upon a showing of good cause. Where such exception has been 
granted, the Panel shall accord the other party a period of time for comment, as appropriate, on 
any new factual evidence submitted after the first substantive meeting.  
8.  Where the original language of exhibits is not a WTO working language, the submitting party or 
third party shall submit a translation into the  WTO working language of the submission at the 
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  upon a showing of good cause. Any objection as to the accuracy of a translation should be raised 
promptly in wr iting, no later than the next filing or meeting (whichever occurs earlier) following 
the submission which contains the translation in question. Any objection shall be accompanied by a 
detailed explanation of the grounds of objection and an alternative tran slation.  
9.  In order to facilitate the work of the Panel, each party and third party is invited to make its 
submissions in accordance with the WTO Editorial Guide for Panel Submissions attached as 
Annex  1, to the extent that it is practical to do so.  
10.  To facilitate the maintenance of the record of the dispute and maximize the clarity of 
submissions, each party and third party shall sequentially number its exhibits throughout the 
course of the dispute. For example, exhibits submitted by Canada could be  numbered CAN -1, 
CAN-2, etc. If the last exhibit in connection with the first submission was numbered CAN -5, the 
first exhibit of the next submission thus would be numbered CAN -6. 
Questions  
 
11.  The Panel may at any time pose questions to the parties and third parties, orally or in writing, 
including prior to each substantive meeting.   
Substantive meetings  
 
12.  Each party shall provide to the Panel the list of members of its delegation in advance of each 
meeting with the Panel and no later than 5.00  p.m. the previous working day.  
13.  The first substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties shall be conducted as follows:  
a. The Panel shall invite Canada to make an opening statement to present its case first. 
Subsequently, the Panel shall invite China t o present its point of view. Before each 
party takes the floor, it shall provide the Panel and other participants at the meeting 
with a provisional written version of its statement. In the event that interpretation is 
needed, each party shall provide addit ional copies for the interpreters, through the 
Panel Secretary. Each party shall make available to the Panel and the other party the 
final version of its opening statement as well as its closing statement, if any, 
preferably at the end of the meeting, and in any event no later than 5.00  p.m. on the 
first working day following the meeting.  
b. After the conclusion of the statements, the Panel shall give each party the opportunity 
to ask the other party questions or make comments, through the Panel. Each party  
shall then have an opportunity to answer these questions orally. Each party shall send 
in writing, within a timeframe to be determined by the Panel, any questions to the 
other party to which it wishes to receive a response in writing. Each party shall be 
invited to respond in writing to the other party's written questions within a deadline to 
be determined by the Panel.  
c. The Panel may subsequently pose questions to the parties. Each party shall then have 
an opportunity to answer these questions orally. T he Panel shall send in writing, 
within a timeframe to be determined by it, any questions to the parties to which it 
wishes to receive a response in writing. Each party shall be invited to respond in 
writing to such questions within a deadline to be determi ned by the Panel.  
d. Once the questioning has concluded, the Panel shall afford each party an opportunity 
to present a brief closing statement, with Canada presenting its statement first.  
14.  The second substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties s hall be conducted as follows:  
a. The Panel shall ask China if it wishes to avail itself of the right to present its case first. 
If so, the Panel shall invite China to present its opening statement, followed by 
Canada. If the China chooses not to avail itse lf of that right, the Panel shall invite 
Canada to present its opening statement first. Before each party takes the floor, it 
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  version of its statement. In the event th at interpretation is needed, each party shall 
provide additional copies for the interpreters, through the Panel Secretary. Each party 
shall make available to the Panel and the other party the final version of its opening 
statement as well as its closing st atement, if any, preferably at the end of the 
meeting, and in any event no later than 5.00  p.m. of the first working day following 
the meeting.  
b. After the conclusion of the statements, the Panel shall give each party the opportunity 
to ask the other ques tions or make comments, through the Panel. Each party shall 
then have an opportunity to answer these questions orally. Each party shall send in 
writing, within a timeframe to be determined by the Panel, any questions to the other 
party to which it wishes t o receive a response in writing. Each party shall be invited to 
respond in writing to the other party's written questions within a deadline to be 
determined by the Panel.  
c. The Panel may subsequently pose questions to the parties. Each party shall then ha ve 
an opportunity to answer these questions orally. The Panel shall send in writing, 
within a timeframe to be determined by it, any questions to the parties to which it 
wishes to receive a response in writing. Each party shall be invited to respond in 
writing to such questions within a deadline to be determined by the Panel.  
d. Once the questioning has concluded, the Panel shall afford each party an opportunity 
to present a brief closing statement, with the party that presented its opening 
statement first, presenting its closing statement first.  
Third parties  
 
15.  The Panel shall invite each third party to transmit to the Panel a written submission prior to 
the first substantive meeting of the Panel with the parties, in accordance with the timetable 
adopte d by the Panel.  
16.  Each third party shall also be invited to present its views orally during a session of this first 
substantive meeting, set aside for that purpose. Each third party shall provide to the Panel the list 
of members of its delegation in ad vance of this session and no later than 5.00  p.m. the previous 
working day.  
17.  The third -party session shall be conducted as follows:  
a. All third parties may be present during the entirety of this session.  
b. The Panel shall first hear the arguments o f the third parties in alphabetical order. 
Third parties present at the third -party session and intending to present their views 
orally at that session, shall provide the Panel, the parties and other third -parties with 
provisional written versions of their  statements befor e they take the floor. 
Third parties shall make available to the Panel, the parties and other third parties the 
final versions of their statements, preferably at the end of the session, and in any 
event no later than 5.00  p.m. of the first  working day following the session.  
c. After the third parties have made their statements, the parties may be given the 
opportunity, through the Panel, to ask the third parties questions for clarification on 
any matter raised in the third parties' submiss ions or statements. Each party shall 
send in writing, within a timeframe to be determined by the Panel, any questions to a 
third party to which it wishes to receive a response in writing.  
d. The Panel may subsequently pose questions to the third parties. Each third party shall 
then have an opportunity to answer these questions orally. The Panel shall send in 
writing, within a timeframe to be determined by it, any questions to the third parties 
to which it wishes to receive a response in writing. Each third  party shall be invited to 
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  Descriptive part  
 
18.  The description of the arguments of the parties and third parties in the descriptive part of the 
Panel report shall cons ist of executive summaries provided by the parties and third parties, which 
shall be annexed as addenda to the report. These executive summaries shall not in any way serve 
as a substitute for the submissions of the parties and third parties in the Panel's examination of 
the case.  
19.  Each party shall submit an integrated executive summary of the facts and arguments as 
presented to the Panel in its first written submissions, first opening and closing oral statements 
and responses to questions following the  first substantive meeting, and a separate integrated 
executive summary of its written rebuttal, second opening and closing oral statements and 
responses to questions following the second substantive meeting, in accordance with the timetable 
adopted by the  Panel. Each integrated executive summary shal l be limited to no more than 
15 pages. The Panel will not summarize in a separate part of its report, or annex to its report, the 
parties' responses to questions.  
20.  Each third party shall submit an executive  summary of its arguments as presented in its 
written submission and statement in accordance with the timetable adopted by the Panel. This 
summary may also include a summary of responses to questions, where relevant. The executive 
summary to be provided by  each third party shall not exceed 6  pages.  
21.  The Panel reserves the right to request the parties and third parties to provide executive 
summaries of facts and arguments presented by a party or a third party in any other submissions 
to the Panel for wh ich a deadline may not be specified in the timetable.  
Interim review  
 
22.  Following issuance of the interim report, each party may submit a written request to review 
precise aspects of the interim report and request a further meeting with the Panel, in ac cordance 
with the timetable adopted by the Panel. The right to request such a meeting shall be exercised no 
later than at the time the written request for review is submitted.  
23.  In the event that no further meeting with the Panel is requested, each par ty may submit 
written comments on the other party's written request for review, in accordance with the timetable 
adopted by the Panel. Such comments shall be limited to commenting on the other party's written 
request for review.  
24.  The interim report, a s well as the final report prior to its official circulation, shall be kept 
strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed.  
Service of documents  
 
25.  The following procedures regarding service of documents shall apply:  
a. Each party and third party shal l submit all documents to the Panel by filing them with 
the DS  Registry (office No. 2047).  
b. Each party and third party shall file 2 paper copies of all documents it submits to the 
Panel. Exhibits may be filed in 2 copies on CD -ROM or DVD and 2 paper cop ies. The 
DS Registrar shall stamp the documents with the date and time of the filing. The 
paper version shall constitute the official version for the purposes of the record of the 
dispute.  
c. Each party and third party shall also provide an electronic copy  of all documents it 
submits to the Panel at the same time as the paper versions, preferably in Microsoft 
Word format, either on a CD -ROM, a DVD or as an e -mail attachment. If the electronic 
copy is provided by e -mail, it should be addressed to DSRegistry@ wto.org, with a 
copy to xxxxx @wto.org. If a CD -ROM or DVD is provided , it shall be filed with the 
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  d. Each party shall serve any document submitted to the Panel directly on the other 
party. Each party shall, in addition, serve on all third part ies its written submissions in 
advance of the first substantive meeting with the Panel. Each third party shall serve 
any document submitted to the Panel directly on the parties and all other 
third parties. Each party and third party shall confirm, in writi ng, that copies have 
been served as required at the time it provides each document to the Panel.  
e. Each party and third party shall file its documents with the DS Registry and serve 
copies on the other party (and third parties where appropriate) by 5.00  p.m. (Geneva 
time) on the due dates established by the Panel. A party or third party may submit its 
documents to another party or third party in electronic format only, subject to the 
recipient party or third party's prior written approval and provided that  the Panel 
Secretary is notified.  
f. The Panel shall provide the parties with an electronic version of the descriptive part, 
the interim report and the final report, as well as of other documents as appropriate. 
When the Panel transmits to the parties or t hird parties both paper and electronic 
versions of a document, the paper version shall constitute the official version for the 
purposes of the record of the dispute.  
26.  The Panel reserves the right to modify these procedures as necessary, after consultat ion with 
the parties.  
 
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  ANNEX A -3 
ADDITIONAL WORKING P ROCEDURES OF THE PANEL CONCERN ING 
BUSINESS  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  
Adopted on 8 January 2016  
The following procedures apply to any business confidential information (BCI) submitted in the 
course of th e Panel proceedings in DS483.  
1. For the purposes of these Panel proceedings, BCI is any information that has been 
designated as such by the party submitting the information and that was previously treated 
as confidential within the meaning of Article 6.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of 
Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 by the Chinese investigating 
authority in the anti -dumping investigation at issue in this dispute. However, these 
procedures do not apply to any information  that is available in the public domain. In 
addition, these procedures do not apply to any BCI if the person who provided the 
information in the course of the aforementioned investigation agrees in writing to make the 
information publicly available.  
2. As required by Article 18.2 of the DSU, a party or third party having access to BCI submitted 
in these Panel proceedings shall treat it as confidential and shall not disclose that 
information other than to those persons authorized to receive it pursuant to th ese 
procedures. Any information submitted as BCI under these procedures shall only be used for 
the purposes of this dispute and for no other purpose. Each party and third party is 
responsible for ensuring that its employees and/or outside advisors comply w ith these 
working procedures to protect BCI. An outside advisor is not permitted access to BCI if that 
advisor is an officer or employee of an enterprise engaged in the production, sale, export, or 
import of the products that were the subject of the invest igation at issue in this dispute, or 
an officer or employee of an association of such enterprises. All third party access to BCI 
shall be subject to the terms of these working procedures.  
3. No person may have access to BCI except a member of the Secretari at or the Panel, an 
employee of a party or third party under the terms specified in these procedures, or an 
outside advisor to a party or third party for the purposes of this dispute.  
4. The party submitting BCI shall mark the cover and/or first page of t he document containing 
BCI, and each page of the document, to indicate the presence of such information. The 
specific information in question shall be placed between double brackets, as follows: 
[[xx,xxx.xx]]. The first page or cover of the document shall state "Contains Business 
Confidential Information", and each page of the document shall contain the notice "Contains 
Business Confidential Information" at the top of the page.  
5. Any BCI that is submitted in binary -encoded form shall be clearly marked with  the 
statement "Business Confidential Information" on a label of the storage medium, and clearly 
marked with the statement "Business Confidential Information" in the binary -encoded files.  
6. In the case of an oral statement containing BCI, the party or thi rd party making such a 
statement shall inform the Panel before making it that the statement will contain BCI, and 
the Panel will ensure that only persons authorized to have access to BCI pursuant to these 
procedures are in the room to hear that statement. The written versions of such oral 
statements submitted to the Panel shall be marked as provided for in paragraph 4.  
7. If a party or third party considers that information submitted by the other party or a third 
party contains information which should have  been designated as BCI and objects to such 
submission without BCI designation, it shall forthwith bring this objection to the attention of 
the Panel, the other party, and, where relevant, the third parties. The Panel shall deal with 
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  party or a third party submitted information designated as BCI which should not be so 
designated, it shall forthwith bring this objection to the attention of the Panel, the other 
party, and, where relevant, the third parties, and the Panel shall deal with the objection as 
appropriate.  
8. Any person authorized to have access to BCI under the terms of these procedures shall store 
all documents containing BCI in such a manner as to prevent unauthorized access to such 
information.  
9. The Panel will not disclose BCI, in its report or in any other way, to persons not authorized 
under these procedures to have access to BCI. The Panel may, however, make statements 
of conclusion drawn from such in formation. Before the Panel circulates its final report to the 
Members, the Panel will give each party an opportunity to review the report to ensure that it 
does not contain any information that the party has designated as BCI.  
10. Submissions containing B CI will be included in the record forwarded to the Appellate Body in 
the event of an appeal of the Panel's Report.  
 
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  ANNEX  B 
ARGUMENTS OF CANADA  
Contents  Page  
Annex  B-1 First integrated executive summary of the arguments of Canada  B-2 
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  ANNEX  B-1 
FIRST INTEGRATED EXE CUTIVE SUMMARY OF TH E ARGUMENTS OF CANAD A 
I. CANADA'S FIRST WRITT EN SUBMISSION1 
1. China's measures imposing duties on cellulose pulp fro m Brazil,  Canada and the 
United  States were set out in the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 
(MOFCOM)  Notice No.  75 [2013] and Notice No.  18 [2014]. Cellulose pulp is the product subject to 
MOFCOM's dumping investigation, produced through the c hemical treatment of plant fibre 
substances, such as wood fibre, cotton and bamboo. Cellulose pulp is primarily used for the 
production of viscose fibres, such as VSF.  
A. Legal Argument  
2. China's anti -dumping measures on imports of cellulose pulp from Can ada are a result of 
flawed findings on injury and causation by (MOFCOM). MOFCOM's findings in relation to volume, 
price effects, impact, causal link and non -attribution constitute violations of China's obligations 
under Articles 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 of th e Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994  (ADA).  
1. Standard of Review  
3. The applicable standard of review is set out in Article 11 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settlement  of Disputes  (DSU) and Article 17.6 of the ADA. These 
provisions require the Panel to make an objective assessment of the facts of the case and to 
determine whether MOFCOM's finding conforms to the requirements of the ADA. Moreover, the 
Appellate Body has found that panels must determine whether an investigating authority (IA) has 
made "reasoned and adequate" conclusions "in the light of the evidence on the record". While an 
investigating authority has discretion in considering conflicting arguments and evi dence, panels 
must ensure that explanations by an IA reflect the conflicting arguments and evidence considered.  
2. Article 3 Provides a Mandatory Framework for Determining whether 
Subject Imports Caused Injury  
4. The paragraphs of Article 3 provide "the re levant framework and disciplines" that an IA must 
follow when conducting an injury and causation analysis. These paragraphs form a "logical 
progression" for the IA to follow in order to answer the "ultimate question" of whether subject 
imports are causing material injury to the domestic industry. The analyses required by these 
paragraphs are "interlinked"; the outcome of each must provide a "meaningful basis" to perform 
the analysis required by the subsequent paragraph. Although Article 3 does not prescribe  a specific 
methodology that an IA must use in making its injury determination, a finding of injury can only 
be sustained if an IA can demonstrate that it has met the requirements of each discrete paragraph 
of Article 32. 
                                               
1 Canada has summarized its first written submission and opening statement at the first meeting of the 
Panel. The latter also constitu tes a summary of Canada's closing statement. Summaries of Canada's responses 
to the Panel's questions are contained in relevant footnotes throughout.  
2 Response to Question 8i:  The Appellate Body in China – GOES  explained that the phrase "through 
the effec ts of dumping, as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4" in Article 3.5 makes it clear that the inquiries set 
forth in Articles 3.2 and 3.4 are necessary in order to answer the ultimate question in Article 3.5 of whether 
subject imports are causing injury to the  domestic industry". Furthermore, the outcomes of the Article 3.2 
and 3.4 analyses "form the basis for the overall causation analysis" in Article 3.5. While Article 3 does not 
prescribe a specific methodology, the Appellate Body in China – HP-SSST (Japan a nd EU)  has described the 
disciplines of Article 3 as "necessary, interlinked elements of a single, overall  analysis". Thus, while the 
inquiries set out in Articles 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 do not need to be performed in any particular order, it may be 
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  3. MOFCOM's Volume and Price Effec ts Analyses are Inconsistent with 
Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA  
5. The Appellate Body has established that an IA's consideration3 of the volume of subject 
imports and their price effects pursuant to Article 3.2 is subject to the overarching principles of  
Article 3.1 that it involve an objective examination and that it be based on positive evidence. An 
IA's consideration of these elements must be reflected in the relevant documentation, such as the 
Final Determination.  
6. MOFCOM's volume analysis is incons istent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA because 
MOFCOM failed to analyze whether the increase in subject imports was "significant". By failing to 
do so, MOFCOM also failed to consider positive evidence indicating that the increase in subject 
imports wa s not significant. Accordingly, China acted inconsistently with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the 
ADA. 
7. Articles 3.1 and 3.2 require MOFCOM to consider whether there has been a significant 
increase in dumped imports, either in absolute terms or relative to pro duction or consumption in 
China4. However, in its Final Determination, MOFCOM found that the volume of subject imports 
increased by 43.82% over the period of investigation (POI). It also calculated the market share of 
                                                                                                                                               
That said, many aspects of Article 3.4's list of economic factors suggest that a consideration of a volume 
and price effects may logically precede an examination of "decline in sales, profits, ou tput, market share" and 
"inventories". An IA may therefore conduct its Article 3.2 consideration prior to its Article 3.4 examination.  
Response to Question 8ii: In accordance with Article VI:6(a) of the GATT 1994 and Article 1 of the 
ADA, an IA must make a  determination that satisfies the obligations in Arti cle 3 before it may impose 
anti-dumping duties. Given that Article 3.5 requires the ultimate demonstration that  subject imports caused 
injury "through the effects of dumping as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4", it is clear that an Article 3.5 
determination relying on Articles 3.2 and 3.4 analyses is required to impose duties.  
In particular, the obligation in the first sentence of Article 3.2 is to consider whether  there has been a 
significant increase in imports. An IA could conclude that there has not been a significant increase or that there 
was a significant increase, but no price effect under the second sentence. Nevertheless, in order to apply 
duties, the IA is obliged to conduct Articles 3.4 and 3.5 analyses.  
In this case, MOFCOM found, although improperly, that there was a significant increase in dumped 
imports and price depression. Thus, there is no question that MOFCOM was required to perform impact and 
causation analyses; it failed to do so in a m anner consistent with Articles 3.4 and 3.5 . 
Response to Question 8iii:  The last sentences of each of Articles 3.2 and 3.4 do not provide guidance 
with respect to the order of an Article 3 analysis or whether an IA must continue its analysis under subsequen t 
paragraphs if it finds no significant increase in volume or no significant price effects. Rather, these provisions 
clarify that, within these analyses, the listed factors do not necessarily give decisive guidance.  
3 Response to Question 5: Pursuant to Ar ticles 3.1 and 3.2, an IA must demonstrate that it has 
properly considered whether any increase in subject import volume is significant. The Appellate Body has 
explained that the obligation to "consider" in Article 3.2 requires an IA to take something into  account in 
reaching a decision; it does not require the IA to make a definitive determination. However, this does not 
diminish the rigour required of the inquiry. The "consideration" must also be reflected in relevant 
documentation.  
The exact nature of th e statements required in a final determination depend on a number of factors, 
including: (i) the importance of the conclusion on volume to the subsequent conclusions regarding prices 
effects, impact and causation; (ii) whether there is competing positive e vidence regarding the significance of 
the increase; or (iii) whether interested parties provided alternative explanations of the evidence.  
In this case, all three of these factors were present. Thus, MOFCOM was obliged to more fully 
demonstrate that it had  objectively considered whether the increase in subject imports was significant. It did 
not. It merely asserted that subject imports increased in absolute terms without providing an adequate 
explanation of whether this increase was significant as required by Articles 3.1 and 3.2.  
4 Response to Question 7:  An analysis of whether there has been a significant increase in subject 
imports does not require an IA to consider the effect or impact of the volume of subject imports on the 
domestic like product. Rather , the relationships between the volume and market share of subject imports and 
the domestic like product or the domestic industry are dealt with in subsequent analyses under Article 3.  
In particular, the second sentence of Article 3.2 requires an IA to con sider the effect of subject imports 
on prices of the domestic like product; this includes a consideration of the absolute volume and market share 
of subject imports. Article 3.4 requires an IA to examine the impact of subject imports on the state of the 
domestic industry; this includes an examination of the volume and market share of the subject imports on the 
economic factors and indices listed in Article 3.4. Article 3.5 requires an ultimate determination of the 
relationship between subject imports and in jury to the domestic industry. It specifically refers to the "effects of 
dumping as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4" – making it clear that the IA's much broader Article 3.5 analysis of 
consideration must incorporate its initial consideration of volume und er 3.2. However, these later analyses of 
the effect or impact of the subject imports are not required to be conducted unde r the first sentence of 
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  subject imports to have increased by 1 .31 percentage points over the POI. On this basis, MOFCOM 
determined that the absolute and relative quantity of the dumped imports showed a growth trend 
during the POI. In Canada's view, this determination fails to meet the standard articulated in 
Article 3.2 as MOFCOM failed to analyze whether the increase in subject imports was significant.  
8. Moreover, the Appellate Body has confirmed that the term "significant" in Article 3.2 means 
"noteworthy, important, consequential". W ith respect to a consideration of volume, an IA must 
objectively examine all positive evidence relating to the magnitude of any increase in volume and 
the circumstances in which subject imports entered the domestic market to determine whether an 
increase is significant. An IA may not di sregard evidence suggesting that volumes of subject 
imports are not significant.  
9. MOFCOM did not meet this standard. MOFCOM simply set out data with regard to volume 
and market share and determined that these data showed a growth trend in subject imports . It 
provided no qualitative or contextual analysis of the magnitude or any other aspect of this trend. 
In addition, MOFCOM failed to consider the circumstances surrounding the increases in absolute 
and relative volumes that demonstrated that the increase was not significant, i.e. trends in total 
domestic demand, volume of sales from the domestic industry and non -subject imports.  
10. Positive evidence regarding these trends showed that subject import volumes generally 
increased in proportion to domestic dem and, but only half as quickly as the volume of sales from 
domestic production or non -subject imports. Also, while the market share of subject imports 
remained essentially stable over the POI, the market share of both sales from domestic production 
and sale s by non -subject imports increased significantly, by 6.54 and 6.79 percentage points 
respectively. MOFCOM is silent about these trends that could have provided insight into the 
circumstances surrounding the increase in subject import volume and helped asse ss whether any 
growth in subject import volume was actually significant.  
11. MOFCOM's price effects analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA because 
it is based on an improper consideration of the effect of the subject imports on the p rice of the 
domestic like product.  
12. Articles 3.1 and 3.2 require MOFCOM to consider, based on positive evidence and through an 
objective examination, whether the effect of the subject imports was to depress prices of the 
domestic like product to a signi ficant degree or to prevent price increases. The Appellate Body has 
explained that an IA is required to consider whether subject imports have explanatory force for the 
occurrence of significant price depression or suppression of domestic prices5. 
13. MOFCO M found that from the second half of 2011 to the end of the POI, subject imports 
depressed the prices of the domestic like product through a continuing decline in subject import 
pricing and a rapid increase in subject import volume. MOFCOM's finding is fla wed for the following 
four reasons.  
14. First, MOFCOM failed to explain how identifying parallel trends in pricing could substantiate a 
finding of significant price depression. In its price effect analysis, MOFCOM referred to the prices of 
subject imports and the domestic like product following the same trend. Both prices first rose and 
then declined, showing an overall downward trend during the POI. However, as was the case with 
                                               
5 Response to Question 11:  Canada paraphrased the Appellate Body in its opening statement 
(para.  33) that an IA "should have explained how subject imports explained significant price depression".  
The Appellate Body in China – GOES  explained that while the obligation to "consider" in Article 3.2 does 
not require the IA to make a definitive determinatio n such as that required in Article 3.5, nevertheless, this 
does not diminish the rigour required of the inquiry. Such consideration must be reflected in relevant 
documentation. The Appellate Body has also found that an IA "may not disregard evidence that c alls into 
question the explanatory force of [subject imports] for significant price depression [of domestic prices]".  
Therefore, under an Article 3.2 analysis an IA "is required to consider the relationship between subject 
imports and prices of the like pr oducts, so as to understand whether subject imports provide explanatory force 
for the occurrence of significant price depression […] of domestic prices". This consideration must provide a 
meaningful basis for the IA's determination as to whether the subjec t imports, through such price effects, are 
causing injury to the domestic industry. Thus, the Appellate Body has clearly distinguished a "consideration" of 
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  MOFCOM's price effects analyses in China – GOES , China – Autos  (US) and China – GOES 
(Article  21.5 – US), simply identifying parallel trends in pricing is insufficient6. 
15. Second, MOFCOM failed to conduct an objective examination of the positive evidence that 
the prices of subject imports were higher than those of the domestic lik e product during the period 
in which MOFCOM found price depression. Also, at no time does MOFCOM explain how subject 
imports, that had prices significantly higher (by as much as 29%) than the domestic like products, 
could have explanatory force for the dep ression of the prices of the domestic like product. Instead, 
MOFCOM appears to have simply relied on its parallel price trend assertions to find price 
depression.  
16. Third, MOFCOM failed to conduct an objective examination of the positive evidence that th e 
market share of the subject imports remained essentially stable, while the market share of the 
domestic like product increased significantly. In China – Autos (US) , the panel found that an IA 
should consider variations in market share levels and movement s of the participants in the market 
before reaching its conclusions. Similarly, here, MOFCOM failed to explain how subject imports 
could have depressed the price of the domestic like product when the latter increased its relative 
market share by a factor o f more than 2.5 times that of subject imports.  
17. Fourth, MOFCOM failed to refer to any positive evidence demonstrating that subject imports 
depressed the prices of domestic like products. MOFCOM claimed that meeting minutes and pricing 
reports gathered d uring on -the-spot verifications showed that starting in the second half of 2011, 
the decline in subject import prices made it difficult for the domestic industry to clinch deals, 
forcing it to adjust its price downward. However, MOFCOM failed to explain th e exact nature7 of 
this apparent evidence or how it explains that the domestic industry was forced to lower its prices. 
MOFCOM also failed to explain how the domestic industry could have difficulty in clinching deals at 
a time when its sales and output inc reased by 78.41% and 62.98%, respectively. Further, it did 
not explain how higher priced imports could have forced the prices of the domestic industry 
downward.  
4. MOFCOM's Impact Analysis is Inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of 
the ADA  
18. MOFCOM's i mpact analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of the ADA. These 
articles require MOFCOM to consider, based on positive evidence and through an objective 
examination, the impact of the subject imports on the state of the domestic industry. This i nvolves 
an evaluation of all relevant economic factors and indices having a bearing on the state of the 
industry. Jurisprudence confirms that an evaluation of a given factor requires an IA to analyze and 
interpret this factor in a process that requires jud gement. In exercising judgement, an IA must 
assess the role, relevance and relative weight of each factor. A proper evaluation must involve an 
analysis of the data pertaining to each factor individually and in relation to other factors as well.  
19. While A rticle 3.4 does not prescribe any methodology, the Appellate Body has clarified that 
IA's must choose a methodology that enables it to understand the impact of the subject imports 
                                               
6 Response to Que stion 9: Pursuant to Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA, MOFCOM was required to 
consider whether subject imports had explanatory force for the occurrence of significant price depression of the 
domestic like product. MOFCOM's consideration of price effects was  required to involve an objective 
assessment based on positive evidence.  
While the Appellate Body has accepted that parallel pricing trends might support a price depression 
finding, an IA is still under an obligation to set out an explanation or reasoning regarding the role of such 
trends in its price effects analysis and findings.  
In this case, MOFCOM did not explain: (i) whether and how any parallel price trends showed that one 
price exerted downward pressure on the other; (ii) the extent to which these t rends demonstrated importer 
pricing behaviour; or (iii) how significantly higher priced subject imports exerted a depressive effect on the 
lower priced domestic product. Thus, MOFCOM failed to provide sufficient reasoning as to "what explanatory 
force para llel price trends had for the depression […] of domestic prices".  
7 Response to Question 12: While MOFCOM provided a general statement that the pricing documents 
and meeting minutes demonstrated that the "decline in foreign dissolving pulp prices […] led t o difficulty in 
[making] sales", it failed to reconcile this with positive evidence showing that the domestic industry increased 
its sales and output by 78% and 63%, respectively, during the same period. MOFCOM failed to explain: (i) how 
these documents sh owed any difficulty in making sales when they did not disclo se a single lost sale; and 
(ii) how general  pricing information was relevant to an analysis of the price effects of subject imports . See also 
para. 59 and fn. 16.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  on the domestic industry as a whole. Moreover, Article 3.4 requires an exami nation of the 
"explanatory force" of subject imports for the state of the industry. The inquiry under Article 3.4 
must also contribute to, and provide a "meaningful basis" for, the overall determination required 
under Article 3.5.8  
20. MOFCOM failed to me et these requirements for three reasons. First, MOFCOM failed to 
examine whether subject imports explained the state of the domestic industry. In its Final 
Determination, MOFCOM simply set out data regarding factors having a bearing on the state of the 
domestic industry, assessed whether certain factors other than those listed in Article 3.4 explained 
the state of the domestic industry and then concluded that the domestic industry suffered injury. 
Yet, MOFCOM failed to even mention subject imports, much les s examine their impact, if any, on 
the injury that it had found the domestic industry to have suffered.  
21. Second, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the domestic industry's market share.  
MOFCOM concluded that the domestic industry had suffered injury i n part on the basis that the 
domestic industry's market share was "consistently depressed". MOFCOM pointed to no evidence 
on the record to support this characterization. In fact, this characterization contradicted MOFCOM's 
data that the market share of the  like product of the domestic industry increased by 
6.54 percentage points during the POI.  
22. Third, MOFCOM failed to analyze and interpret data relating to factors that showed an 
improvement in the state of the domestic industry. MOFCOM found factors tha t showed positive 
growth trends: domestic demand; production capacity; output; sales volumes and sales revenue; 
number of employees; labour productivity and per capita wages. MOFCOM failed to address these 
positive factors in its analysis of whether the do mestic industry was injured. Similar to China – 
X-Ray Equipment , MOFCOM failed to assess the weight of each factor. In particular, it failed to 
describe why the weight given to the factors showing a negative result was greater than that given 
to those fact ors showing positive trends. MOFCOM also failed to analyze the evolution of the data 
relating to each factor individually or within the context of other factors.  
5. MOFCOM's Causation Analysis is Inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5 
of the ADA  
23. Under Article 3.5, an IA is required to undertake a two -step causation analysis. First, an IA 
must conduct a "causal link" analysis demonstrating that subject imports caused injury through 
the volume effects, price effects and impact of dumping. Second, an IA mu st also conduct a 
"non-attribution examination" to ensure that injury caused by any other known factors is not 
wrongly attributed to the dumped imports. As a result, an IA must "separate and distinguish the 
injurious effects of the dumped imports from the injurious effects of those other factors" and must 
provide a satisfactory or meaningful explanation of the nature and extent of the other factors' 
injurious effects.  
24. Any determination under Article 3.5 must also comply with the overarching requirement 
found it Article 3.1 that it be based on "positive evidence" and conducted through an "objective 
examination".  
25. MOFCOM's causal link analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5 of the ADA because it 
relies on its deficient volume and price effect s analyses.  
26. MOFCOM's finding that subject imports caused injury to the Chinese domestic industry is, in 
part, based on its earlier finding that there had been an increase in the volume of subject imports. 
MOFCOM also relies heavily on parallel pricing trends on which it based its price effect findings to 
make its causal link finding. However, as Canada demonstrated above, MOFCOM's volume and 
price effects findings are inconsistent with Article 3.1 and 3.2. By relying on its flawed volume and 
price effec ts analyses, MOFCOM's Article 3.5 causal link analysis is equally flawed.  
                                               
8 Response to Question 18: While an IA is required to "examine" the impact of dumped imports under 
Article 3.4, it is not required to "demonstrate" that the dumped imports are causing injury. That demonstration 
is required under Article 3.5. An IA is also not required to examine non -attribution factors in its examination of 
the impact of dumped imports. However, if an interested party argues or provides evidence suggesting that 
subject imports do not have explanatory force for the state of the domestic industry, the IA must objectively 
examine these arguments and evidence.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  27. Even if MOFCOM's volume and price effects analyses were found to be consistent with 
Articles 3.1 and 3.2, MOFCOM nevertheless failed to conduct an objective examination based on 
positive evidence of whether there was a causal link between subject imports and injury to the 
domestic industry. Specifically, MOFCOM failed to demonstrate how subject imports resulted in the 
indicators of injury it itemized (e.g. decline in pre -tax profi t, return on investment and net cash 
flow, a slump in market share, a low operating rate, increasing ending inventory, a shrinking of 
profitability of the like product of the domestic industry and a worsening of the operational and 
business situation). It also failed to provide a reasoned and adequate explanation in this regard.  
28. MOFCOM's assertion that subject imports caused injury to the domestic producers of the like 
products is also contradicted by the evidence demonstrating that subject import price s were 
significantly higher than those of the domestic like product during the POI. The domestic like 
product also gained significant market share during the same period while that of subject imports 
remained essentially stable. Yet, similar to China – X-Ray Equipment , MOFCOM offered no 
explanation as to how subject imports with essentially stable market share and significantly higher 
prices could have caused injury to the domestic industry.  
29. MOFCOM failed to conduct a proper non -attribution analysis as required by Articles 3.1 
and 3.5 of the ADA. MOFCOM failed to objectively examine evidence showing that any injury 
suffered by the domestic industry should be attributed to other factors.  
30. First, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine positive evidence sh owing that the primary 
cause of both the domestic like product's historic high prices and the decline in price to normal 
levels was a result of variations in the price of cotton and VSF. MOFCOM also failed to separate 
and distinguish the injurious effects of these factors from any impact of the subject imports.  
31. With respect to the effect of cotton prices, MOFCOM found that the price of cotton "was not 
the primary factor" affecting the price of the like product of the domestic industry. MOFCOM 
arrived at  this conclusion by asserting that VSF had superior dyeing and moisture absorption 
qualities than cotton and that, therefore it "possesses a certain degree of non -substitutability". 
However, MOFCOM failed to cite any evidence to support this conclusion. It  also ignored 
submissions by Chinese VSF producers showing that there is a high degree of substitutability 
between cotton and VSF and that VSF is the best substitute for cotton. MOFCOM's finding of a 
certain degree of non -substitutability also implied that  there is some degree of substitutability 
between cotton and VSF. MOFCOM failed to address this degree of substitutability in its Final 
Determination.  
32. MOFCOM then commented on how the price of cotton in China was "higher and more stable" 
than global co tton prices due to Chinese government policies. However, MOFCOM failed to explain 
the relevance of Chinese domestic cotton prices. Because VSF producers compete in both domestic 
and international markets for their sale, the domestic and international marke ts for viscose fibre 
are integrated and affected by the same market forces, including the impact that global cotton 
prices have on VSF. Therefore, it is global cotton prices that matter9. 
33. With respect to the effect of VSF prices on those of cellulose p ulp, MOFCOM stated that 
foreign exporters had failed to provide any evidence demonstrating that there is a direct link 
between VSF and the like product of the domestic industry. This statement is patently false. 
Foreign exporters submitted ample positive e vidence that VSF prices and cellulose pulp prices were 
intimately linked10. MOFCOM itself conceded that there was a relationship between VSF and 
                                               
9 Response to Question 25: China's post hoc rationalization that MOFCOM identified a disconnect 
between global cotton prices and domestic cotton prices in China is undermined by the arguments and the 
evidence submitted by  interested parties. Moreover, MOFCOM failed to provide an adequate and reasoned 
explanation of how domestic Chinese cotton prices were relevant to the purchasing decisions of VSF producers 
who compete in a global textile market.  
10 Response to Question 28:  These arguments and evidence are identifi ed in fn. 208 of 
Canada's  first written submission. For example, Fortress provided the chart reproduced in Canada's first written 
submission as Figure 1. This Figure illustrates the strong positive relationship bet ween cotton, viscose and 
cellulose pulp price. The American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA) also reproduced a graph from the RISI 
World Dissolving Pulp Monitor demonstrating a strong correlation between global cotton prices and Chinese 
cellulose pulp pri ce. The AFPA also quoted another RISI publication, which reported that the decline of cotton 
prices is a "strong indicator" that dissolving pulp prices will also decline. Moreover, Rayonier presented 
evidence demonstrating the relationship between cotton, VSF and cellulose pulp prices. Rayonier also cited a WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  cellulose pulp when it derived the total demand for cellulose pulp by applying a constant coefficient 
to VSF dem and. 
34. MOFCOM also noted that the "rapid growth trend" of viscose fibre production during the POI 
led to a rapid growth trend in total domestic demand for cellulose pulp. MOFCOM then asserted 
that the total production capacity and total demand for cellul ose pulp was "basically in balance". 
However, MOFCOM failed to explain how this comparison relates to the question of whether there 
is a correlation between VSF and cellulose pulp prices. MOFCOM's finding of capacity and demand 
being in balance is also fal se. Domestic demand increased by 35.26% over the POI, whereas the 
production capacity of the domestic industry increased by 122.46% during the same period11. 
35. MOFCOM then asserted that total output of the domestic industry was not able to meet the 
demand . Given this, MOFCOM found that the price of the domestic like product should have 
remained stable. Again, MOFCOM failed to explain its finding which subjectively presumes that the 
domestic like product should fulfill domestic demand with little or no impo rt contribution.  
36. Second, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine positive evidence concerning the effects of 
the domestic industry's overexpansion, overproduction and inventory buildup. MOFCOM also failed 
to separate and distinguish the injurious effects of these factors from any impact of the subject 
imports.  
37. MOFCOM found that the domestic cellulose pulp industry's production capacity increase was 
"basically equal" to the total domestic demand for cellulose pulp. MOFCOM also noted that the 
domestic in dustry's total output never exceeded total domestic demand. MOFCOM then concluded 
that any impact was insufficient to negate the impact of subject imports on the domestic industry.  
38. However, in its discussion on expansion of production capacity, MOFCOM skewed the true 
magnitude of the capacity expansion of the "domestic industry" as defined by selectively focussing 
on the total production capacity of the entire domestic cellulose pulp industry. As mentioned 
above, while the total demand for cellulose pul p increased by 35.26% over the course of the POI, 
the production capacity of the "domestic industry" as defined increased by 122.49%. Specifically, 
in 2012, the domestic industry increased its capacity by 62.98%. This expansion occurred during 
the period i n which capacity utilization rates were low (53.35%). MOFCOM never addressed why 
the domestic industry would undertake such expansion in light of such market conditions.  
39. With respect to the issue of overproduction and inventory overhangs, MOFCOM attemp ted to 
explain that the increased output of the domestic industry was not the direct cause of the 
increasing ending inventories because output was essentially in balance with cellulose pulp 
demand and sales volumes. Again, MOFCOM ignored its own data. Whil e total domestic demand 
increased by 24.27% from 2011 to 2012, the domestic industry's production capacity increased by 
                                                                                                                                               
CITIC Securities International which reported that "[i]n 2010, soaring cotton prices fuelled a sharp rise in 
prices of viscose staple fibre (substitute product) and dissolving pulp raw material". This sa me report 
speculated that if cotton prices declined below RMB 20,000 per tonne, any price advantage for cellulose pulp 
would be eliminated. Canada notes that the cotton price declined below this level in August 2011. This 
coincides with the period in which  MOFCOM found price depression.  
11 Response to Questions 29i and ii: China's explanation that MOFCOM considered production 
capacity of all producers because changes in cellulose pulp prices would be driven by the total production 
capacity and output of all producers of cellulose pulp is a post hoc rationalization. For this reason alone, it 
should be rejected by the Panel. Moreover, Article 3.5 expressly requires a demonstration of a causal 
relationship between the dumped imports and the injury to the "domest ic industry". Article 4.1 defines the 
"domestic industry" as the "domestic producers as a whole of the like products or those of them whose 
collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those 
products" . MOFCOM defined the "domestic industry" in the latter manner. As a result, it was precluded from 
relying on data for all domestic producers of cellulose pulp in its injury analysis. Doing so constitutes a 
prima  facie violation of MOFCOM's obligation to co nduct an objective examination.  
The Appellate Body in US – Hot Rolled Steel  found that Article 3 directs IAs to investigate and examine 
imports in relation to the "domestic industry" as defined. While the panel in EC – Fasteners (China)  
acknowledged that t here may be instances in which an IA may be warranted in using information regarding all 
domestic producers, the panel noted that an IA must explain and justify its use of such information. MOFCOM 
failed to provide an explanation. Moreover, MOFCOM's assert ion that the capacity of domestic producers was in 
balance with demand is incorrect. This is the case whether one looks at the data: (i) in percentage or in 
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  62.98% and the domestic industry had a 115.35% increase in ending inventories from 2011 
to 2012.  
40. Third, MOFCOM failed to objectively  examine positive evidence of the impact of non -subject 
imports on the domestic industry showing that 1) non -subject imports prices were much lower 
than those of subject imports and in fact comparable to those of t he domestic like product and 
2) that any m arket share loss suffered by the domestic industry was to non -subject imports. 
MOFCOM also failed to separate and distinguish the injurious effects of this factor from any impact 
of the subject imports12. 
41. MOFCOM noted that non -subject imports accounted for over 50% of the total volume of 
China's imports of cellulose pulp throughout the POI. It then held that the price difference between 
the subject imports and the non -subject imports was "not large". It did so without presenting any 
volume or price data.  MOFCOM then examined the lower priced imports from South Africa but 
asserted that the proportion of imports from this country was relatively small during the POI, i.e. 
between 8.5% and 9.8% of China's total imports. Likewise, MOFCOM also dismissed the imp act of 
imports from Indonesia and Sweden by asserting that any difference in price between them and 
subject imports was "not large" and their proportion of the total volume of imports showed a 
downward trend. Again, it did so without presenting any data.  
42. MOFCOM's analysis was subjective and did not contain a reasonable and adequate 
explanation supporting its findings. Non -subject import sales volumes increased by 78.43% during 
the POI, nearly matching the domestic industry's own 80.23% increase. In cont rast, subject 
imports showed a 43.82% increase over the POI. In terms of market share, sales from non -subject 
imports increased by 6.79 percentage points, higher than the domestic industry's own increase of 
6.54 points and far above that of the subject imp orts market share which stayed essentially stable.  
43. MOFCOM also failed to provide any positive evidence in  its Final Determination of 
non-subject import pricing. Non -subject import pricing reported by China Customs was submitted 
by an interested party; it showed that the prices of non -subject imports were significantly below 
those of subject imports and the domestic like product during the period in which MOFCOM found 
price depression.  
44. Fourth, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine positive evidence re garding the shortage of 
cotton linter and its impact on the domestic industry's low capacity utilization rates. MOFCOM also 
failed to separate and distinguish the injurious effects of this factor from any impact of the subject 
imports.  
45. MOFCOM found tha t a shortage in cotton linter supply was not the cause of the domestic 
industry's low capacity utilization rates. It arrived at this conclusion by noting that cotton linter 
had no direct impact on the production of wood or bamboo pulp, which at their peak accounted for 
nearly 70% of the total sales volume of the domestic like product. However, MOFCOM failed to cite 
any positive evidence to support this finding. It also failed to consider positive evidence showing 
that cotton linter pulp production formed mo re than 30% of the total domestic industry dissolving 
pulp capacity.  
46. MOFCOM also found that the total domestic supply of cotton linter far exceeded the domestic 
cotton linter pulp industry's output and that, on the basis of the supply of cotton linter during the 
                                               
12 Respons e to Question 36: Several interested parties raised the impact of non -subject imports as a 
factor causing injury to the domestic industry. Cosmo presented volume and market share data of subject 
imports, non -subject imports and the domestic like product in  arguing that any loss of market share by the 
domestic industry was as a result of non -subject imports. It also showed that subject imports had higher 
pricing than the domestic like product during the second half of 2011 and 2012. The AFPA also presented 
import pricing and volume data demonstrating that subject import pricing was higher than the domestic like 
product. It also submitted annual non -subject import pricing and volume data from China Customs that Canada 
used to calculate the non -subject import d ata presented in Table 3 of Canada's first written submission.  
MOFCOM was required by Articles 3.1 and 3.5 to conduct an objective examination based on positive 
evidence of the volume and prices of non -subject imports. MOFCOM was required to consider the a rguments 
and evidence presented to it. This obligated MOFCOM to consider data on sales volume, market share and 
prices of non -dumped imports, and to compare these data to those of subject imports and domestic like 
product. MOFCOM failed to comply with thes e requirements.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  POI, the domestic cotton linter pulp industry's capacity utilization rate should have been 
significantly higher than it actually was.  
47. These reasons and this conclusion are unsupported by positive evidence and fail to reflect an 
objective exa mination of evidence demonstrating that total domestic demand for cotton linter 
surpassed total domestic cotton linter supply for each year of the POI. Moreover, in its calculation 
of whether the total domestic supply of cotton linter was sufficient, MOFCO M erroneously assumed 
that cotton linter pup producers would have had access to the entire domestic supply of cotton 
linter. Positive evidence indicated that there were other users of cotton linter in the market.  
48. MOFCOM stated that data regarding total  production capacity and output of the domestic 
cotton linter pulp industry was gathered in the course of on -the-spot verification. However, 
MOFCOM failed to identify this evidence or to explain how information obtained from the parties 
would have provided  verifiable information regarding producers not participating in the 
investigation. Also, when calculating the output that could have been produced with the available 
domestic cotton linter, MOFCOM used a unit consumption ratio of 1 tonne of cotton linter pulp to 
1.3 tonnes of cotton linter. While MOFCOM stated that this  consumption ratio was 
industry -recognized, it pointed to no evidence on the record to support this description. In 
contrast, evidence from an independent analyzing organization defined the ratio differently13. 
B. Conclusion  
49. Canada requests that the Panel find that MOFCOM's measures are inconsistent with China's 
obligations under Articles 1 and 3 of the ADA and Article VI of the GATT 1994. Canada asks that 
the Panel recommend that China br ing its measures into conformity with the GATT 1994 and the 
ADA. 
II. CANADA'S ORAL STATEM ENTS AT THE FIRST ME ETING OF THE PANEL  
A. China's Accusation of a De Novo Hearing is Baseless  
50. Canada has asked the Panel to hold MOFCOM to the same standard of re view it has been 
held to in many other recent cases. MOFCOM has repeatedly failed to objectively establish and 
assess facts and to undertake an unbiased evaluation of the facts and arguments before it. 
MOFCOM also failed to provide reasoned and adequate ex planations in light of the positive 
evidence on the record. Ultimately, MOFCOM's finding is a string or repetitive assertions of isolated 
facts. Requesting that this Panel examine these failures does not amount to a request for a 
de novo review.  
B. China F ailed to Comply with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 in its Volume and Price 
Effects Analyses  
51. Canada has demonstrated that MOFCOM's volume analysis failed to meet the standard set 
by Articles 3.1 and 3.2. China recasts Canada's position as requiring MOFCOM to con sider the 
increase in volume of subject in both absolute and relative terms, extending the volume analysis 
beyond what contemplated in Article 3.2. China's interpretation is incorrect.  
52. An objective examination of whether an increase in the volume of su bject imports is 
significant requires the IA to consider the circumstances in which any increase occurred. Such an 
interpretation that Article 3.2 is supported by the panel decisions in US – Washing Machines and 
                                               
13 Response to Question 42: MOFCOM's use of the unit consumption ratio of 1 to 1.3 provided by 
petitioners rather than the unit consumption ratio provided by an independent source is an example of how 
MOFCOM subjectively favoured certain evi dence over more objective, verifiable and credible evidence.  
MOFCOM's conclusion with regard to the sufficiency of the cotton linter is based on more errors than 
just the use of the petitioner's ratio. These conclusions are also based on the false assumpti on that the 
domestic cotton linter pulp industry would be the only consumer of the entire cotton linter supply. See 
para. 47. These errors must be corrected before a determination can be made as to whether MOFCOM's 
conclusion regarding the sufficiency of t he cotton linter supply would have been affected. However, MOFCOM's 
calculations cannot be modified in a manner that properly accounts for additional sources of demand. Another 
method would need to be used. However, it is not necessary for the Panel to ide ntify this other method for it to 
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  US – Upland Cotton . It is also supported by the Appellate Body's interpretation of the various 
paragraphs of Article 3 form part of a "logical progression". In particular, the volume analysis must 
provide a "meaningful basis" for an IA to perform subsequent analyses. To provide a "meaningful 
basis",  the volume analysis must account for relevant market circumstances. Furthermore, this 
requirement exists whether an IA considers an increase in volume on an absolute or relative 
basis14. 
53. In the present case, MOFCOM failed to examine the circumstances i n which the increase in 
absolute volume occurred. In particular, it failed to consider the rapidly expanding Chinese 
cellulose pulp market and the fact that the volume of the domestic like product and non -subject 
imports increased significantly more than t hat of subject imports during the POI.  
54. MOFCOM also failed to provide a reasoned and adequate explanation for its finding of a 
significant increase in absolute volume. China argues that this finding was supported by the 
margin of dumping and the context  provided by the subject imports' share of the total imports. 
However, MOFCOM does not mention the margin of dumping anywhere in its volume analysis. In 
addition, the subject imports' share of total imports declined over the POI. MOFCOM failed to 
explain w hy, despite this positive evidence, it found subject imports' increase in absolute volume 
to be significant.  
55. With respect to MOFCOM's price effects analysis, Canada has demonstrated that MOFCOM's 
finding of price depression fails to meet the standard s et by Articles 3.1 and 3.2. China claims that 
MOFCOM's observation of parallel pricing is undisputed15 and supports its finding of price 
depression as a "matter of simple logic". China is mistaken.  
56. A proper price effect analysis requires that MOFCOM con sider and explain the relationship 
between subject imports and the prices of the domestic like product. This is necessary in order to 
determine whether subject imports have explanatory force for the occurrence of significant price 
depression. Here, MOFCOM failed to explain how any parallel pricing trends resulted in price 
depression.  
57. In fact, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the pricing and market share of subject 
imports during the POI. With regards to pricing, MOFCOM failed to address arguments an d 
evidence presented by interested parties showing that non -subject imports were priced 
                                               
14 Response to Question 4: Article 3.2 requires an IA to consider whether there has been a significant 
increase in subject imports in abso lute terms or relative to production or consumption. An IA must conduct and 
objective examination and provide reasoned and adequate explanations of its findings. It must thus take 
sufficient account of the positive evidence that supports a conclusion that is different from the one it reaches 
and it must respond to competing plausible explanations. Doing so may require an IA to take into account 
evidence or explanations of more than one "perspective" regarding any significant increase.  
Moreover, as mentioned  in paragraph 52, a volume analysis must provide a meaningful basis for the IA 
to continue the logical progression of its injury analysis. This requires an IA to take relevant factual 
circumstances into account. This does not amount to requiring an IA to c onsider an increase in both absolute 
and relative terms. Rather, factual circumstances provide context such as trends and other data that an IA can 
compare to any absolute or relative increase in subject imports so as to objectively reach a conclusion.  
15 Response to Question 10: Canada's claim regards MOFCOM's substantive failure to explain how any 
parallel price trend provides explanatory force for price depression. There is no question that in the period in 
which MOFCOM found price depression, both subjec t import and like product prices were declining. However, 
China misrepresented Canada's argument by suggesting that "Canada does not claim that there is not 
substantial evidence of parallel pricing trends". As a result, Canada responded to China's defence in its opening 
statement at the first meeting of the panel and in reply to further questions from the Panel.  
By definition, parallel means two lines that never meet. Figure 1 of Canada's opening statement shows 
that prices of subject imports and the domest ic like product were not parallel at the beginning of the POI (i.e. 
the lines crossed). Canada also showed that during the first half of the POI, subject import prices rose at a 
much faster rate than those of the domestic like product. Then, when market pr ices began to decline, the 
prices of the domestic like product declined much faster than those of subject imports. These facts support a 
conclusion that when prices were declining, it was the domestic like product price that was depressing the price 
of sub ject imports.  
In China – Autos , there were also diverging price movements during the POI, and the panel emphasized 
MOFCOM's failure to adequately explain the relevance of these divergences and differences in its analysis and 
conclusions on parallel pricing . The Appellate Body in China – GOES  also addressed similar issues when it 
questioned MOFCOM's lack of explanations or reasoning as to the significance of parallel pricing trends when 
the magnitude of changes in prices were significantly divergent. As a re sult, the "substantial" evidence on the 
record demonstrates a lack of parallel pricing.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  significantly below subject imports throughout the POI. In response, China claims that Canada has 
argued that MOFCOM was required to find price undercutting in order to  make a finding of price 
depression. Canada has argued nothing of the sort. Rather, Canada has demonstrated that it was 
incumbent on MOFCOM to explain how significantly higher priced subject imports had explanatory 
force for significant price depression.  
58. Moreover, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the positive evidence regarding the effect 
of subject import market share. In particular, MOFCOM's analysis does not contain a reasoned and 
adequate explanation of how subject imports, having maintained an essentially stable market 
share, caused price depression while the market share of the domestic industry and non -subject 
imports grew significantly.  
59. Finally, China has now submitted the pricing documents and meeting minutes MOFCOM 
relied on to make its  price depression findings. These documents are unreliable. Of the 
10 documents, only four actually refer are even superficially relevant to MOFCOM's analysis. 
Canada also objects to the translation of these four documents because China neglected to 
transl ate a critical word. These four documents were also produced by the same Chinese domestic 
producer and none actually provide specific relevant information. Furthermore, it is not surprising 
that customers would use purported lower pricing from other compet itors to negotiate better 
prices. Even if one accepts, arguendo , the conclusions that MOFCOM drew from these documents, 
MOFCOM failed to reconcile these documents with the positive evidence that subject import prices 
were significantly higher than those of  the domestic like product and non -subject imports16. 
C. MOFCOM Failed to Comply with Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of the ADA in its Impact 
Analysis  
60. Canada has shown that MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the domestic industry's 
market share. China now claim s that Canada is mistaken as a result of a translation error; the 
description of the domestic industry's market share should have been translated as "remained low" 
rather than as "consistently depressed".  
61. Regardless of which translation is used, MOFCOM 's analysis is improper for two reasons. 
First, contrary to the requirement set out in Article 3.4, MOFCOM did not consider whether there 
was a decline or potential decline in market share. Whether the domestic industry's market share 
was high or low, MOFC OM was required to evaluate the trend in market share. It did not. Second, 
by describing the domestic industry's market share as either "consistently depressed" or 
"remained low", MOFCOM mischaracterized this market share which actually increased significa ntly 
during the POI. It thus failed to make an objective examination of the evidence.  
62. MOFCOM also failed to analyze and interpret data relating to factors that showed an 
improvement in the state of the domestic industry in a manner c onsistent with Arti cles 3.1 
and 3.4. MOFCOM simply juxtaposed the positive factors with the negative factors, rather than 
providing a "thorough and persuasive" explanation as to how the positive factors were outweighed 
by the negative factors. MOFCOM also failed to assess th e role played by each factor in its 
investigation.  
D. MOFCOM Failed to Comply with Articles 3.1 and 3.5 in its Causation Analysis  
63. Canada has established that MOFCOM's finding of a causal link was based on its flawed 
volume and priced effects analyses. China made no attempt to refute these arguments. China 
simply replicates MOFCOM's discussion of parallel pricing and increased volume and its reliance on 
pricing documents and meeting minutes. It then asserts that this constitutes an explanation of 
how sub ject imports caused injury. However, China fails to explain how recycling this flawed 
analysis demonstrates a causal relationship between subject imports and injury.  
                                               
16 Response to Questions 12i and ii: An IA should consider such pricing documents and meeting 
minutes as evidence in its investigation. However, with respect to these do cuments, MOFCOM failed to conduct 
an objective examination based on positive evidence. Whether evidence is positive is determined by its quality. 
Positive evidence is evidence that is "affirmative, objective, verifiable and credible". For the reasons cited  in 
paragraph 59, an IA could not have considered these documents "affirmative, objec tive, verifiable and 
credible".  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  64. China also offers a post hoc explanation whereby MOFCOM found that "the market share o f 
the like product declined in the second half of 2012 and that the dumped subject imports gained 
that lost market share on a one -to-one basis." This statement cannot be found in the Final 
Determination. Even the pricing documents and meeting minutes filed  by China disclose no lost 
sales by the domestic industry.  
65. Canada has demonstrated that MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the impact of: cotton 
and VSF prices; the domestic industry's overexpansion, overproduction and inventory build -up; 
and non -subject imports. MOFCOM also made no attempt to properly "separate and distinguish" 
any injury caused by these factors or to provide a satisfactory explanation of their nature and 
extent. As a result, there is no rational basis for concluding that subject imp orts caused injury to 
the domestic industry.  
66. First, China has failed to rebut Canada's demonstration that VSF is a close substitute for 
cotton and that prices of cotton and VSF are closely related. Also, because pulp is primarily used to 
produce VSF, t here is an equally strong relationship between the prices of VSF and cellulose pulp. 
The primary cause of both the domestic like product's historic high prices and the decline in prices 
to normal levels during the POI was a result of variations in the pric es of cotton and VSF17. 
67. With respect to the relationship between the prices of cotton and VSF, China repeats 
MOFCOM's assertion that VSF is superior to cotton because of its dying and absorption properties 
and that therefore "they are not substitutable in the market to a certain extent". China does not 
rebut any of Canada's arguments with regards to this unsupported assertion. Similarly, China 
repeats MOFCOM's discussion of Chinese domestic cotton support policies without addressing 
Canada's argument tha t it is global cotton prices that matter.  
68. With respect to the relationship between the prices of VSF and cellulose pulp, China claims 
that MOFCOM found data submitted by foreign exporters to be insufficient because it only showed 
parallel price trends.  MOFCOM made no such finding in its Final Determination. As such, China 
cannot rely on such an explanation now. In addition, this theory is entirely divorced from the 
ample positive evidence which clearly explains the economic rationale for the price linka ges 
between VSF and cellulose pulp prices.  
69. Finally, MOFCOM found that cotton prices "were not the main factor" and that the prices of 
downstream VSF "were not the direct cause" affecting the prices of the like product. Such 
conclusory statements do not  meet the requirements of Articles 3.1 and 3.5 which required 
MOFCOM to provide a "satisfactory explanation" of the "nature and extent of the injurious effects" 
of cotton and VSF prices and to "separate and distinguish" that injury from any caused by the 
subject imports.  
70. Second, China failed to objectively examine the injury caused by the domestic industry's 
overexpansion, overproduction and inventory buildup. Canada showed that the Chinese domestic 
industry undertook significant capacity expansion duri ng the POI and this capacity increase far 
exceeded the increase in total domestic demand. It also occurred in a period where the domestic 
industry's capacity utilization rates were low and its ending inventories were increasing 
significantly.  
71. In respon se to this evidence, China criticizes Canada for using data that reflects only the 
"domestic industry" as defined. China claims that MOFCOM more appropriately relied on the total 
production capacity of the entire domestic industry. This is a good example o f the lack of 
objectivity of MOFCOM's determination. The purpose of a non -attribution analysis is to examine 
injury caused by "other known factors" to the "domestic industry" as defined.  
                                               
17 Response to Question 27:  Movements in demand for cellulose pulp and VSF output are directly 
relevant for an analysis of the impact of VSF  prices on cellulose pulp prices. During the first half of the POI, 
when demand and output spiked due to a shortage of cotton, demand for and the price of cellulose pulp 
spiked. Similarly, when cotton prices began to stabilize in the second half of 2011, s o did VSF prices. Coupled 
with newly added capacity, which led to overcapacity in both Chinese domestic production of VSF and cellulose 
pulp, this caused cellulose pulp prices to decline. MOFCOM conceded the relationship between VSF and 
cellulose pulp (see  para. 33). Yet, it wrongly concluded that VSF output and prices were not the main factor 
affecting cellulose pulp prices in China.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  72. China also asserts that MOFCOM's finding that the domestic indust ry's overexpansion may 
have had some impact, but was not sufficient to break the causal link, meets the requirements of 
"separating and distinguishing" the injurious effects of domestic overexpansion. China's claim fails. 
MOFCOM's examination of this facto r was not objective. MOFCOM neither explained the "nature 
and extent" of the domestic industry's overexpansion, overproduction and inventory buildup, nor 
attempted to "separate and distinguish" this injury from that caused by the subject imports.  
73. Third, China failed to rebut Canada's demonstration that non -subject imports were more 
likely to have caused injury to the domestic industry. China reiterates MOFCOM's analysis and 
conclusions. China also claims that by comparing prices of subject and non -subje ct imports, 
MOFCOM addressed the primary issues raised by foreign respondents. China mischaracterizes the 
arguments presented to MOFCOM. These arguments went beyond a cursory comparison of the 
relative proportion and prices between subject and non -subject imports. They called for a 
comprehensive assessment of changes in non -subject imports sales volumes, market share and 
price as well as a comparison of these data to those of subject imports and the domestic like 
product.  
74. China also claims that MOFCOM f ound that "the injurious effects of the non -subject imports 
were not more than or similar to those caused by the dumped imports and thus, did not break the 
causal link". This is another post hoc  explanation. While MOFCOM did conclude that non -subject 
impor ts could not break the causal link, it did not explain the "nature and extent" of the injury 
caused by non -subject imports. Nor did it "separate and distinguish" these injurious effects from 
those caused by subject imports.  
 
 
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  ANNEX B -2 
SECOND INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF  THE ARGUMENTS OF CAN ADA 
I. INTEGRATED SUMMARY OF CANADA'S SECOND WRITTEN SUBMISSION, ORAL 
STATEMENTS AT THE SECOND MEETING, RESPONSES TO PANEL QUESTIONS AND 
COMMENTS ON CHINA'S RESPONSES  
A. Standard of Review  
1. There is no merit to an y of the tactics China utilizes in order to distract the Panel's attention 
from the inconsistency of the measures at issue with the Anti -Dumping Agreement (ADA).  
2. First, China's attempt to diminish the Panel's standard of review and overemphasize the 
discretion owed to an investigating authority is meritless. It is settled law that this Panel must be 
guided by the general standard of review set out in Article 11 of the DSU, the particular rules 
contained in Article 17.6 of the ADA, as well as the standard  set out in Article 3.1 of the ADA. 
Therefore, the Panel's standard of review is broad.  
3. Second, China's accusation that Canada is requesting a de novo  review is disingenuous as 
Canada's claims are entirely congruent with the Panel's standard of review.  
4. Third, China repeatedly attempts to rehabilitate MOFCOM's injury determination with 
post hoc explanations and references to evidence that were not part of the determination. These 
explanations merely highlight the portions of MOFCOM's findings that Chin a implicitly admits failed 
to meet the standards of an "objective examination" based on positive evidence and "reasoned 
and adequate" conclusions.  
5. Finally, China also claims that Canada has a burden of demonstrating how MOFCOM should 
have conducted vari ous analyses pursuant to Article 3 of the ADA. However, there is no such 
burden on Canada. Moreover, Canada has met its burden to establish a prima facie  case of 
violation by demonstrating that MOFCOM's volume, price effects, im pact, causal link and 
non-attribution analyses failed to meet the standards set by the ADA.  
B. MOFCOM's Volume Analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2  
6. MOFCOM's volume analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 because MOFCOM failed 
to consider the factual circum stances surrounding the increase in subject imports and failed to 
provide a reasoned and adequate explanation for its conclusion that this increase was significant.  
7. China's claim that MOFCOM was not required to consider contextual elements when 
consider ing the significance of an absolute increase in subject imports is meritless.  
8. First, the ordinary meaning of the term "significant", which is "important, notable or 
consequential", connotes a broader analysis than just a consideration of the numerical q uantity or 
amount of an increase. In the context of the first sentence of Article 3.2, this broader analysis 
includes consideration of the factual context or circumstances in which an increase in subject 
imports occurred. Although the factual context or ci rcumstances relevant to this analysis will vary 
from case to case, context or circumstances relevant to an inquiry of absolute volumes may 
include trends in domestic demand, the volume of the domestic like product and the volume of 
non-subject imports.  
9. Appellate Body and panel decisions support this interpretation of the term "significant". In 
China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , the Appellate Body explained that an investigating authority 
must consider whether price undercutting is "significant". It found th at "[w]hat amounts to 
significant  price undercutting […] will […] depend on the circumstances of each case." The 
Appellate Body's reasoning relating to the proper interpretation of "significant" under the second 
sentence of Article 3.2 is equally applicabl e to its interpretation in the first sentence. The panels in 
US – Upland Cotton and US – Washing Machines  also considered that factual circumstances may 
be relevant to the assessment of "significance". Although the panel in US – Washing Machines 
rejected t he specific type of qualitative analysis advocated by Korea, its statement that "[i]n WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  certain factual circumstances, the size or scale of a price difference may need to be assessed in 
light of the prevailing factual circumstances" shows that it did not rej ect all qualitative analyses. 
Finally, the Appellate Body in EC and certain member States – Large Civil Aircraft  and US – Large 
Civil Aircraft  confirmed that the term "significant" has both quantitative and qualitative 
dimensions. The Appellate Body accept ed reliance on primarily qualitative reasons to find 
"significant" lost sales.  
10. Second, Canada's interpretation of the first sentence of Article 3.2 is confirmed by its 
context. The Appellate Body has found that the paragraphs of Article 3 must be viewe d holistically. 
Each paragraph forms part of a "logical progression"1. These paragraphs are "interlinked" and the 
outcome of each must provide a "meaningful basis" for subsequent analyses under Article 3. An 
investigating authority can ensure that its conc lusion will provide a "meaningful basis" for 
subsequent analyses only by considering whether an increase in volume is "significant" in light of 
the factual circumstances that will by necessity be relevant to subsequent analyses.  
11. The obligation under Ar ticle 3.1 to make an injury determination on the basis of "positive 
evidence" and an "objective examination" further confirms that MOFCOM was required to consider 
the factual circumstances in its volume analysis. Article 3.1 required MOFCOM to consider all  
relevant evidence, including conflicting evidence and competing plausible arguments of that 
evidence raised by interested parties, in an unbiased manner. It also required MOFCOM to conduct 
an investigation in a manner that conforms to the principles of "g ood faith and fundamental 
fairness". MOFCOM failed to do so when it failed to take into account: (i) evidence that subject 
import growth occurred in a rapidly expanding market and that the volume of the domestic like 
product increased by 80%; and (ii) argu ments raised by interested parties that the increase in 
subject imports, either in absolute or relative terms, was not significant.  
12. Canada's interpretation of the first sentence of Article 3.2 does not contain an effects -based 
test; it does not require  an investigating authority to consider the effect or impact of the volume of 
subject imports on the domestic like product or the domestic industry. Such analyses are 
conducted under the second sentence of Article 3.2 and under Articles 3.4 and 3.52. Moreo ver, 
even though there must be a "logical progression" between Articles 3.2 and 3.5, this does not 
mean that an affirmative response to the volume analysis must lead to an affirmative response to 
the causation analysis.  
13. This interpretation also does no t conflict with the words "either […] or" in Article 3.2 as it 
does not require an investigating authority to consider the significance of an increase in both 
absolute and relative terms. An investigation authority has the discretion to consider the 
signif icance of an increase on either basis. Nevertheless, this discretion is not unlimited - an 
investigating authority must take into account positive evidence conflicting with its conclusion and 
must respond to competing plausible explanations of the evidence . Objectively examining such 
evidence and explanation does not convert an absolute volume analysis into a relative one or alter 
the scope of the analysis3. The investigating authority would simply be using relevant evidence 
about the market to inform its a nalysis of whether an increase in volume is significant and to 
ensure that its analysis is objective.  
                                               
1 Question 43: It is settled law that the WTO Agreements and the ADA must be interpreted according to 
Article 31 of the Vien na Convention. The Appellate Body clarified in US – Continued Zeroing  that discerning the 
ordinary meaning of a word or term in isolation is only the beginning of the interpretation exercise and that 
recourse must be made to context and object and purpose in order to elucidate the ordinary meaning of a word 
or term. This shows that a consideration of context is necessary and essential to proper treaty interpretation. 
In its interpretation of Article 3 generally and Article 3.2, second sentence, specifically , the Appellate Body in 
China – GOES  demonstrated the importance of accounting for context in a proper interpretation of the Article 3 
paragraphs.  
2 Question 44: Although the texts of the first and second sentences of Article 3.2 are different in that 
the first does not contain an effects -based test, they are similar in that: (i) both require an investigating 
authority to "consider" the "significance" of a particular phenomenon; (ii) both are subject to the same 
overarching obligation in Article 3.1 to cond uct an objective examination based on positive evidence; and 
(iii) both are part of the logical progression of the injury and causation analysis in Article 3. Moreover, the 
panel's interpretation of "significant" in Article 2.4.2 of the ADA in US – Washing  Machines  confirms that the 
ordinary meaning of the word "significant" does not change because the first sentence in Article 3.2 does not 
contain an effects -based test.  
3 Question 45: This is confirmed by the panel in Thailand – H-Beams , which found the in vestigating 
authority's analysis of absolute volume to be consistent with Article 3.2 specifically because the investigating 
authority had considered the context in which the increase occurred. The panel did not find that this 
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  14. The Panel should reject China's groundless argument that one can consider whether the 
increase in the volume is "significant" in absolute terms withou t having to also consider other 
circumstances. If the Panel accepts China's position, then the 44% increase found by MOFCOM to 
be significant in this case would effectively become a numerical threshold for future cases. If this 
threshold is reached, the in crease in absolute volume would be significant, regardless of the 
context in which the increase occurred. Such a result would be inconsistent with Article 3.1 
because it would bar an investigating authority from considering anything more than the 
magnitude  of the increase; the investigating authority would no longer be able to conduct an 
objective examination and on the basis of all positive evidence.  
15. Furthermore, the Panel should reject China's groundless argument that the requirement to 
consider the f actual circumstances conflicts with other textual elements in the first sentence of 
Article 3.2. The terms "absolute", "relative to production" and "[relative to] consumption" have a 
more limited scope than that ascribed to them by China. They describe onl y the manner in which 
subject imports are to be measured – either by quantity, in the case of absolute volume, or by 
quantity expressed as a percentage of domestic consumption or production, in the case of relative 
volume. They do not describe or limit the  scope of the entire volume analysis.  
16. Finally, the Panel should reject China's claim that there is no basis in Article 3.2 to require 
an investigating authority to consider the trends in domestic demand, the volume of the domestic 
like product and the volume of non -subject imports. The legal bases for considering this factual 
context are Article 3.2's requirement to consider whether an increa se is "significant" and 
Article  3.1's obligation to conduct an objective examination based on positive evidence. Although 
consideration of these particular trends may be unnecessary in some cases, Canada has 
demonstrated that these elements were relevant to MOFCOM's inquiry in this case.  
17. MOFCOM also failed to provide a "reasoned and adequate" explanation for its conclusion that 
there was a significant increase in subject imports4. China's argument that this finding was 
supported by the margin of dumping and the context provided by the subject imports' share of 
total imports is meritless. First, MOFCOM did not ment ion the margin of dumping anywhere in its 
volume analysis or suggest anywhere else that the margin of dumping was relevant to its volume 
analysis. Second, MOFCOM failed to explain how its finding regarding subject imports' share of 
total imports supported its conclusion that the increase in volume was significant.  
18. China's assertion that the Panel should reject this claim because Canada failed to mention it 
in our first written submission or panel request is meritless. This claim is part of Canada's clai m 
under the first sentence of Article 3.2. Moreover, it is within the Panel's jurisdiction as Canada's 
panel request states that "China failed to properly consider whether there had been […] a 
significant increase in dumped imports".  
C. MOFCOM's Price Effe cts Analysis is Inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2  
19. MOFCOM's price effects analysis is inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 because it is based 
on an improper consideration of the effect of the subject imports on the price of the domestic like 
product. MOFCOM was required to consider, based on positive evidence and through an objective 
examination, whether subject imports depressed prices of the domestic like product significantly or 
prevented price increases.  
20. First, China failed to demonstrat e that MOFCOM objectively examined whether there was a 
parallel price trend between subject imports and the domestic like product. In fact, the price 
trends of subject imports and the domestic like product moved at significantly different rates and 
even me t in 2010. Even if MOFCOM had properly found a parallel price trend, it failed to provide a 
reasoned and adequate explanation of how such a trend significantly depressed the price of the 
domestic like product. The mere existence of a parallel price trend m ay indicate a link in prices 
but, as the Appellate Body in China – GOES  confirmed, it does not necessarily support a finding 
that a decline in the price of one product was caused by the price of the other. Thus, MOFCOM's 
conclusion that subject import pric es caused the price decline in the domestic like product is far 
from a matter of "simple logic" and exposes MOFCOM's subjectivity. MOFCOM neither explained 
                                               
4 Question 46: The Appellate Body's description in US – Softwood Lumber VI (Article 21.5 – Canada)  of 
the requirements of a "reasoned and adequate" explanation shows that MOFCOM' s explanation was required to 
demonstrate that MOFCOM took proper account of the complexities of the data before it and the conflicting 
evidence. Its explanation was also required to show why it rejected the alternative explanations of record 
evidence adva nced by Rayonier and Cosmo.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  how these trends "indicated the nature of competition" nor how they explained "the extent to 
which f actors relating to the pricing behaviour of [purchasers] have an effect on domestic prices".  
21. Second, MOFCOM failed to conduct an objective examination of the positive evidence 
showing that subject imports were priced significantly higher than the domes tic like product during 
the period in which MOFCOM found price depression. MOFCOM does not explain how higher priced 
subject imports could have depressed domestic like product prices or whether it was in fact the 
domestic like product that dragged market p rices down. The only explanation provided by China is 
its repeated observation of parallel pricing, which it stated could be an indicator of a link, and its 
reference to unreliable pricing documents and meeting minutes. Moreover, China failed to point to 
any specific discussion by MOFCOM addressing the interested parties' arguments and evidence of 
the impact of higher priced subject import pricing.  
22. Third, MOFCOM failed to conduct an objective examination of the positive evidence showing 
that the market share of the subject imports remained essentially stable because it did not 
consider both the absolute volume and market share of subject imports as part of its price effects 
analysis. Canada has demonstrated that the text of Article 3.2, second sentence, refers to 
"whether the effect of [subject] imports is otherwise to depress prices to a significant degree". 
Therefore, consideration of changes in absolute volume, market share and prices are all relevant 
to a price effects analysis, which the Appellate Bo dy has described as a "dynamic comparison" 
between subject imports and the domestic like product.  
23. China claims that MOFCOM properly considered market share. However, MOFCOM failed to 
explain how essentially stable subject import market share could have  depressed prices of the 
domestic like product when the latter increased its market share by nearly eight percentage 
points. Since MOFCOM based the volumetric aspect of its price effects conclusion on the increased 
market share of subject imports, it was u nder the obligation to do so objectively.  
24. Finally, MOFCOM failed to conduct an objective examination of positive evidence in 
determining that subject imports depressed the price of the domestic like product5. The evidence 
on which MOFCOM relied is of l imited probative value and cannot be considered "positive evidence" 
of price depression. As the Appellate Body has explained in the context of Article 3.2, "an IA is 
required to consider whether […] subject imports – has explanatory force for the occurrenc e of 
significant price depression of […] domestic prices". Positive evidence of price effects must 
therefore support a connection between (i) subject imports and (ii) depressed domestic prices6. 
However, the pricing documents and meeting minutes do not con stitute positive evidence that 
subject imports explain price depression. First, only four even mention subject imports. Second, 
documents collected from only two out of seven petitioners cannot be representative of a 
meaningful volume of the domestic like product. Third, there is no evidence that MOFCOM verified 
any of the domestic companies' pricing documents against relevant sales contracts or purchase 
orders. Finally, these documents failed to disclose an actual lost sale, a specific instance of subject 
imports alone depressing domestic producers' prices or a confirmed pattern of price depression by 
the subject imports.  
25. China offers little new in its second written submission to justify MOFCOM's flawed price 
depression analysis.  First, in an attempt t o rebut Canada's demonstration that subject import and 
domestic like product prices did not display a parallel price trend, China provides misleading 
calculations suggesting that the level of decline in the prices of subject imports and the domestic 
like p roduct were "at basically the same level" and "nearly identical". China's comparisons between 
disparate and unconnected time periods fail to capture the relative movement in prices. Instead, 
as Canada has demonstrated, the pricing trends of subject imports  and the domestic like product 
were quite different: while market prices were escalating, subject import prices were rising at a 
                                               
5 Question 47: In its second written submission, China pointed to the margin of dumping as evidence 
that MOFCOM relied on to support its price depression finding. In response to this question, China now appears 
to concede that M OFCOM did not rely on margins of dumping. Canada agrees with this concession. Moreover, 
Canada considers that dumping margins are irrelevant to an investigating authority's price effects analysis and 
therefore MOFCOM could not have properly relied on them.  
6 Question 48: A finding that subject imports explain the occurrence of price depression must be 
supported by evidence that is credible and that is "of an affirmative, objective and verifiable character", i.e. it 
must be supported by "positive evidence". Canada's argument was not meant to imply that evidence that does 
not support a conclusion is not "positive evidence". Whether evidence is "positive" refers to its quality and 
"positive evidence" may support or undermine a conclusion that subject imports ha ve explanatory force for 
price depression.  WT/DS483/R/Ad d.1 
 
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  much faster rate. Moreover, as raised by interested parties, the fact that the price of the domestic 
like product declined almo st four times faster than that of the subject imports suggests that the 
domestic like product led the price decline.  
D. MOFCOM's Impact Analysis in Inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4  
26. Canada demonstrated that MOFCOM's characterization of the domesti c industry's market 
share as "consistently depressed" contradicts positive evidence on the record that this market 
share increased over the period of investigation. Canada also demonstrated that MOFCOM failed to 
analyze and interpret data relating to facto rs showing an improvement in the state of the domestic 
industry in a manner consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4.  
27. Although China argued that Canada's claim that MOFCOM mischaracterized the domestic 
industry's market share is based on a translation erro r, Canada demonstrates that its translation of 
"shizhong … dimi " is preferable to China's because it is a more complete translation. Further, 
China's response with regard the translation of these Chinese words demonstrates that there is no 
material dispute  between the parties regarding their translation.  
28. More importantly however, MOFCOM's characterization of the domestic industry's market 
share is improper regardless of which translation is used. First, Article 3.4 required MOFCOM not 
simply to compile market share data but to "analyze and interpret" it by analyzing trends in this 
data in the context of their own development and the development of other factors. Contrary to 
this requirement, MOFCOM's analysis appears to have simply assessed the amount or  level of the 
domestic industry's market share rather than its trends. Second, MOFCOM's characterization of the 
domestic industry's market share as "consistently depressed" or "remained low" contradicted 
positive evidence on the record. The domestic indust ry's market share did not stay at a depressed 
or lower -than-normal level during the period of investigation but rather rose from 19.68% in 2010 
to 26.22% in 2012, or by 6.54 percentage points7. 
29. MOFCOM also failed to properly analyse and interpret data relating to factors that showed an 
improvement in the state of the domestic industry8. It failed to properly assess and explain the 
role, relevance and weight of each factor even though several panels have found a requirement to 
do so. MOFCOM did not adequ ately place data relating to particular positive factors within the 
context of the other factors examined. MOFCOM discussed only the relationship between domestic 
demand and the construction and renovation of production facilities. With regard to the rest of the 
positive factors, it simply acknowledged that they showed increases.  
30. Furthermore, MOFCOM failed to properly assess the role of the domestic industry's market 
share and investing and financing ability and improperly considered that these two fact ors 
supported a finding of injury9. With regard to the domestic industry's investing and financing 
ability, MOFCOM failed to explain how it could find that some domestic producers had to reduce 
output, shut down or sell assets when positive evidence on the  record showed that production 
capacity and output increased dramatically over the period of investigation and that the domestic 
industry had constructed and renovated production facilities10. 
                                               
7 Comment on Question 53: The fact that the domestic industry market share increased while that of 
subject imports stayed essentially stable suggests that subject imports were not responsible for the injury 
suffer ed by the domestic industry.  
8 Question 52: MOFCOM was required to ensure that its reasoning with regard to the relationship 
between subject imports and the state of the domestic industry was reflected in its Final Determination in such 
a way that an inter ested party could verify that it had conducted this analysis. Here, an interested party would 
not have been able to conclude that MOFCOM's assessment of whether subject imports explained the state of 
the domestic industry is in the causation section withou t China's post hoc  explanation. This is because 
MOFCOM does not provide any indication that it conducted this part of the impact analysis in the causation 
section. Thus, MOFCOM failed to comply with its obligation to provide a "reasoned and adequate" expla nation 
of its conclusion.  
9 Question 49: The last sentence of Article 3.4 does not prevent an investigating authority from finding 
that one or more factors gives decisive guidance as to whether the domestic industry is injured.  
10 Question 51: MOFCOM could not conclude that the "fact" that some domestic producers had to reduce 
output, shut down or sell assets was a negative factor supporting a finding of injury because this "fact" is 
contradicted by MOFCOM's findings that the domestic industry increased prod uction capacity, constructed and 
renovated a number of production facilities, and increased output and because this "fact" does not reflect an 
understanding of the domestic industry as a whole as required by Article 3.4.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  31. MOFCOM's conclusion that the domestic industry was injured i s premised, in part, on an 
improper understanding of the domestic industry's market share and investing and financing 
ability. Thus, MOFCOM's failure to objectively examine these factors undermines its overall 
assessment of the state of the domestic indust ry. Similar to the conclusion in China – X-Ray 
Equipment , this Panel should find MOFCOM's impact analysis to be inconsistent with Article 3.4 
even though it is not based exclusively on market share or investing and financing ability.  
32. Furthermore, MOFCO M did not identify the relative contribution of the domestic industry's 
market share or investing and financing ability to its finding on injury or suggest that its finding on 
injury could be reached without the support of its conclusions regarding these t wo factors. 
Accordingly, the Panel should refrain from attempting to conduct these analyses as otherwise it 
risks engaging in a de novo  review. Because the Panel cannot conclude that MOFCOM's findings 
regarding the impact of subject imports can be upheld o n the basis of the negative impact factors 
other than market share and investing and financing ability, it must conclude that MOFCOM's 
analysis is inconsistent with Article 3.4. This conclusion is consistent with the Appellate Body's 
decision in China – GOES, where the Appellate Body upheld the panel's decision not to conduct an 
analysis of whether subject imports' volume effects were, on their own, sufficient to sustain 
MOFCOM's finding that there was significant price depression when MOFCOM had not conduc ted 
such an analysis.  
33. MOFCOM also failed to provide a "thorough and persuasive explanation" of how the positive 
factors were outweighed by the negative factors even though such an explanation was required by 
the panel in Thailand – H-Beams . MOFCOM did little more than recognize the presence of positive 
injury factors before simply juxtaposing these factors against the negative factors and then 
concluding that the domestic industry had been injured. MOFCOM provided no explanation, much 
less a "thorough a nd persuasive explanation", regarding how, despite rapid and large 
improvements in many injury factors, the domestic industry was injured. Furthermore, MOFCOM 
did not provide an explanation of the weight given to the positive factors, either individually o r 
collectively.  
E. MOFCOM's Causation Analysis is Inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5  
1. MOFCOM's Causation Analysis  
34. MOFCOM causal link analysis fails because it was based on MOFCOM's flawed volume and 
price effects analyses. China merely recites t he evidence MOFCOM relied on in its causal link 
analysis, which was the very same evidence MOFCOM relied on in its flawed volume, price effects 
and impact analyses11. MOFCOM's conclusory assertions do not provide a reasoned and adequate 
explanation of how s ubject imports, through the effects of dumping, caused injury to the domestic 
industry. As was concluded in China – X-Ray Equipment , it was incumbent on MOFCOM to explain 
how subject imports could have caused injury to the domestic industry, particularly w hen: (a) the 
prices of subject imports were significantly higher than those of the domestic like product; (b) the 
absolute volume of the domestic like product increased twice as much as that of the subject 
                                               
11 Question 54i: Canada has also dem onstrated that even if the Panel found that MOFCOM conducted 
volume, price effects and impact analyses consistently with Articles 3.2 and 3.4, MOFCOM still failed to 
demonstrate  the causal relationship through which subject imports caused injury to the dom estic industry 
(i.e. MOFCOM failed to demonstrate how subject imports caused injury)11. Simply reciting that volume 
increased, that subject imports had the effect of depressing prices or that the domestic industry suffered 
negative impacts does not amount t o a demonstration of the causal relationship through which subject imports 
caused the specific forms of injury the domestic industry suffered. The causal link analysis, "by definition, 
covers a broader scope" and must go beyond simple reliance on volume, p rice effects and impact analyses.  
Question 54ii: As a result, evidence different from that considered under Articles 3.2 and 3.4, may need 
to be examined in the context of Article 3.5. Moreover, the nature of that evidence will be driven by the 
different s cope and content of Article 3.5, which is focused on a demonstration of the causal relationship 
between subject imports and the specific injury suffered by the domestic industry. Thus, it is likely that 
evidence relevant to demonstrating the causal relatio nship between subject imports and the specific injury 
suffered by the domestic industry will be different from that used, for example, to consider whether there was 
a significant increase in volume or whether subject imports had the effect of significantly  depressing the prices 
of the domestic like product. For instance, nothing in these prior analyses would have necessarily required 
MOFCOM to have considered evidence relevant to how a significant increase in imports or significant price 
depression by subje ct imports caused declines in the domestic industry's pre -tax profits, returns on investment 
or net cash flows.  WT/DS483/R/Ad d.1 
 
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  imports; and (c) the market share of the domestic like product increased by nearly 
eight percentage points while that of subject imports remained essentially stable.  
2. MOFCOM's Non -Attribution Analysis  
35. MOFCOM failed to conduct an "objective examination" based on "positive evidence" of 
four "other kno wn factors" that caused injury to the domestic industry. MOFCOM also failed to 
"separate and distinguish" the injuries caused by them from any injury caused by subject imports. 
As a result, MOFCOM failed to provide reasoned and adequate conclusions for its  non-attribution 
findings.  
36. With respect to the appropriate legal standard, while – as China recognizes – there is no 
specific prescribed methodology in the ADA, the Appellate Body in US – Hot Rolled Steel  ruled that 
a proper non -attribution analysis of  other known factors required an investigating authority to 
provide a satisfactory explanation of the nature and extent of the injurious effects of the other 
known factors and to separate and distinguish those effects from any caused by the subject 
imports . Moreover, while the Appellate Body recognized that it may not be easy as a practical 
matter to isolate the injurious effects of the other factors or to separate and distinguish them, this 
analysis is nevertheless required by Article 3.5.  
37. Moreover, as  noted in EC – Countervailing Measures on DRAM Chips , an investigating 
authority must do more than simply list other known factors and then dismiss their role with bare 
qualitative assertions, such as the factor did not contribute in any significant way to  the injury.  
38. China relies on three prior panel decisions to support  its position that MOFCOM's 
non-attribution analysis was consistent with Article 3.5. China also attempts to undermine 
Canada's reliance on the panel's findings in EC – Countervailing M easures on DRAM Chips . These 
arguments are unconvincing. First, China relies on EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings , China – HP-SSST  
and EU – Footwear (China)  because the panels in those cases endorsed a "break the causal link 
methodology". However, Canada's claim is not with respect to the form of MOFCOM's conclusions. 
Rather, Canada's position is that MOFCOM failed to comply with the substantive legal requirement 
to provide a satisfactory explanation of the nature and extent of the inju rious impact of the 
non-attribution factors and to separate and distinguish that injury from any caused by subject 
imports. Second, the panel decision in China – HP-SSST  does not support China's position because 
it correctly articulates the substantive "nature and extent" and "separa te and distinguish" legal 
standard advanced by Canada. Third, China claims that the EC – Countervailing Measures on 
DRAM Chips  case is an "outlier to the extent that it implied that a quantitative or economic 
modeling analysis was required". However, in co ntrast to the cases on which China relies, the 
panel in this case articulated and applied the full and correct legal standard.  
39. We now turn to MOFCOM's treatment of each other known factor. First, contrary to China's 
claims, MOFCOM's Final Determination  failed to provide a non -attribution analysis of international 
cotton and VSF price declines. While it does contain a discussion of cotton and VSF prices in the 
context of its price effects analysis, it contains no analysis of whether international cotton and VSF 
prices caused injury to the domestic industry or otherwise indicate that the discussion of cotton 
and VSF prices is a non -attribution analysis. As such, MOFCOM could not have provided a 
satisfactory explanation of the injury caused by this other kn own factor or separated and 
distinguished its effects from those of the subject imports. China's claim to the contrary is no more 
than post hoc  explanation. Nevertheless, even if this analys is is found to constitute a 
non-attribution analysis, MOFCOM faile d to conduct an objective examination based on positive 
evidence.  
40. China argues that whether international cotton prices affect VSF "is not directly relevant" to 
factors driving the price of Chinese cellulose pulp and, as a result, MOFCOM was not requir ed to 
examine these prices. However, Articles 3.1 and 3.5 required MOFCOM to examine any known 
factors other than the dumped imports which were causing injury at the same time as the subject 
imports. There is no limitation on this requirement that absolves  MOFCOM from examining a 
known factor.  
41. Regarding the relationship between the prices of cotton and VSF, China repeats MOFCOM's 
assertion that VSF is superior to cotton because of its dying and absorption properties and that WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  therefore "they are not subs titutable in the market to a certain extent". However, Canada has 
demonstrated that MOFCOM ignored positive evidence of the substitutability of cotton and VSF12. 
China fails to rebut any of Canada's arguments in this respect. Similarly, China repeats MOFCOM 's 
discussion of Chinese domestic cotton support policies without addressing Canada's argument that 
it was global cotton prices that mattered. Moreover, MOFCOM never considered the "positive 
evidence" submitted by interested parties demonstrating that, bec ause Chinese VSF producers 
sold into a global marketplace in competition with other VSF and cotton producers, it was global, 
rather than domestic, cotton prices that affected VSF prices.  
42. Moreover, independent empirical evidence and commentary confirmed  that both the 
increase and decline of cellulose pulp prices in China was caused by the international cotton price 
spike and subsequent decline. MOFCOM only examined Chinese domestic cotton prices without 
providing a "reasoned and adequate" explanation of how these prices were relevant.  
43. MOFCOM also failed to provide a satisfactory explanation of the nature and extent of the 
injury caused and failed to separate and distinguish the injurious effects of this factor from any 
impact of the subject imports. M OFCOM also failed to conduct an objective examination of positive 
evidence that VSF prices caused injury to the domestic industry and failed to provide an adequate 
and reasoned explanation of its finding.  
44. MOFCOM failed to consider substantial argument and evidence demonstrating that the 
decline in VSF prices led to the decline in cellulose pulp prices. Moreover, China mischaracterized 
the evidence of the causal relationship between VSF and cellulose pulp prices by claiming that 
evidence of parallel pric e trends between VSF and cellulose pulp was the only evidence 
demonstrating that the downward trend in VSF prices led to the downward trend in cellulose pulp 
prices. Evidence of parallel price trends creates a prima facie  presumption that the price of VSF 
had a causal impact on the price of cellulose pulp. Moreover, Canada demonstrated that there was 
significant evidence on MOFCOM's record demonstrating the causal relationship between VSF and 
cellulose pulp prices that MOFCOM failed to evaluate.  
45. China a lso attempts to justify MOFCOM's finding that changes in VSF prices were not the 
"direct cause" of the decline in cellulose pulp prices by pointing to MOFCOM's examination of 
changes in VSF output and total domestic cellulose pulp production capacity and o utput. However, 
MOFCOM failed to consider the impact of the significant decline in VSF prices in its purported 
examination of cellulose pulp market dynamics. Yet, substantial "positive evidence" on the record 
clearly demonstrated that while VSF output incr eased significantly during the period of 
investigation, VSF prices plummeted in the second quarter of 2011 and continued to decline 
throughout the rest of the period of investigation.  
46. Second, MOFCOM failed to provide a satisfactory explanation of the n ature and extent of 
injury caused by domestic industry overexpansion, overproduction and inventory build -up and 
failed to separate and distinguish this injury from any caused by the subject imports. MOFCOM 
also failed to objectively examine positive eviden ce concerning the effects of this other known 
factor.  
47. While, it may have been appropriate to consider the impact of total capacity in the context 
of assessing whether domestic industry capacity overexpansion had an impact on market prices, 
MOFCOM itsel f never adequately explained or justified its use of data relating to the total 
production capacity of all domestic producers in this manner. Such an explanation would have 
been particularly important for an objective investigating authority to make becaus e the 
production capacity of the "domestic industry" as defined increased significantly during the period 
of investigation, whereas that of domestic producers not included in the "domestic industry" as 
defined declined. Furthermore, MOFCOM's analysis of ca pacity failed to account for any import 
contribution and was therefore subjective and incomplete. Moreover, it is far from clear from 
MOFCOM's discussion that it was actually assessing whether capacity expansion depressed market 
prices and thereby caused i njury; rather, it is China's post hoc  comments that explain this. 
Ultimately, an analysis of a non -attribution factor must relate to the domestic industry as defined.  
                                               
12 Question 56: MOFCOM's analysis of international cotton and VSF prices was confined only to a 
discussion of whether cotton and VSF prices were responsible for any price depression. In this respect, despite 
China's post hoc  concession that cotton and VSF prices "played some role", MOFCOM's Final Determination 
contains no analysis of whether cotton and VSF prices caused injury  to the domestic indus try. WT/DS483/R/Ad d.1 
 
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  48. MOFCOM also failed to objectively examine the positive evidence related to the increa se in 
production costs caused by the domestic industry's overexpansion13. The impact of an expansion in 
production capacity will be felt specifically on manufacturing costs and not on production costs 
generally. The evidence showed that manufacturing costs,  which would include capital expenses 
incurred to expand production capacity, increased by over 70% over the course of the period of 
investigation. In addition, Canada established that MOFCOM ignored data on its record when it 
concluded that domestic indus try overproduction was not the direct cause of the domestic 
industry's increasing inventory overhang. The significant increase in ending inventories, as well as 
the domestic industry's low utilization rate of 52.35% in 2012, both constitute positive eviden ce 
that the domestic industry's overexpansion led to surplus capacity.  
49. Third, MOFCOM failed to provide a satisfactory explanation of the nature and extent of injury 
caused by non -subject imports or to separate and distinguish that injury from any cause d by 
subject imports. It also failed to conduct an objective examination of the impact of non -subject 
imports based on positive evidence.  
50. MOFCOM's analysis of the impact of non -subject imports is flawed because it was focused 
entirely on comparing subj ect and non -subject imports, rather than being focused on the impact of 
non-subject imports on the domestic industry14. Moreover, MOFCOM did not provide a reasoned 
and adequate explanation of how an analysis focused solely on non -subject and subject imports  
was relevant to the question of whether non -subject imports injured the domestic industry.  
51. China's attempt to justify the difference in price between subject and non -subject goods 
because of a quality difference is not supported by any MOFCOM analysis15. While some interested 
parties had argued that there was a quality difference between pulp produced using hardwood and 
pulp produced using softwood, MOFCOM clearly rejected the relevance of such a difference.  
52. Moreover, MOFCOM failed to objectively ex amine the positive evidence on the record as well 
as plausible arguments presented by interested parties showing that non -subject imports were 
more likely to have directly competed with the domestic like product and, as a result, were more 
likely to have i njured the domestic industry. In particular, MOFCOM ignored the significant 
increases in the volume and market share of non -subject imports and their significantly lower 
prices16. This evidence on the record and the related interested parties' arguments cle arly required 
                                               
13 Question 57: Canada's view is that overexpansion caused increased competition in the market due to 
the increase in supply. This increased competition drove down market prices and thereby negatively affected 
the profitability of the cellulose pulp pr oducers in the market. The fact that the domestic industry was already 
suffering from injury in a declining market and decided to add 63% more capacity strongly suggests that its 
injury was self -inflicted. However, MOFCOM failed to account for any of these  facts in its flawed non -attribution 
analysis of this factor.  
14 Question 63: China's claim that the panel's decision in EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings  supports MOFCOM's 
findings on non -subject imports is incorrect because a careful reading of this panel decisi on shows that the 
investigating authority in that case actually examined and explained the injurious effects of non -subject 
imports on the domestic industry. Moreover, in EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings , non-subject import volumes 
decreased by 14%, market share  was essentially stable and prices were higher than average market prices. 
These facts sit in stark contrast to the facts of the case before MOFCOM.  
15 Question 65: Even when asked, China failed to shed light on the nature of the quality difference 
between subject and non -subject imports beyond describing it as "differences in fiber content". Furthermore, 
China failed to provide details regarding the evidence underlying MOFCOM's conclusion on the quality 
difference.  
16 Question 66: China presented no referenc es demonstrating where any of the data came from. In 
addition, the data demonstrates that MOFCOM's conclusion that the differences in quantity and price "were not 
big" is patently false. In fact, during a period exhibiting price depression allegedly caused  by subject imports, 
non-subject import volumes were between 22 and 25% higher than those of subject imports and non -subject 
import prices were between 11 and 13% lower than those of subject imports. This evidence suggests that 
non-subject imports were far  more likely than subject imports to be a cause of injury to the domestic industry.  
These issues with the data presented by China call into question whether MOFCOM's purported 
non-attribution analysis of non -subject imports was conducted in an objective ma nner. First, it is unclear how 
MOFCOM could have properly compared prices of non -subject imports in USD with those of the domestic like 
product in RMB. Second, it is equally unclear how MOFCOM could have properly compared full -year non -subject 
import price s with half -year domestic like product prices. Third, MOFCOM's Final Determination clearly states 
that it obtained import data directly from China Customs. However, in its non -attribution analysis, MOFCOM 
relied on customs data from the Petition instead of  data directly from China Customs. Finally, "MOFCOM's 
internal calculation document" of the non -subject import prices does not appear to have been submitted into 
evidence to this Panel. As a result, neither Canada nor the Panel has had an opportunity to re view or verify this 
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  an analysis beyond a cursory comparison of the relative quantity and prices of non -subject 
imports, as they relate to subject imports.  
53. Fourth, MOFCOM failed to objectively examine positive evidence regarding the shortage of 
cotton linter and its impact on the domestic industry's low capacity utilization rates. As a result, it 
failed to properly consider the shortage of cotton linter as another known factor of injury to the 
domestic industry requiring a non -attribution analysis.  
54. China f ailed to rebut Canada's assertion that total domestic demand for cotton linter 
surpassed total supply. China subjectively relied on evidence from the CCF Viscose Industry Chain 
Report that indicated that the supply of cotton linter was sufficient in  2012. Moreover, its use of 
data for the period in which the use of cotton linter as a feedstock was at its lowest was inherently 
subjective. Positive evidence on MOFCOM's record suggested that cotton linter pulp accounted for 
considerably more than 30% of total sales in both 2010 and 2011. Furthermore, MOFCOM failed to 
properly account for other sources of cotton linter demand; demand from these sources was hardly 
"very small". If MOFCOM had properly considered this additional demand, it could not have 
concluded that there was a sufficient supply of cotton linter. MOFCOM also stated that data 
regarding the total production capacity and output of the domestic cotton linter pulp industry was 
gathered in the course of on -the-spot verification. However, MOFCOM failed to identify this 
evidence or to explain how information obtained from the parties would have provided verifiable 
information regarding producers not participating in the investigation.  
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  ANNEX  C 
ARGUMENTS OF CHINA  
Contents  Page  
Annex  C-1 First integrated executive summary of the arguments of China  C-2 
Annex  C-2 Second integrated executive summary of the arguments of China  C-14 
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  ANNEX  C-1 
FIRST INTEGRATED EXE CUTIVE SUMMARY OF TH E ARGUMENTS OF CHINA  
I. INTRODUCTION  
1. China 's Ministry of Co mmerce (MOFCOM) conducted a detailed and thorough injury analysis 
in its anti -dumping investigation of cellulose pulp from Canada. MOFCOM 's determination was 
based on an objective examination of positive evidence on the record and is fully consistent with 
China 's obligations u nder the Anti -Dumping Agreement.  
II. STANDARD OF REVIEW A ND BURDEN OF PROOF  
2. The standard of review applicable in this dispute is set out in Article 11 of the DSU and 
Article 17.6 of the Anti-Dumping  Agreement. Canada is improperly s eeking to re -litigate the 
underlying anti -dumping investigation of cellulose pulp and asking the Panel to carry out a de novo  
review, instead of examining whether MOFCOM 's determination was based on an objective 
examination of positive record evidence.  
3. Canada, as the complaining party, bears the burden of demons trating a violation of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement. Canada must establish a prima facie  case of inconsistency with a 
provision of a WTO covered agreement before MOFCOM, as the defending party, has  the burden of 
showing consistency with that provision.1 
III. ARGUMENT  
A. Article 3 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement Does Not Prescribe a Specific 
Methodology for Injury Determinations  
4. Article 3 "does not prescribe a specific methodology to be relied on by  an investigating 
authority in its determination of injury."2 Article 3 also does not provide a "prescribed template or 
format that an investigating authority must adhere to in making its determination of injury, 
provided that its determination comports wi th the disciplines that apply under the discrete 
paragraphs of Article 3."3 Thus, "it is for the investigating authorities in the first instance to 
determine the analytical methodologies that will be applied in the course of an investigation."4 
B. MOFCOM 's Volume Analysis Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of 
the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
5. MOFCOM objectively examined positive evidence concerning the significant increase in the 
volume of imports over the period of investigation (POI), consistent w ith the requirements of 
Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the Anti-Dumping  Agreement.  
6. The use of the disjunctive "or" in the first sentence of Article 3.2 indicates that the 
investigating authority need not consider whether there has been a significant increase i n dumped 
imports from both an absolute and a relative perspective.5 MOFCOM considered that the increase 
in dumped imports in absolute terms was significant, and specifically stated that "the quantity of 
the dumped imported product showed the significant gr owth."6 MOFCOM explained that dumped 
imports amounted to 421,000 tons in 2010, 419,100 tons in 2011, and 605,500 tons in 2012.7 
                                               
1 Appellate Body Report, EC – Hormones , para. 109 (citing Appellate Body Report, US – Wool Shirts and 
Blouses , at pp. 14 -16); see also Panel Report, China – Broiler Products , para. 7.6.  
2 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.141; see also EC – Bed Linen 
(Article  21.5 – India) , paras. 113 and 118.  
3 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.141.  
4 Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 7.159.  
5 Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 7.171.  
6 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 59 -61, 77.  
7 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 59.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  This represented a significant increase of 43.82 per cent in the volume of dumped imports during 
the POI. In light of this incre ase, MOFCOM found that there had been a "quick increase of the 
quantity of the dumped imported product," and that "the quantity of the import increased 
quickly…"8  
7. Furthermore, MOFCOM explained that the subject imp orts were a significant portion – nearly 
one half – of total imports.9 MOFCOM thus looked at the growth in the volume of subject imports 
in the context of total imports. Moreover, even though not required under Article 3.2, MOFCOM 
also looked at the volume of dumped imports in relation to consu mption.10 
8. Thus, MOFCOM took account of whether there was a significant increase in the volume of 
dumped imports. Canada refers to the Thailand – H-Beams  panel 's interpretation of "significant" as 
meaning "noteworthy, important, consequential".11 China not es that in the anti -dumping 
investigation in this case, the volume of dumped imports increased 43.82 per cent during the POI, 
in a context in which dumped imports represented almost half of total imports and where the 
margins of the dumped imports had been  significant. An increase of 43.82 per cent in the volume 
of dumped imports during the POI, in light of the share of dumped imports in total imports and the 
margin of dumping that had been determined by MOFCOM, is "noteworthy, important, 
consequential," an d therefore "significant".  
9. Canada erroneously faults MOFCOM for failing "to consider the trends in total domestic 
demand, the volume of sales from domestic industry production a nd the volume of sales from 
non-subject imports".12 As noted, under Article 3.2, an investigating authority may consider the 
volume of dumped imports from either an absolute or relative perspective. MOFCOM found that 
there was a significant increase in the volume of dumped imports in absolute terms. MOFCOM was 
not required to addi tionally consider whether the increase in the volume of dumped imports in 
relative terms was also significant.  
C. MOFCOM 's Price Effects Analysis Was Fully C onsistent with Articles 3.1 
and 3.2 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
10. MOFCOM found that the dumped  subject imports and the domestic like product were 
"competitive and substitutable to each other."13 MOFCOM then objectively examined positive 
evidence indicating that the rapidly rising volume of dumped imports at declining prices pushed 
down the domestic producers ' prices during the second half of the POI.  
1. MOFCOM Explained the Relevance of the Undisputed Parallel Pricing Trends  
11. Canada first claims that MOFCOM failed to explain the relevance of the undisputed parallel 
pricing trends between subject imports and the domestic like product.14 Substantial record 
evidence supported MOFCOM 's finding of parallel price trends. MOFCOM examined price trends for 
the dumped subject imports and the domestic like product15 and concluded that prices for both 
"…first i ncreased and then decreased, showing a decreasing trend in general" over the POI.16 
MOFCOM also found that the prices of the dumped imported product and the like product "first 
increased and then decreased, showing a same trend of changes".17 MOFCOM then foc used further 
on price trends in the second half of the POI, when the volume of subject imports increased 
dramatically from 220,000 tons in the second half of 2011 to 310 ,400 tons in the second half 
of 2012, and concluded that "[i]n the same periods, both t he Price of the Dumped Imported 
Product and the Price of the Like Product of the Domestic Industry showed a continuous decreasing 
trend."18 MOFCOM noted further that over this same time period, "the Price of the Dumped 
                                               
8 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 65, 77.  
9 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 74, 75.  
10 Final Determinatio n, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 59.  
11 Canada 's first written submission, para. 70 (referring to Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , 
para. 7.163).  
12 Canada 's first written submission, para. 73.  
13 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
14 Canada 's first writte n submission, para. 84.  
15 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  
16 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  
17 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 64.  
18 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 64.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  Imported Product continuously decrease d and the Price of the Like Product of the Domestic 
Industry also decreased…"19 MOFCOM also found that "there was a certain relevance between the 
price of the dumped imported product and the price of the like product of the domestic industry" 
over this same  time period. Canada does not dispute the existence of substantial record evidence 
of parallel price trends.  
12. Prior WTO cases have confirmed that a finding of parallel price trends can evidence a causal 
link.20 In addition, MOFCOM also examined the relev ance of the parallel pricing trends it found. 
MOFCOM found that "the decline of the import prices of foreign dissolving pulp had led to the 
difficulty in the sale of the like product of the Domestic Industry, forcing the Domestic Industry to 
reduce the pri ce."21 MOFCOM also examined in an objective and thorough manner confidential 
pricing reports and minutes of business meetings that MOFCOM obtained at the verification of the 
Chinese domestic producers. MOFCOM noted in its Final Determination that the "[i]nv estigating 
authority had collected evidences from many domestic producers during its on -site verifications, 
including the minutes of the business analysis meetings and the pricing reports, which showed that 
since the second half of 2011, the decline of the  import prices of foreign dissolving pulp had led to 
the difficulty in the sale of the like product of the Domestic Industry, forcing the Domestic Industry 
to reduce the price."22 
13. Exhibit CHN -02 provides translations of the pricing reports that MOFCOM e xamined at 
verification and discussed in its Final Determination. These documents provide confirmation that 
the domestic producers were forced to reduce their sale prices in order to compete with the rapidly 
rising volume of dumped subject imports. A numbe r of the documents refer specifically to imports 
from Brazil, Canada and the U.S.  
14. China disputes Canada 's translation of the word "deng" that appears after each reference to 
the subject countries in the specified pricing documents. The more accurate in terpretation of the 
word "deng" that appears after each reference to the subject countries (Brazil, Canada, and the 
U.S.) is that it is being used to conclude the list and is not to be translated as "etcetera." As China 
explained during the First Substanti ve Meeting, in reviewing page 1  of Exhibit CAN-29, the word 
"deng" is followed by a specific percentage  – i.e., " more than half of China 's total  imports  of 
cellulose pulp." This demonstrates that "deng" is being used to conclude the preceding list of 
subje ct countries. Moreover, regardless of the translation of the word "deng", the pricing 
documents specifically identify the three subject countries when demonstrating that imports from 
these countries depressed domestic prices . 
2. MOFCOM Was Not Required To Find Price Undercutting In Order To Make a 
Finding of Price Depression  
15. Canada next claims that the absence of price undercutting "calls into question" MOFCOM 's 
finding that subject imports depressed the prices of the domestic like product.23 The plain t ext of 
Article 3.2 demonstrates that the existence of price undercutting is not required in order to find 
price depression. The three possible findings of price undercutting, price depression or price 
suppression are disjunctive, and any one of them alone can support an adverse price effects 
finding.24 Both the panel reports in Korea – Certain Paper25 and in  EC – Salmon (Norway)26 and 
the Appellate Body27 have supported this plain text interpretation.  
16. MOFCOM 's price analysis explained how imports pushed do wn domestic prices. MOFCOM 
fully explained how on the facts of this case domestic producers were forced to lower prices to 
compete with the rapidly rising volume of dumped subject imports. MOFCOM found that the 
interaction between the declining prices for the dumped subject imports and the domestic like 
product forced the domestic producers to lower prices. MOFCOM found there was positive evidence 
                                               
19 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
20 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 210; Panel Report, China – Autos (US) , para. 7.261.  
21 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
22 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
23 Canada 's first written submission, para. 94.  
24 See Panel Report, US – Countervailing Duty Investigation on DRAMS , (as modified by Appellate Body 
Report), para. 7.265.  
25 Panel Report, Korea – Certain Paper , para. 7.242.  
26 Panel Report, EC – Salmon (Norway) , para. 7.638.  
27 Appellate Bo dy Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , paras. 5.149 and 5.156.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  on the record in the form of the verification documents demonstrating that the dumped subject 
imports forced th e domestic industry to reduce prices, thereby depressing the domestic prices. 
Moreover, the interested parties that had alleged that lower domestic prices demonstrated 
domestic producers were the price leaders made assertions but did not provide supporting  
evidence. Objectively examining the evidence on the record, MOFCOM concluded that the dumped 
subject imports depressed the domestic prices.  
3. MOFCOM Properly Considered the Volume Effects on Prices of the Like Product 
of the Domestic Industry  
17. Canada 's claim that MOFCOM failed to consider evidence that the market share of the 
subject imports allegedly remained "stable" also lacks merit.28 Even though MOFCOM 's price 
depression finding was based on movements in the absolute quantity of subject imports, M OFCOM 
also considered movements in market share in its price effects analysis.  
(a) Article 3.2 Does Not Require an Investigating Authority to  Consider Both 
the Absolute Volume and Market Share of Subject Imports  
18. Article 3.2 allows an investigating auth ority to "consider" whether there has been a 
significant increase in dumped imports "either in absolute terms or relative to production or 
consumption in the importing Member." Therefore, the plain text makes clear that an investigating 
authority is not ob ligated to consider relative increases in subject imports, as Canada argues. As a 
matter of logical progression, the authority set out in the first sentence for an investigating 
authority to consider whether there has been an increase in dumped imports eit her in absolute or 
relative terms must likewise extend to the investigating authority 's consideration of price effects in 
the second sentence. Consideration of a relative increase in imports – market share – thus cannot 
be a compulsory mode of analysis whe n considering the price effects of subject imports.  
(b) MOFCOM's Price Depression Finding Was Based on Movements in Absolute 
Quantity  
19. MOFCOM 's price effects analysis focused on movements in the absolute volume of subject 
imports rather than on market s hare. MOFCOM found that, "[f]rom the second half of 2011 to the 
second half of 2012, the continued decline of the Price of the Dumped Imported Product and the 
quick increase of the quantity of the dumped imported product forced the Domestic Industry to 
compete with them in terms of prices, leading to a fast and continuous decline of the Price of the 
Like Product of the Domestic Industry. Based on these facts, the Investigating authority 
determined that the dumped imported product had a depressing effect on the Price of the Like 
Product of the Domestic Industry".29 Similarly, MOFCOM 's price effects analysis noted that "…due 
to the increase of quantity and the decrease of price of the dumped imported product, the 
Domestic Industry was forced to continuously red uce the Price of the Like Product".30 
20. It is undisputed that the volume of the subject imports dumped at significant margins 
increased dramatically over the POI. In addition, prices of subject imports plummeted in the 
second half of the POI, from RMB 12, 313/ton in the second half of 2011 to only RMB 7,024/ton at 
the end of the POI.31 It is simply not reasonable that such a massive increase in dumped subject 
import volume at rapidly declining prices could not have had an adverse price effect in the Chinese 
market.  
(c) MOFCOM Also Considered Market Share Data, Even Though It was Not 
Required to  
21. Even though MOFCOM properly based the volume effects portion of its price depression 
finding on movements in the absolute volume of subject imports, and was not re quired under 
Article 3.2 to consider movements in market share, it nonetheless still did so. MOFCOM found that 
the market share of subject imports increased from 18.96 per cent in 2011 to 22.01 per cent 
                                               
28 Canada 's first written submission, para. 95.  
29 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 65 -66. 
30 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
31 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  in 2012.32 MOFCOM further observed that the "quantity of the dumped imported product showed 
an increasing trend in general…and its market share also showed an increasing trend in general".33 
MOFCOM also noted that "…the Investigating authority concluded that both the quantity and the 
market share of the dumped  imported product…showed a general trend of increase during the 
Period of investigation".34  
22. China notes that a price depression finding can be valid even in the case of small increases 
in market share. The EC – Bed Linen (Article 21.5 - India)  panel no ted that when a price 
depression analysis is based on the absolute increase in imports, it does not matter that the 
market share of subject imports did not increase significantly.35 
23. The fact that the domestic industry did not lose even more market share  was due to the fact 
that the domestic producers were forced to lower their prices in order to continue making sales. 
The meeting minutes examined at verification and discussed above demonstrates this reality 
concretely. MOFCOM thus reasonably found that " in order to prevent a further decline of the 
market share,…  the Domestic Industry reduced the price".36  
4. MOFCOM's Finding of Price Depression Was Based on an Objective Examination 
of Positive Evidence  
24. Canada next argues that MOFCOM 's price depression  finding was not based on an objective 
examination of positive evidence because MOFCOM only referred generally to certain evidence 
gathered during the verification of the Chinese domestic producers.37 MOFCOM 's price depression 
finding was fully based on pos itive evidence and a reasoned explanation set out in MOFCOM 's Final 
Determination. MOFCOM 's Final Determination documents and explains its reasoning that subject 
imports and the domestic like product were directly competitive and competed on price.38 MOFCOM  
observed that the absolute quantity of the dumped subject imports kept growing significantly and 
that the market share of subject imports increased generally at the same time as the prices for 
dumped subject imports declined significantly, beginning in th e second half of 2011.39 MOFCOM 
further based its analysis on the fact that prices of the dumped imported product fell dramatically 
in the second half of the POI40, and that prices for the dumped subject imports and the domestic 
like product moved in tandem in the second half of the POI.41 MOFCOM noted that "…in order to 
prevent a further decline of the market share…the Domestic Industry reduced the price of the like 
product…"42 In its causation analysis, MOFCOM noted further that the prices of the dumped subje ct 
imports decreased continually and the quantity of the subject imports increased quickly, "forcing 
the Domestic Industry to compete with it on…prices; as a result, the Price of the Like Product of 
the Domestic Industry decreased quickly and continuously;  therefore, the dumped imported 
product depressed the Price of the Like Product of the Domestic Industry".43 
25. MOFCOM 's analysis of the meeting minutes examined at verification and discussed 
previously, shows that the rapidly rising volume of subject impo rts forced the domestic producers 
to lower prices. Canada claims that MOFCOM 's conclusion that the domestic industry had "difficulty 
in clinching deals" contradicts the fact that the domestic industry 's sales in fact increased.44 But 
the "difficulty in clin ching deals" referenced in the meeting minutes is a reference to the fact that 
the domestic industry was forced to reduce prices in order to make sales and thus avoid losing 
further market share.  
                                               
32 Final D etermination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 59.  
33 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 64.  
34 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 61.  
35 Panel Report, EC – Bed Linen  (Article 21.5  - India), para. 6.230.  
36 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
37 Canada 's first written submission, paras. 101 and 103.  
38 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 58.  
39 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 59, 63.  
40 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  
41 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 6 3-65, 77 -78. 
42 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
43 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 77 -78. 
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  D. MOFCOM 's Examination of the Impact of Dumped Imports on the Domestic 
Industry Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of the 
Anti-Dumping  Agreement  
26. Canada  errs in claiming that MOFCOM 's injury determination  failed to comply with 
Articles  3.1 and 3.4 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement. MOFCOM did not fail to examine whether 
subject imports explained the state of the domestic industry.45 MOFCOM properly examined the 
domestic industry 's market share, and adequately considered factors showing improvement in the 
domestic industry 's condition.  
1. MOFCOM Properly Examined Whether Subject Imports Explain the State of the 
Domestic Industry  
27. While Article 3.4 requires an examination of the impact of the subject imports on the 
domestic industry, it does not require an investigating authority "to demonstrate that sub ject 
imports are causing injury to the domestic industry".46 Moreover, Article 3.4 "does not address the 
manner in which the results of this evaluation are to be set out, nor the type of evidence that may 
be produced before a panel for the purpose of demons trating that this evaluation was indeed 
conducted".47 
28. Contrary  to Canada 's assertion, MOFCOM did examine the impact of dumped imports. 
Canada 's claim that "MOFCOM entirely failed to evaluate the relationship between the subject 
imports and the state of the domestic industry or…whether subject imports explain the state of the 
domestic industry as required by Article 3.4 of the ADA" is simply incorrect.48  
2. Canada's Argument that MOFCOM Failed to Objectively Examine Market Share 
Is Based on a Translation Error 
29. Canada 's assertion  that MOFCOM improperly found that "the domestic industry 's market 
share of the like product was consistently depressed" is based on an incorrect translation of the 
Final Determination and therefore is groundless.49 The correct t ranslation of the Final 
Determination, submitted as Exhibit CHN -01, shows that MOFCOM found that "[d]uring the Period 
of investigation, the market share of the Like Product of the Domestic Industry remained  low…"50  
3. MOFCOM Properly Examined Factors Showi ng Improvement in the State of the 
Domestic Industry  
30. MOFCOM examined numerous indicia of the domestic industry 's condition, including 
production capacity, output, sales volume, sales revenue, labor productivity and per capita 
salaries.51 MOFCOM found th at despite the positive factors, dumped imports were pushing prices 
downward and this led to a continuous decline in the pre -tax profit, return on investment and net 
cash flow. MOFCOM also found the domestic industry 's market share and operation rate were low, 
and its ending inventory had increased substantially.52 
31. MOFCOM considered both the positive and negative injury factors and the interplay between 
them. In doing so, MOFCOM assessed the various factors, conducted an overall analysis of those 
factors , and placed the data for the various factors in context. MOFCOM 's conclusion is based on 
its overall assessment of the factors.  
32. Article 3.4 expressly provides that none of the factors listed in Article 3.4, individually or 
several combined, necessaril y give decisive guidance. Thus, MOFCOM was entitled to find that 
dumped imports negatively affected the domestic industry on the basis of its overall assessment of 
                                               
45 Canada 's first written submission, paras. 111, 112 and 114.  
46 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , paras. 149 -150. (emphasis omitted)  
47 Appellate Body Report, EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings , para. 131.  
48 Canada 's first written submission, para. 111.  
49 Canada 's first written submission, para. 112 (quoting Canada 's translation of the Final Determinati on 
at Exhibit CAN -3, at p. 78).  
50 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 76. (emphasis added)  
51 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 71 -74. 
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  the factors, even if some factors showed positive trends. Previous panels have confirmed tha t 
"there is no requirement in Article 3.4 that each and every injury factor, individually, must be 
indicative of injury".53  
E. MOFCOM 's Causation Analysis Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5 
of the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
33. MOFCOM  conducted an objective examination of the record evidence concerning causation. 
MOFCOM 's causation analysis was based on several factors, including the fact that the quantity of 
the dumped subject imports skyrocketed. Moreover, the price of the dumped imported product 
declined precipitously in the second half of the POI. This combination of significant increases in 
import volume and rapid declines in prices forced the domestic industry to compete on prices, and 
as a result the price of the like product of the domestic i ndustry was depressed.54 The domestic 
industry lost market share on an almost one -to-one basis in 2012 in the price depression period.55 
The price depression caused by the dumped subject imports led to a con tinuous decline of the 
pre-tax profit, return on in vestment and net cash flow from operating activities of the domestic 
industry.56 
1. MOFCOM's Causation Analysis Properly Relied On Its Volume and Price Effects 
Findings  
34. Canada  alleges that MOFCOM 's causal link analysis relies on faulty volume and price effects 
findings. As discussed above, MOFCOM 's volume and price effects findings were fully consistent 
with Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the Anti-Dumping  Agreement. MOFCOM thus properly based its 
causation analysis in part on its prior volume and price effects findings.  
2. MOFCOM Appropriately Considered Whether There Was A Causal Link Between 
Subject Imports and the Material Injury Suffered by the Domestic Industry  
35. Canada  next alleges that MOFCOM "asserted that subject imports caused injury to the 
domestic  producers of like goods, [but] it failed to demonstrate how".57 MOFCOM objectively 
considered positive evidence demonstrating a causal link between subject imports and the material 
injury suffered by the domestic industry, and explained that link fully.  
36. MOFCOM found that the absolute volume of the dumped subject imports increased 
dramatically, from 421,000 tons in 2010 to 605,500 tons in 2012, an increase of 43.82 per cent 
over the POI. MOFCOM also found that the market share of the dumped subject impor ts increased, 
from 18.96 per cent in 2011 to 22.01 per cent in 2012.58 MOFCOM found that prices of the 
dumped subject imports declined dramatically from the first half of 2011 to the end of the POI, 
from RMB 13,040/ton to RMB 7,024/ton.59 MOFCOM found furthe r that the domestic market share 
of the like product "was generally in an increasing trend",60 but that the market share of the like 
product declined in the second half of 2012 and that the dumped subject imports gained that lost 
market share on a one -to-one basis.61 MOFCOM found further that the prices of the dumped 
imports and the like product generally moved in parallel during the period of price depression.62 
MOFCOM also found that "from the second half of 2011 to the second half of 2012, the continued 
decline of the Price of the Dumped Imported Product and the quick increase of the quantity of the 
dumped imported product forced the Domestic Industry to compete with them in terms of price, 
leading to a fast and continuous decline of the Price of the Like Pr oduct of the Domestic Industry. 
                                               
53 Panel Report, EC – Bed Linen (Article 21.5 – India) , para. 6.163. See also Panel Report, EC – Tube or 
Pipe Fittings , para. 7.329.  
54 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 77.  
55 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 63 -65. 
56 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 77 -78. 
57 Canada 's first written s ubmission, para. 133.  
58 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 59.  
59 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  
60 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 63.  
61 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
62 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 63 -66, 77 -78. WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  Based on these facts, the Investigating authority determined that the dumped imported product 
had a depressing effect on the Price of the Like Product…"63 
37. MOFCOM  in the "Causal Relationship" section of its determination f ocused on the significant 
growth of the quantity of the dumped imported product, as well as the precipitous price declines of 
the dumped imported product, which had the effect of "forcing the domestic industry to compete 
with it on the prices…"64 MOFCOM fou nd further that documents examined at verification and 
discussed above demonstrated the price depressing effect that the increase in volume of 
significantly dumped imports had on domestic prices, as domestic producers were forced to lower 
their price to ma intain sales in the Chinese market.65 
38. MOFCOM also carefully examined the various economic factors and indices concerning the 
condition of the domestic industry.66 MOFCOM examined both those economic indicators that 
showed the domestic industry was suffer ing from material injury, and other factors that showed 
more positive trends.67 MOFCOM took this whole constellation of economic factors and indices into 
account.  
39. MOFCOM 's causation analysis thus examined the relationship of the dumped imports to 
those economic indicators showing more positive financial results for the domestic industry, as well 
as those that showed that the domestic industry was in fact suffering material injury. MOFCOM 's 
causation analysis stated that "due to the impact of the dumped i mported product, the domestic 
industry had to reduce significantly the price of its like product, resulting in the significant decline 
of the profitability and the sharp decline of the pre -tax profit and ROI. In 2012, the pre -tax profit 
and ROI of the Like  Product of the Domestic Industry both dropped to the lowest level during the 
Period of investigation and both were negative values; the domestic industry suffered serious 
losses…[b]ased on the comprehensive consideration of the above facts and evidence, t he 
Investigating authority determined that…the dumped imported product had caused the material 
injury to the Domestic Industry".68 
3. MOFCOM's Analysis of Any Other Known Factors Was Fully Consistent with 
Articles 3.1 and 3.5 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
40. In addition to linking the rapidly growing volume of dumped imports at steeply declining 
prices with the material injury suffered by the domestic industry, MOFCOM also thoroughly 
examined the role played by other known factors.  
41. The other known fact ors identified in Canada 's submis sion can be classified into 
two categories. The first are the known factors other than the dumped imports which at the same 
time are injuring the domestic industry, but which MOFCOM determined in its Final Determination 
did not break the causal link between dumped imports and  the material injury suffered by the 
domestic industry . These are cotton and VSF prices, the domestic industry 's capacity expansion, 
and non -subject imports. The second category that Canada challenges is  the known factor  – cotton 
linter – that MOFCOM  determined did not cause  injury to the domestic  industry . 
(a) MOFCOM Properly Separated and Distinguished the Injurious Effects of 
Certain Other Known Factors from the Injurious Effects of the Dumped 
Imports  
42. With respect to the first category of factors identified in Canada 's submission, subject 
imports need only be a "cause," and not the sole cause of material injury to the domestic industry. 
The Appellate Body has stated that the non -attribution language  in Article 3.5 of the 
Anti-Dumping  Agreement "applies solely in situations where dumped imports and other known 
factors are causing injury to the domestic industry at the same time ."69 In order to ensure that the 
                                               
63 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 65 -66; see also Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at 
pp. 73, 77 -78. 
64 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 77 -78. 
65 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 65.  
66 Final Determi nation, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 71 -74. 
67 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 71 -74. 
68 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 78.  
69 Appellate Body Report, US – Hot-Rolled Steel , para. 223.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  injurious effects of the other known factor s are not "attributed" to dumped imports, the 
investigating authority 's non -attribution analysis "requires 'separating and distinguishing the 
injurious effects of the other factors from the injurious effects of the dumped imports '."70 However, 
as long as an  investigating authority carries out the process of separating and distinguishing the 
injurious effects of dumped imports from the injurious effects of the other known causal factors, 
the "particular methods and approaches" are not prescribed by the Anti-Dumping  Agreement.71  
(i) MOFCOM's Examination of the Effects of Cotton and VSF Prices on 
Cellulose Pulp Was Based on an Objective Examination of Positive 
Evidence  
43. Canada  argues that there is an alleged correlation between global cotton fibre, global VSF  
and Chinese cellulose pulp pricing.72 Contrary to Canada 's claims, MOFCOM conducted an objective 
examination based on positive evidence before determining that cotton prices were not the main 
factor that determined the price of VSF, and cotton prices were also not the main factor that 
affected the price of cotton pulp in the domestic industry.73 
44. As MOFCOM explained in the Final Determination, evidence indicated that VSF has superior 
dyeing and moisture absorption properties as compared to cotton fiber.74 Therefore, based on an 
objective examination of the positive evidence, MOFCOM reached the conclusion that the different 
properties between VSF and cotton fiber rendered them "not substitutable in the market to a 
certain extent".75 As a result, because VSF a nd cotton fiber are, to a certain degree, not 
substitutable in the market, MOFCOM reasonably found that there is no necessary relationship 
between the prices of VSF and cotton.76 
45. In addition, as MOFCOM explained in the Final Determination, during the PO I, China 's import 
quotas on cotton and other Chinese Government policies created a disconnect between global 
cotton prices and the domestic cotton prices in China. Thus, domestic cotton market dynamics 
differ from the global market dynamics relied on by Ca nada, and MOFCOM properly reviewed 
domestic  Chinese cotton prices instead of global cotton prices when analysing whether cotton 
prices impacted domestic VSF prices in China.  
46. In reviewing domestic cotton prices, the data demonstrated that the domestic V SF and 
cotton pulp prices in China did not follow the trends in domestic cotton prices in China. As a result, 
based on the above data, MOFCOM reasonably concluded that during the POI, cotton prices were 
not the main factor that determined the price of VSF,  and cotton prices were also not the main 
factor that affected the price of cotton cellulose pulp.  
47. In any event, Canada 's arguments concerning the alleged relationship between cotton and 
VSF prices are not even directly relevant to an analysis of facto rs driving cellulose pulp prices. The 
more even hypothetically relevant question is whether there is a relationship between VSF and 
cellulose pulp prices.  
48. Canada argues that Figure 1 in its first written submission, which is based on data submitted 
by foreign exporters, demonstrates there is a causal relationship between cotton, VSF, and 
cellulose pulp prices.77 However, MOFCOM reasonably found that the information on the record did 
not constitute sufficient evidence demonstrating the alleged direct causal relationship between VSF 
and overall cellulose pulp prices.78 The parallel price trends on their own do not demonstrate that 
the downward trend in VSF prices led to the downward trend in  cellulose pulp prices. Balancing all 
positive evidence, including data showing strong total domestic demand for cellulose pulp during 
the POI as discussed below, demonstrates that MOFCOM reasonably concluded that the evidence 
did not show a direct causal  relationship between VSF and cellulose pulp prices.  
                                               
70 Panel Report, China – GOES , para. 7.618; Appellate Body  Reports, US – Hot-Rolled Steel , para. 223 
and EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings , para. 188.  
71 Appellate Body Report, US – Hot-Rolled Steel , para. 224.  
72 Canada 's first written submission, paras. 3 -6 and 157.  
73 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 67.  
74 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 67.  
75 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 67.  
76 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 67.  
77 Canada 's first written submission, para. 157.  
78 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 68.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  49. MOFCOM reas onably demonstrated that an examination of VSF output and total domestic 
demand for cellulose pulp is relevant to an analysis of the ultimate alleged impact of VSF prices on 
cellulose pulp prices. In the Final Determination, MOFCOM found that the output of  VSF during the 
POI rapidly increased.79 MOFCOM reasonably explained that the rapid growth in output of VSF as 
the downstream product in turn resulted in the rapid growth  of total domestic demand for cellulose 
pulp.80 In addition, MOFCOM also found that the total output could not always meet the total 
demand of cellulose pulp. As a result , the price of cellulose pulp should have at least remained 
stable. But it did not. Therefore, MOFCOM reasonably concluded that factors other than VSF output 
or prices, which  are intimately linked with output, were the direct cause of the decline in cellulose 
pulp prices.81  
50. Therefore , MOFCOM 's findings that (1) cotton prices were not a main factor in affecting VSF 
prices or cellulose pulp prices, and (2) changes in VSF pri ces were not the direct cause of the 
decline in cellulose pulp prices were based on an objective examination of positive evidence, 
consistent with the standards of the Anti-Dumping  Agreement.  
(ii) MOFCOM's Examination of the Domestic Industry's  Capacity 
Expansion and Inventory Build -up Was Based On an Objective 
Examination of Positive Evidence  
51. Contrary  to Canada 's claim, MOFCOM fully examined and addressed the issues relating to 
the increased production capacity of the domestic industry during the POI.  MOFCOM  determined 
that the domestic industry added capacity due to the significant "increase of the demand of the 
domestic cellulose pulp market."82 MOFCOM noted that the domestic production capacity increased 
to match the significant growth in total domes tic demand for cellulose pulp, which increased from 
2.03 million tons in 2010 to 2.75 million tons in 2012. MOFCOM further concluded that the "slightly 
proactive increase of their production capacity" was reasonable in order to meet the expected 
growth in demand.83 In addition, MOFCOM concluded that the industry 's production capacity even 
after the increase in 2012 "was basically equal to the total domestic demand for cellulose pulp."84 
MOFCOM then compared capacity and demand levels, and noted that the total  output of the 
domestic cellulose pulp industry was "always far less" than the total domestic demand.85 
52. In addition , MOFCOM determined that some of the new capacity was not put in place until 
the end of the POI, further reducing the impact of that incre ased capacity on the state of the 
domestic industry during the POI.86 MOFCOM then further examined the impact of increased 
capacity on the domestic industry 's per unit costs. MOFCOM found that the unit production costs of 
the domestic industry declined  in general over the POI, further indicating that expenditures for 
increased production capacity did not harm the financial performance of the domestic industry.87 
53. Canada  next alleges that MOFCOM inappropriately used production capacity of the entire 
domesti c industry, not merely that for the domestic industry as defined by MOFCOM.88 However, 
when examining the overall relationship between production capacity and demand, MOFCOM 's use 
of total production capacity for the entire industry in relation to total dem and better reflects the 
overall market dynamics.  
54. Canada  claims  that MOFCOM failed to adequately examine the relationship between the 
domestic industry 's increased production capacity and the increase in inventory.89 However, 
MOFCOM 's determination state s that "the investigating authority also took into consideration the 
obvious increase of the inventory of the Domestic Industry."90 MOFCOM examined the increase in 
production and sales volume from 2012 compared with 2011, and reasonably concluded that the 
                                               
79 Final Determina tion, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 68.  
80 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 69.  
81 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 69.  
82 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 76.  
83 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 81.  
84 Final Determination, Exhib it CHN -01, at p. 81.  
85 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 81.  
86 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 81.  
87 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at pp. 81 -82. 
88 Canada 's first written submission, para. 164.  
89 Canada 's first written submission,  para. 168.  
90 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 82.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  increased portion of production due to the expansion of production capacity was not the direct 
cause of the increase of the ending inventory.91 
55. MOFCOM concluded its analysis by acknowledging that while the increase in production 
capacity may have had som e impact, the record evidence did not demonstrate that the increased 
capacity was sufficient to break the causal relationship between the dumped imported product and 
the material injury suffered by the domestic industry.92  
(iii) MOFCOM's Examination of the  Impact of Non -Subject Imports Was 
Based on an Objective Examination of Positive Evidence  
56. Contrary to Canada 's claims,  MOFCOM specifically examined i n detail the role played by 
non-subject imports, and concluded that they could not break the causal rel ationship between the 
dumped subject imports and the material injury suffered by the domestic industry.  
57. MOFCOM analysed the relative proportion of non -dumped imports in relation to total 
imports, and concluded that they were a significant proportion o f total imports, over 50 per cent in 
each year of the POI.93 MOFCOM then examined the price rela tionship between dumped and 
non-dumped imports, and concluded that the difference in prices were "not big."94 MOFCOM also 
noted that it learned in the investigati on from the downstream customers that the dumped imports 
were "generally better…in terms of the quality and consu mer comments" than were the 
non-dumped subject imports.95 The fact that the dumped imports were better quality further 
supported MOFCOM 's conclu sion that the not large differences in  price between them and the 
non-dumped imports would not break the causal link between the dumped imports and the injury 
suffered by the domestic industry.  
58. MOFCOM  acknowledged that the price of the cellulose pulp i mported from South Africa was 
lower than the price of the dumped subject imports, but that the quantity of imports of cellulose 
pulp from South Africa were relatively small, and less than 10 per cent of total imports in each 
year of the POI. MOFCOM further  analysed relative prices, and noted that cellulose pulp imported 
from Indonesia and Sweden were imported at similar prices to those of the dumped imported 
product, but that their quantities as a portion of total quantity of imports into China was declinin g 
over the POI.96 
(b) MOFCOM Properly Determined that the Supply of Cotton Linter Was Not 
Causing Injury to the Domestic Industry  
59. The other known factor challenged by Canada is the alleged shortage of domestic cotton 
linter supply and its alleged injuri ous effects on the domestic industry.97 MOFCOM reasonably 
determined that the supply of domestic cotton linter was not another known factor that was at the 
same time injuring the domestic industry.  
60. Canada  claims  that an insufficient quantity of domestic  cotton linter, an input to the 
production of cotton linter cellulose pulp, was a significant cause of the domestic industry 's low 
capacity utilization rates.98  
61. Canada  first argues that MOFCOM failed to examine evidence indicating that total domestic 
demand for cotton linter surpassed total domestic cotton linter supply for each year of the POI.99 
However, in the paragraph following the table in the China Viscose Industry Chain Report 2012 
that Canada relied on,100 CCFGroup indicates that any shortage in c otton linter supply was mainly 
filled by waste cotton linters. Coupled with the latter, the supply of cotton linter in 2012 was in fact 
                                               
91 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 82.  
92 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 82.  
93 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 84.  
94 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 85.  
95 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 85.  
96 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 85.  
97 Canada 's first written submission, para. 178.  
98 Canada 's first written submission, para. 178.  
99 Canada 's first written submission, para. 181.  
100 See CCFGrou p China Viscose Industry Chain Report 2012, Exhibit CAN -4, at p. 6.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  "relatively sufficient."101 As a result, MOFCOM properly concluded that there was sufficient total 
domestic cotton linter supply in 2012.  
62. Canada  next argues that MOFCOM 's analysis assumes that cotton linter pulp producers 
would have access to the entire domestic supply of cotton linter.102 As demonstrated above, 
MOFCOM considered the information in the CCFGroup China Viscos e Industry Chain Report 2012 
that indicated cotton linter supply was in fact sufficient. MOFCOM then reasonably explained that 
because cotton linter was mainly used for the production of cotton linter pulp, as shown in Table 4 
of Canada 's submission, MOFCO M properly applied a unit consumption ratio of 1 ton of cotton pulp 
to approximately 1.3 tons of cotton linter, in order to determine what the domestic output of 
cotton pulp should have been over the POI.103 However, the actual output of cotton pulp, as well  
as the capacity utilization rate of the domestic cotton pulp industry, were much lower. As a result, 
MOFCOM properly determined that the low capacity utilization rate of the domestic industry was 
not caused by changes in the supply of cotton linter.  
63. Finally , MOFCOM properly relied on positive evidence derived from injury questionnaire 
responses demonstrating that during the POI, the sales volumes of wood and bamboo cellulose 
pulp, at their highest level in 2012, accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the total sales volume of 
the like product of the domestic industry.104 As cotton linter is not a raw material for the 
production of wood pulp or bamboo pulp, MOFCOM reasonably found that changes in the supply of 
cotton linter were not the cause of the overall d omestic cellulose pulp industry 's low capacity 
utilization rates.105 
64. MOFCOM reasonably found that the supply of cotton linter was sufficient, and therefore was 
not a factor that caused injury to the domestic industry. Because the supply of cotton linter was 
not a factor contributing at the same time to the situation of the domestic industry, there was no 
need to "separate and distinguish" any injurious effects.  
IV. CONCLUSION  
65. For the reasons  set forth in this submission, China requests that the Panel  find that 
MOFCOM 's determinations in the underlying investigations were fully consistent with China 's WTO 
rights and obligations.  
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
101 See CCFGroup China Viscose Industry Chain Report 2012, Exhibit CAN -4, at p. 6.  
102 Canada 's first written submission, para. 185.  
103 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 75.  
104 Final De termination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 74.  
105 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, at p. 76.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  ANNEX C -2 
SECOND INTEGRATED EX ECUTIVE SUMMARY OF T HE ARGUMENTS OF CHINA  
I. INTRODUCTION  
1. As China's prior submissions  have demonstrated, MOFCOM objectively examined positive 
evidence and fully complied with its obligations under the Anti -Dumping Agreement. MOFCOM 
found that the volume of significantly dumped imports increased dramatically over the period of 
investigation  (POI), over 40 per cent. MOFCOM also found that the prices of those rapidly growing 
dumped imports plummeted, and forced domestic producers to lower their prices in the face of 
severe price competition with those dumped imports. In addition, MOFCOM proper ly examined the 
various factors having a bearing on the state of the industry, both positive and negative, and the 
impact of the dumped imports on the domestic industry. Finally, China has also demonstrated that 
Canada's arguments concerning MOFCOM's non -attribution analyses should be rejected. There is 
no prescribed methodology, approach, or qualitative or quantitative analysis. Each such analysis 
must be judged on its own merits.  
II. ARGUMENT  
A. MOFCOM's Volume Analysis Was Fully Consistent with Articles  3.1 and 3.2 of 
the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
2. Canada has failed to establish that MOFCOM's volume analysis is inconsistent with 
Articles  3.1 and 3.2 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement. Article 3.2 provides an investigating authority 
with the option of consideri ng whether there has been a significant increase in the volume of 
dumped imports in either absolute or relative terms.  
3. The use of the disjunctive "or" in the first sentence of Article 3.2 indicates that the 
investigating authority need not consider whe ther there has been a significant increase in dumped 
imports from both an absolute and a relative perspective. Rather it is sufficient for the 
investigating authority to consider one of the two perspectives. That the investigating authority 
need not consid er both perspectives is confirmed by the use of the term "either" before "in 
absolute terms or relative to production or consumption". It is also consistent with the ordinary 
meaning of "absolute".  
4. Canada recognizes that the first sentence of Article 3. 2 "gives an investigating authority the 
discretion to consider this increase in absolute terms or relative to production or consumption".1 
However, Canada still argues that an investigating authority is required to consider the "relevant 
circumstances in a  manner that provides a meaningful basis to conduct subsequent analyses".  
5. First, there is no textual basis in Article 3.2 for the "requirement to consider the relevant 
circumstances". Second, Canada's strained attempt to find a textual basis for its req uirement in 
the term "significant" does not work. It is perfectly possible to consider whether the increase in the 
volume of dumped imports is "significant" in absolute terms without having to additionally consider 
other circumstances. Here, the volume of dumped imports increased more than 40 per cent during 
the POI. Therefore, it is perfectly possible to give effect to the term "significant" while respecting 
the ordinary meaning of the other terms used in the first sentence of Article 3.2, such as "or, 
"either" and "absolute".  
6. Canada also attempts to find support for its "requirement" in "the context provided by the 
other paragraphs of Article 3." However, Canada does not explain how the text of those provisions 
provides support for its overly expansive  interpretation of the first sentence of Article 3.2. Having 
strayed completely from the text of Article 3.2, and more generally from the text of Article 3, 
Canada argues that "[t]o provide a 'meaningful basis' for subsequent analysis under Article 3, the 
volume analysis must account for relevant market circumstances and not consider subject imports 
                                               
1 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 4, para. 1.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  in isolation".2 This statement reveals another fundamental flaw that is at the core of Canada's 
argument. As it does repeatedly throughout this case, Canada is collapsing the various obligations 
set out in Article 3 and improperly trying to import into the first sentence of Article 3.2 analyses 
that are contemplated only in other provisions of Article 3.   
7. Canada is essentially arguing that MOFCOM was required,  under the first sentence of 
Article  3.2, to consider whether the increase in the volume of dumped imports was such that it 
was the cause of injury to the domestic industry. This, however, is not the analysis that is 
contemplated under the first sentence o f Article 3.2. And, while there may be a "logical 
progression" between Articles 3.2 and 3.5 and the two provisions may be "interlinked", this does 
not mean that the requirements of both are the same. Canada's argument would seem to be that 
a volume analysi s is only consistent under Article 3.2 if it necessarily  leads to an affirmative 
finding of causation. However, an investigating authority is entitled to consider that the increase in 
the volume of dumped imports is significant and yet arrive at a negative  finding of causation.  
8.  Canada's argument implies that an absolute increase in the volume of dumped imports, no 
matter how large in numerical terms, could not by itself, provide a meaningful basis for the 
subsequent analysis under Article 3, unless the  increase is coupled with lost sales or the 
substitution of market share of the domestic industry. This is incorrect both in light of the plain 
text of the first sentence of Article 3.2 and the provisions that follow.  
9. Moreover, Canada specifically asse rts that MOFCOM failed to consider three factors under 
the first sentence of Article 3.2, namely, domestic consumption, domestic sales and non -dumped 
imports. The first two factors are mentioned in the first sentence of Article 3.2 in connection with 
the o ption of considering whether there has been a significant increase in dumped imports in 
relative terms. The fact that these two factors are expressly referred to in connection with relative 
import volume, and are not mentioned in connection with absolute v olume, further undermines 
Canada's contention that the consideration of volume in absolute terms requires an investigating 
authority to consider market share. Moreover, even with respec t to relative volume, the 
first sentence of Article 3.2 refers to produ ction or consumption. The use of the disjunctive "or" 
means that, even in the case of relative volume, an investigating authority is not required to 
consider both. Furthermore, the reference to production or consumption is exhaustive  – there is no 
"for exa mple" or "including" in the first sentence of Article 3.2. Thus, there is no basis for Canada's 
contention that an investigating authority is also required to consider trends in non -subject 
imports as part of the analysis undertaken under the first sentenc e of Article 3.2.  
10. Canada seems to suggest that the requirement to consider the three additional factors is 
case-specific.3 However, in practice, Canada's proposed approach would impose an obligation on 
all investigating authorities in all investigation s to consider whether there is a significant increase 
in the volume of dumped imports in relative terms or to assess the volume of dumped imports 
against "relevant circumstances". Furthermore, in order to consider whether such "relevant 
circumstances" exis t, the investigating authority would be required to consider factors other than 
the absolute volume of the dumped imports, including, but possibly not limited to, the factors 
raised by Canada in this dispute. Only after the investigating authority has cond ucted such 
analysis and has concluded that the "relevant circumstances" do not require examining other 
factors, could the investigating authority consider whether there has been a significant increase in 
the volume of dumped imports in absolute terms. This  effectively makes consideration of the 
relative increase in the volume of the dumped imports obligatory for all investigating authorities in 
all investigations.  
11. Finally, at the First Substantive Meeting, Canada claimed that MOFCOM "failed to provide a 
reasoned explanation for its finding of a significant increase in absolute volume". Canada did not 
include this claim in its panel request.4 Therefore, the Panel should reject Canada's claim on this 
                                               
2 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 15.  
3 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 4, paras. 5 and 8 -9. See, Jap an's response to Panel 
question  No. 1, para. 1.  
4 See Canada 's request for the establishment of a panel, para. 4.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  basis alone. In any event, Canada's allegation is once again grounded on a misunderstanding of 
the requirements of the first sentence of Article 3.2.5  
B. MOFCOM's Price Effects Analysis Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 
3.2 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
12. MOFCOM's finding of price depression was co nsistent with MOFCOM's obligations under 
Articles 3.1 and 3.2 o f the Anti -Dumping Agreement.  
1. MOFCOM Reasonably Relied on a Variety of Record Evidence To Support Its 
Price Depression Finding  
13. MOFCOM examined a variety of evidence that supported its co nclusion that the dumped 
subject imports had a depressing effect on the prices of the domestic like product in the second 
half of the POI. MOFCOM found that the dumped subject imports and the domestic like product 
were directly competitive because they wer e "basically identical in terms of the product's 
performance, the quality, the sales area and the group of clients."  
14. MOFCOM also relied on the significant increase in the absolute volume of dumped imports 
over the POI, which increased dramatically fro m approximately 421,000 tons in 2010 to 
605,500  tons in 2012, an increase of 43 per cent.6 MOFCOM further relied on the drastic fall in 
prices for subject imports over the second half of the POI. Prices for subject imports fell from 
13,040 RMB/ton in early  2011 to only 7,024 RMB/ton at the end of the POI.  
15. In addition, MOFCOM had calculated significant dumping margins for the dumped subject 
imports, ranging from 13 to 23.7 per cent for Canadian producers, to 16.9 and 17.2 per cent for 
the investigated U .S. producers, and an all -others margin of 33.5 per cent for other U.S. 
producers. MOFCOM also calculated a margin of 6.8 per cent for the Brazilian respondents and an 
all-others rate of 11.5 per cent for all other Brazilian exporters.  
16. In addition, MO FCOM reasonably found that there were parallel pricing trends. MOFCOM 
concluded that prices for subject imports and the domestic like product over the POI "…first 
increased and then decreased, showing a decreasing trend in general."7 MOFCOM also found 
parallel price trends in the second half of the POI, and noted that "[i]n the same period, both the 
Price of the Dumped Imported Product and the Price of the Like Product of the Domestic Industry 
showed a continuous decreasing trend."  
17. In addition, as disc ussed further below and in China's prior submissions, MOFCOM also relied 
in part on the pricing minutes, which demonstrated concretely that subject imports forced the 
domestic producers to reduce prices for the domestic like product.  
18. China notes that the plain text of Article 3.2 requires only that MOFCOM "shall consider  
whether…the effect of such imports is otherwise to depress prices to a significant degree…" 
(emphasis added). The text does not define how the investigating authority "shall consider" these 
factors, which provide an investigating authority discretion when undertaking its price depression 
analysis so long as it undertakes an objective examination based on positive evidence. Moreover, 
the Appellate Body has stated that an investigating au thority "is not required to make a definitive 
determination of significant price depression and suppression, such as the determination 
contemplated in [Article 3.5 to] 'demonstrate' the causal relationship between dumped imports 
and injury to the domestic industry." The Appellate Body has stated that "…the authority's 
consideration of price effects must be reflected in relevant documentation produced by the 
                                               
5 China recalls that the obligation under the first sentence of Article 3.2 is to "consider " whether there 
has been a significant increase in the volume of dumped imports. The Appellate Body has found that the term 
"consider " in Article 3.2 connotes an obligation "to take something into account ", but does "not impose an 
obligation on an investigati ng authority to make a definitive determination on the volume of subject imports ". 
Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 130. (emphasis omitted)  
6 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 60.  
7 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 64.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  authority in its investigation, and must be based on positive evidence and involve an objective 
exami nation…"8 MOFCOM's price effects analysis fully meets this standard.  
2. MOFCOM Reasonably Found Parallel Price Trends and Explained Their Relevance  
19. Canada has shifted its argument, and now attempts to argue that subject imports and the 
domestic like pr oduct did not exhibit parallel price trends, at least not over the entire POI. 
Canada's claim in this regard is unavailing. MOFCOM found parallel price trends both early in the 
POI, and also in the more critical period later in the POI during which MOFCOM found price 
depression. MOFCOM did not rely on a price depression finding only in a single isolated period of 
the overall POI, but rather, appropriately, looked at longer -term price trends and general 
movements in prices over longer time periods. In contra st, Canada improperly focuses on only a 
single point in time early in the overall POI in which the lines showing prices for subject imports 
and the domestic like product cross.  
20. Canada also incorrectly argues that "the price of the domestic like product  declined much 
faster than those of subject imports" once prices began to decline. During the second half of the 
POI, the prices for the domestic like product declined 47.38 per cent, while the dumped imports 
declined at basically the same level, 46.14 per  cent. Over the first half -year of 2011 compared 
with the first -half year of 2012, the price of the dumped subject imports declined by 
39.59 per cent, while the price for the domestic like product decli ned by a nearly identical 
38.80  per cent, providing fu rther confirmation of parallel price trends and contradicting to 
Canada's claim that the price of the domestic like product "declined much faster" than those of 
subject imports.  
21. Canada also now claims that the panel's finding in China – Autos (US) , which concerned a 
finding of parallel prices in a different case, applies equally here.9 The China – Autos (US) case, 
however, is not applicable. In that case, the panel noted that the prices moved in different 
directions and the average unit values declined  at a "considerably different" rate of change.10 And 
in China – GOES , prices for subject imports declined only 1.25 per cent, while prices for the 
domestic like product declined by 30.25 per cent.11 In this case, however, there is clear evidence 
both of para llel pricing and of similar movements in average unit value between subject imports 
and the domestic like product. Moreover, the panel in China – Autos (US) stated that an 
investigating authority does not need to find "perfect correlation in prices" to sup port a finding of 
parallel pricing. And the Appellate Body stated in China – GOES  that it could "conceive of ways in 
which an observation of parallel price trends might support a price depression or suppression 
analysis.  
22. Canada continues to argue that  MOFCOM "gave no explanation or reasoning regarding how 
any parallel price trend indicated the nature of competition between subject imports and the 
domestic like product."12 The existence of parallel price trends can be an indicator of a link 
between price s for subject imports and the domestic like product. The fact that prices for subject 
imports and the domestic like product move in tandem can be evidence of a causal relationship. In 
addition, the pricing minutes that MOFCOM examined demonstrated concrete ly that the dumped 
subject imports were forcing the domestic producers to lower prices.  
3. The Pricing Documents and Meeting Minutes are Reliable, Concrete Evidence of 
Price Depression  
23. Contrary to Canada's assertions, the pricing documents and meeting  minutes that MOFCOM 
examined concretely demonstrated that domestic producers were forced to lower prices in the face 
of the rapidly rising volume of significantly dumped imports at rapidly declining prices. Those 
documents are reliable, contemporaneous ac counts of the adverse pricing pressure that the 
domestic producers faced in the normal course of their business operations during the POI.  
                                               
8 Appellate Bo dy Report, China – GOES , para. 158.  
9 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 10, para. 32.  
10 Panel Report, China – Autos (US) , paras. 7.262 -7.263.  
11 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , fn. 350.  
12 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 9, para. 26.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  24. Canada's translation of the phrase "deng" is not correct. The dictionary definition of "deng" 
in Exhibit CHN -06 indicates that the phrase has two uses, and that the word can mean either "et 
cetera" when a preceding list of items is not complete and there are other items that are not 
identified, or it can be used to finish or wind up the list of items preceding "deng ." In the present 
case, the list of items preceding the phrase "deng" is closed or complete, and there are no other 
items that form part of the specified list. In this respect, the "deng" can be translated as "namely" 
or "as such." In addition, the phrase "deng" is followed by a specific percentage, i.e., "more than 
half of China's total imports of cellulose pulp." Thus, the phrase "more than half of China's total 
imports of cellulose pulp" can only make sense if the phrase "Brazil, Canada and USA" is an 
exhaustive list. The import data also confirms that imports fro m Brazil, Canada and the 
United  States do indeed account for approximately one -half of total imports of cellulose pulp into 
China. For these reasons, Canada's translation of the phrase "deng" in the context of these pricing 
documents is inaccurate.  
25. Canada claims further that the pricing documents and meeting minutes are not reliable. 
However, the Final Determination states that "[the] investigating authority had collected evidences 
from many domestic producers during its on -site verifications, including the minutes of the 
business analysis meetings and the pricing reports…" There is thus no question that MOFCOM 
examined these documents during the verification. Moreover, the documents are repre sentative of 
the situation for the domestic industry, because the companies that submitted these documents 
are some of the most important producers and their total production and sales accounted for a 
considerable portion, approximately one -third, of total  domestic production.  
26. The documents were also all dated well before the initiation of the investigation, 
demonstrating that they were authentic records recorded in the company's normal course of 
business, and were not prepared for the investigation it self. Moreover, the documents covered a 
significant portion of the overall POI. In addition, the pricing minutes and meeting documents from 
the multiple companies' records included in Exhibit CHN -02 corroborated each other.  
27. In light of all these circu mstances, there was no requirement that MOFCOM undertake any 
specific, pre -determined method to verify or examine the pricing documents and meeting minutes 
that MOFCOM in part relied on. Indeed, the panel in EC – Fasteners (Article 21.5 – China)  stated 
that while Article 6.6 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement generally requires an investigating authority 
to "satisfy [itself] as to the accuracy of the information supplied by interested parties upon which 
[its] findings are based," the Anti -Dumping Agreement "does  not prescribe specific ways in which 
this general obligation has to be observed." Canada has not pursued claims under Article 6 of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement.  
28. Canada also argues that MOFCOM failed to explain how the pricing documents "showed any 
difficulty in making sales…" Similarly, Canada claims that MOFCOM's conclusion that the domestic 
industry had "difficulty in clinching deals" contradicts the fact that the domestic industry's sales 
increased over the POI. But the "difficulty in clinching deals"  referenced in the meeting minutes 
refers to the fact that the domestic industry was forced to reduce prices in order to make sales, 
and thus avoid losing even more sales and further market share. This is the very essence of price 
depression.  
4. MOFCOM Re asonably Found Price Depression and Was Not Required to Also Find 
Price Undercutting  
29. Canada continues to argue that MOFCOM could not objectively find price depression when 
subject imports were priced somewhat higher than the domestic like product. Howe ver, the plain 
text of Article 3.2 and relevant case law demonstrate that price depression can be found in the 
absence of price undercutting.13 There is simply no requirement that an investigating authority 
must find price undercutting before it can find pr ice depression.  
30. MOFCOM also examined relative price levels and the arguments of interested parties in the 
underlying investigation that prices for the dumped subject imports were higher than prices for the 
domestic like product. MOFCOM rejected the ar guments of foreign producers Cosmo and Fortress 
that the dumped imports could not have caused injury because prices of the dumped imported 
product from the U.S. and Canada were higher than the price of the domestic like product. 
                                               
13 China's response to Panel question No. 16, paras. 49 -53. WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  MOFCOM concluded that the a rgument failed because MOFCOM appropriately was conducting a 
cumulative  assessment of prices, and that "the investigating authority would not conduct a 
separate analysis and assessment on the import price of individual countries."  
5. MOFCOM Also Considere d Market Share Information, Even Though it Was Not 
Required to Do So  
31. Canada argues that subject imports could not have even conceivably caused price 
depression when their market share did not increase. China again notes that MOFCOM properly 
focused the  volume effects portion of its price depression finding on movements in the absolute 
volume of subject imports, and was not required under Article 3.2 to also consider movements in 
market share.  
32. Prior panels have noted that in a price depression analy sis based on an absolute increase in 
import volume, it does not matter that the market share of subject imports did not increase 
significantly. Even though MOFCOM was not required under Article 3.2 to also consider movements 
in market share, it nonetheless  still did so. Moreover, the Final Determination notes that at the 
height of the period of price depression, "particularly in the second half of 2012, the dumped 
imported product squeezed the market share of the like product of the domestic industry which 
declined to 25.73 percent from 26.71 percent and the lost 0.98 percentage points were all taken 
by the dumped imported product."  
C. MOFCOM's Examination of the Impact of Dumped Imports on the Domestic 
Industry Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3. 4 of the 
Anti-Dumping  Agreement  
33. Canada alleges that MOFCOM failed to: (i) to objectively examine the domestic industry's 
market share; and (ii) properly analyze and interpret data relating to factors that showed an 
improvement in the state of the domes tic industry.14 Neither allegation has merit.  
1. MOFCOM Objectively Examined Market Share Data  
34. In its Final Determination, MOFCOM found that the market share of the domestic industry 
"remained low."15 Canada asserts that MOFCOM's statement concerning the  market share of the 
domestic industry should be translated as "consistently depressed", rather than "remained low." 
However, Canada appears to acknowledge the tenuousness of its position when it argues that 
"more importantly, regardless of which translati on is used, MOFCOM's analysis is improper". Both 
reasons put forward by Canada to support this contention are groundless. First, Canada asserts 
that MOFCOM should have considered the trend in the market share rather than whether the 
domestic industry's mar ket share was high or low. MOFCOM, however, did in fact examine trends 
in market share. Second, Canada submits that "MOFCOM's characterization of the domestic 
industry's market share as remaining low contradicts positive evidence on MOFCOM's record that 
the domestic industry's market share increased". There is no contradiction between MOFCOM's 
statement and the evidence on record. MOFCOM's statement does not indicate that the domestic 
industry's market share was decreasing. Rather, MOFCOM simply made a gene ral statement about 
the share of the overall market held by the domestic industry.    
35. Regardless, MOFCOM found that the increasing volumes of dumped imports at steeply 
declining prices were impacting negatively on the state of the industry because the d umped 
imports were pushing prices downward and this led to a continuous decline in the pre -tax profit, 
return on investment and net cash flow, among other factors.16 Thus, even assuming arguendo  
that MOFCOM erred in its characterization of market share, thi s does not invalidate MOFCOM's 
Article 3.4 analysis, which did not turn on market share.17 
                                               
14 Based on its opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the parties, it would appear that 
Canada no longer intends to pursue its allegation that MOFCOM failed to examine whether subject imports 
explained the state of the domestic industry. Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with 
the Parties, paras. 47 -57. 
15 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 76.  
16 See, China 's response to Panel question No. 17, para. 58.  
17 China's response to Panel question No. 53, para. 11.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  2. MOFCOM Properly Examined Factors Showing Improvement in the State of the 
Domestic Industry  
36. MOFCOM considered both the positive and negative factors in its Arti cle 3.4 analysis. 
MOFCOM found that, even though not all of the factors showed a negative trend, the increasing 
volumes of dumped imports at steeply declining prices were impacting negatively on the state of 
the industry because the dumped imports were pus hing prices downward and this led to a 
continuous decline in the pre -tax profit, return on investment and net cash flow. MOFCOM 
additionally noted that, as the volume of dumped imports increased, the market share of the 
domestic industry remained low and i nventory increased continuously. Finally, MOFCOM noted that 
the operation rate of the domestic industry remained low, and also referred to its findings that the 
domestic industry had to put on hold its plans for expansion. Therefore, MOFCOM's Final 
Determi nation demonstrates that MOFCOM properly examined the various factors having a bearing 
on the state of the industry, both positive and negative, and the impact of the dumped imports on 
the domestic industry, in accordance with Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of the A nti-Dumping Agreement.  
37. It is incorrect in these circumstances for Canada to allege that MOFCOM "simply juxtaposed 
the positive with the negative factors".18 Rather, MOFCOM identified how the impact of the 
dumped imports manifested itself more clearly i n some factors than in others because the effect of 
the dumped imports was mainly being felt in the prices of the domestic like product. These 
reduced prices, in turn, negatively affected other factors, such as profits, return on investment and 
cash flow.  
38. Canada, moreover, once again improperly expands the analysis required under Article 3.4 
when it argues that MOFCOM was required "to assess each factor's role, relevance and relative 
weight".19 Article 3.4 calls for an overall examination of the impact of the dumped imports on the 
domestic industry.  While this examination includes an evaluation of all relevant economic factors 
and indices having a bearing on the state of the industry, it does not require the individualized 
assessment of "each factor's ro le, relevance and relative weight" as proposed by Canada . Canada 
has failed to distinguish its overly expansive view of what it argues is required under Article 3.4 
from the non -attribution requirement of Article 3.5. Canada's statement of what an investig ating 
authority must do under Article 3.4 reads very much like  a requirement to perform a 
non-attribution analysis.  
39. The Panel asked Canada to explain how its proposed analysis under Article 3.4 is different 
from the analysis required under Article 3.5 . Canada has not been able to explain the difference 
between the two in concrete terms. This is not surprising given that Canada is effectively 
conflating the requirements of Article 3.4 and those of Article 3.5.  
40. Canada also raises the panel reports i n Thailand – H-Beams  and in EC – Tube or Pipe 
Fittings , but a close look at these reports shows that neither supports Canada's position. As 
regards Thailand – H-Beams , Canada simply cites a statement made by the panel without referring 
to the panel's actua l analysis. This analysis shows that the facts before that panel were 
dramatically different from the facts in this case. The panel in that case concluded that there was 
an "absence of even a minimally satisfactory explanation of how the factors relied upo n by the 
Thai authorities support their affirmative injury determination". By contrast, in this case, MOFCOM 
provided an adequate explanation of how the factors it relied upon supported its affirmative injury 
determination and Canada has not challenged MOF COM's analysis of any these factors with the 
exception of market share.  
41. Turning to EC – Tube or Pipe Fittings , Canada paraphrases the panel as having stated that 
"an investigating authority may not simply disregard factors that are not relevant or have  little 
weight in the determination but must explain its conclusion regarding their lack of relevance or 
weight". However, in this case MOFCOM did not "simply disregard factors", nor did it fail to explain 
its conclusions. Rather, MOFCOM examined productio n capacity, output, sales volume, sales 
revenue, labor productivity and salaries, and recognized that they were positive. MOFCOM found 
that, despite these positive factors, the rapidly rising volume of dumped subject imports at 
declining prices were forcin g the domestic producers to reduce prices, which led to a significant 
decline in pretax profit, return on investment, and cash flow.  
                                               
18 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 54.  
19 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 57.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  42. Finally, China recalls that Article 3.4 provides that none of the factors listed in Article 3.4, 
individually or sever al combined, necessarily give decisive guidance. Thus, the fact that some of 
the Article 3.4 factors were positive did not preclude MOFCOM from finding injury.  
D. MOFCOM's Causation Analysis Was Fully Consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5 
of the Anti -Dumpi ng Agreement  
43. Canada continues to allege that MOFCOM's causation analysis was deficient because it relied 
on faulty volume and price effects analyses, and because it  conducted an inappropriate 
non-attribution analysis. As discussed below, both of Canada 's claims fail.  
1. MOFCOM's Volume and Price Effects Analyses Fully Supported Its Causation 
Analysis  
44. Canada claims that MOFCOM's volume and price effect analyses were faulty. For the reasons 
discussed above, MOFCOM's volume and price effects findings w ere consistent with Articles 3.1 
and 3.2 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement. MOFCOM therefore properly based its causation analysis 
in part on its prior volume and price effects findings.  
2. MOFCOM's Analyzed the Role Played by Other Known Factors Consistent W ith 
Articles 3.1 and 3.5 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement  
45. Canada has continued to claim that MOFCOM failed to objectively examine the impact of 
cotton and VSF prices, the domestic industry's capacity expansion, non -subject imports, and the 
supply of cotto n linter as a raw material in its non -attribution analysis, as required by Articles 3.1 
and 3.5 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement. While the Anti -Dumping Agreement requires 
investigating authorities to "separate and distinguish" the injurious effects of other known factors, 
it does not prescribe "the particular methods and approaches by which WTO Members choose to 
carry out the process."20  
46. During the First Substantive Meeting, Canada incorrectly asserted that it did not have the 
burden of demonstrating what  China should have done differently in its non -attribution analysis in 
order to be consistent with the Anti -Dumping Agreement. As the complainant in this proceeding, 
Canada does in fact have this burden and has failed to meet it. Canada merely asserts that  
MOFCOM's analysis is insufficient. In fact, far from Canada's blanket allegation that MOFCOM 
"made no attempt  to properly 'separate and distinguish' any injury caused by these factors,"21 
MOFCOM thoroughly examined the role played by other known factors, i n accordance with 
Articles  3.1 and 3.5 of the Anti-Dumping  Agreement.  
(a) MOFCOM Objectively Examined the Effects of Cotton and VSF Prices on 
the Domestic Industry  
47. MOFCOM objectively assessed the role played by movements in cotton and VSF prices in it s 
Final Determination. Canada  continues to argue that there is a correlation between global cotton 
fibre, global VSF and Chinese cellulose pulp prices. MOFCOM, considered the arguments presented 
by the parties and the evidence on the record concerning tren ds in cotton and VSF prices.22  
48. Canada continues to argue that global cotton prices impacted VSF prices. The only 
hypothetically relevant question is whether VSF prices impacted cellulose pulp prices. Examining 
whether VSF prices impacted cellulose pulp  prices does not mean that the investigating authority 
had to then also consider the further upstream factors that may have impacted VSF prices. 
Nevertheless, MOFCOM still considered the submissions by interested parties on the impact of 
cotton prices on V SF prices and addressed this factor.  
49. With respect to MOFCOM's analysis of cotton prices, Canada  continues to argue that 
MOFCOM failed to consider evidence allegedly indicating that VSF is a close substitute for cotton, 
                                               
20 Appellate Body Repor t, US – Hot-Rolled Steel , para. 224.  
21 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 64. (emphasis 
added)  
22 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, pp. 66 and 68.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  and that therefore prices of VSF and cotton are related. However, MOFCOM explained in the Final 
Determination23 that evidence presented during the investigation showed that VSF has superior 
dyeing and moisture absorption properties as compared with cotton fiber. Because VSF and cotton 
fiber have different chemical properties, MOFCOM reasonably concluded that VSF and cotton fiber 
are "not substitutable in the market to a certain extent."  
50. In addition, Canada argues that fluctuations in global cotton prices caused similar 
fluctuations in VSF prices, which then impacted cellulose pulp prices in China. However, MOFCOM 
reasonably explained in its Final Determination that the domestic cotton prices in China differed 
significantly from global cotton prices. This disconnect between cotton prices  on the international 
market and cotton prices in China is explicitly addressed in the Final Determination, and is not, as 
Canada argues, a post hoc rationalization. In addition, according to positive evidence on the 
record, VSF exports encompassed only be tween 5 and 10 per cent of total domestic VSF output in 
China. Therefore, the impact on domestic VSF prices from global cotton prices, if any, would be 
minimal, and MOFCOM properly examined domestic  Chinese cotton prices to determine any impact 
on domestic  VSF prices. The data demonstrated that domestic VSF and cotton pulp prices in China 
did not follow the trends for domestic cotton prices in China.  
51. Canada continues to argue that there is a direct, causal relationship between VSF prices and 
cellulose pulp prices. However, evidence of parallel price trends on their own do not demonstrate 
there was a causal or direct relationship between VSF and cellulose pulp prices. MOFCOM 
considered the evidence submitted by interested parties but also carefully exami ned the supply 
and demand relationship between VSF and cellulose pulp.  
52. MOFCOM found that  the rapid growth in output of VSF as the downstream product in turn 
resulted in the rapid growth  of total domestic demand for cellulose pulp during the POI. The 
demand was strong, such that the total output of cellulose pulp could not meet the total demand 
for cellulose pulp. Thus, MOFCOM noted that the price of cellulose pulp should have at least 
remained stable, but it instead declined. MOFCOM reasonably conclude d that factors other  than 
VSF output or prices were the "direct cause of the decline of the Price of the Like Product of the 
Domestic Industry."  
53. MOFCOM's examination of the total domestic production capacity, the total domestic output, 
and the total d omestic demand of cellulose pulp in China is central to its analysis, as they all drive 
cellulose pulp prices in China. This is a matter of simple economic logic, and not post hoc  
rationalization, as Canada argues.  
54. Canada still asserts that MOFCOM was  incorrect when it stated that the total production 
capacity of domestic producers was in balance with domestic demand. The absolute levels of the 
total production capacity and total demand in each year of the POI are indeed quite close. Canada 
continues t o improperly focus instead on the change  or variation  in production capacity and 
demand between each year of the POI.  
55. Finally, Canada continues to challenge MOFCOM's use of total production capacity data for 
all domestic producers, instead of producti on capacity for the domestic industry as defined by 
MOFCOM.24 In support of its argument, Canada cites to the panel in EC – Fasteners (China) . 
However, in EC – Fasteners (China) , the panel found it improper to examine export data for all EU 
producers of fas teners when assessing the potential injurious effects of poor export performance 
to the domestic industry as defined by the Commission. In contrast, MOFCOM was not determining 
whether total production capacity was another known factor causing injury to the  domestic 
industry.  Rather, total production capacity was an intermediate data point for determining trends 
in cellulose pulp prices.  
56. Ultimately, cellulose pulp prices in China would be driven by the total production capacity, 
total output, and total demand of the entire domestic Chinese cellulose pulp industry. In addition, 
unlike in EC – Fasteners (China) , it would not have been possible for MOFCOM to determine 
separately the demand for only the defined domestic industry , as there is only one unified  demand 
for products of all domestic producers , including producers not within the defined domestic 
                                               
23 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 67.  
24 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 29, paras. 65 -68. WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  industry . As a result,  MOFCOM reasonably relied on total production capacity of all domestic 
producers in order to conduct an apples -to-apples comparison wi th total domestic demand .  
57. In conclusion , MOFCOM's findings that (1) cotton prices were not a main factor in affecting 
VSF prices or cellulose pulp prices, and (2) changes in VSF prices were not the direct cause of the 
decline in cellulose pulp prices were consistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.5.  
(b) MOFCOM Objectively Examined the Domestic Industry's Capacity 
Expansion and Inventory Build -up 
58. MOFCOM examined the role played by the expansion of production capacity of the domestic 
industry.25 First, MOFCO M's Final Determination sets out the growth and production capacity of the 
domestic industry as defined by MOFCOM, and acknowledges the significant growth of that 
production capacity.26  
59. Second, MOFCOM objectively analyzed whether the expansion of capac ity of the domestic 
industry as defined by MOFCOM increased its own per unit costs. MOFCOM found that "during the 
period of investigation, the unit production costs of the like product of the domestic industry 
increased first and then dropped, showing a de cline in general." Thus, the costs of the domestic 
industry as defined by MOFCOM in fact declined . 
60. MOFCOM in its Final Determination then noted that while the "manufacturing costs" 
increased, other elements of its costs, such as material, labor and raw  materials, declined even 
more substantially. Through the verification of the accounting books of the domestic industry as 
defined by MOFCOM, MOFCOM found that per unit sales costs declined from 9768 RMB/ton in 2011 
to only 6474 RMB/ton in 2012. Thus, the very small increase in manufacturing overhead expenses 
in 2012 (of 259 RMB/ton) represented only approximately four per cent of the total per unit sales 
costs in 2012.27  
61. Finally, MOFCOM objectively examined whether the capacity expansion caused prices to 
decline. When undertaking such a price analysis, prices in the market logically will be a function of 
total domestic capacity (and output) and total demand. In these circumstances, it was reasonable 
for MOFCOM to examine the relationship between the tot al production capacity of the total 
domestic industry and total domestic demand. Canada claims that MOFCOM's approach showed a 
"lack of objectivity."28 In fact, MOFCOM's analysis was the only appropriate way to analyze the 
impact of capacity expansion on pr ice.  
62.  MOFCOM's Final Determination demonstrated that total production capacity over the POI 
was essentially in balance with total domestic demand. MOFCOM also recognized that although the 
total production capacity of the domestic industry was slightly  higher than the total demand in 
2011 and 2012, in light of the explosive growth in demand, the "slightly proactive increase of the 
production capacity was of certain reasonability in order to meet the demand in the timely 
manner."29 In addition, when analy zing the impact of expansion on market prices, market prices 
will be driven more directly by the actual supply or output of product in the market. MOFCOM then 
further noted that during the POI, the total output of the domestic cellulose pulp industry was 
always far less than the total domestic demand.  
63. Finally, Canada now claims that MOFCOM "never explained the 'nature and extent' of the 
injury to the domestic industry as a result of its overexpansion…"30 But as discussed above, 
Canada has affirmatively declined to state how specifically  any such non -attribution analysis 
allegedly should be performed in practice. MOFCOM's analysis of the role played by the capacity 
expansion of the domestic industry as defined by MOFCOM was based on positive evidence. 
MOFCOM reasonably concluded that while the expansion of capacity may have played some role, it 
was not sufficient to break the causal link between subject imports and the material injury suffered 
by the domestic industry.  
                                               
25 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, pp. 81 -83. 
26 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 73.  
27 China 's response to Panel question No. 31, para. 96.  
28 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the  Panel with the Parties, para. 78.  
29 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 81.  
30 Canada 's opening statement at the first meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 81.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  (c) MOFCOM Objectively Examined the Impact of Non -Subject Imports  
64. MOFCOM also objectively examined the role played by non -subject imports and concluded 
that while the non -dumped imports may have played some role, they did not break the causal 
relationship between subject imports and the injury of the domestic industry.31 
65. Canada argues that MOFCOM was "obligated" to follow a specific and detailed methodology 
when assessing the role played by non -subject imports, and that MOFCOM was required to 
"consider data on sales volume, market shar e and prices of non -dumped imports and to compare 
those data to those of subject imports and domestic like product."32 Canada has cited only to the 
general admonitions under Article 3.1 and 3.5 that the analysis should be based on an objective 
examination o f positive evidence. However, there is no specific methodology, approach or analysis 
that is required for undertaking a non -attribution analysis.  
66. MOFCOM did, nonetheless, conduct a comprehensive ana lysis of the role played by 
non-subject imports. In f act, MOFCOM compared data on the volume and prices of non -subject 
and subject imports, and in essence undertook the very tests that Canada proffers.  
67. MOFCOM examined the relative proportion that non -subject imports represented of total 
import volume. M OFCOM also examined the actual volume of non -subject and subject imports, and 
concluded that "the differences between the quantity…of the imported product that was not sold at 
the dumped price and those of the dumped imported products were not big."33 The a ctual data 
confirms that the non -subject and subject import volumes followed similar trends over the POI.34 
MOFCOM also found that the percentage of total imports that non -subject imports represented 
grew considerably from 2010 to 2011, which was early in t he POI and which pre -dated the period 
of price depression found by MOFCOM. In contrast, during the period 2011 -2012 in which MOFCOM 
found price depression, MOFCOM found further that the non -subject import's share of total imports 
in fact declined , further confirming that non -subject imports did not break the causal link between 
subject imports and the material injury suffered by the domestic industry.  
68. In addition, MOFCOM compared prices for subject and non -subject imports during the POI. 
MOFCOM conclude d that "the differences between the quantity and price of the imported product 
that was not sold at the dumped price and those of the dumped imported products were not big." 
MOFCOM examined in further detail the prices from the three large st non -subject co untries, 
South  Africa, Sweden and Indonesia. MOFCOM noted that the price of the South African cellulose 
pulp was lower than that of subject imports, but South Africa was a "relatively small" source of 
imports. MOFCOM further noted that the prices for pulp from Indonesia and Sweden "were similar" 
to the price of the subject imports, but their volumes "showed a declining trend" and their 
proportion of total imports also declined. MOFCOM has also provided the underlying pricing 
information, which confirms its conclusions that the price differences "were not big."35  
69. In addition, MOFCOM's analysis also showed that the dumped imported product was 
generally better than the non -dumped imports in terms of the quality and consumer preferences. 
Thus, MOFCOM found t hat any price differences would be mitigated somewhat by the quality 
differences between dumped and non -subject imports.36  
(d) MOFCOM Objectively Examined the Role of Cotton Linter Supply  
70. Canada  continues to claim  that an insufficient supply of domesti c cotton linter, an input to 
the production of cotton linter cellulose pulp, was a cause of the domestic industry's low capacity 
utilization rates. MOFCOM thoroughly examined this issue and reasonably determined that there 
was no shortage of domestic cotto n linter and thus the domestic industry's low capacity utilization 
rate was not caused by changes in cotton linter supply.  
                                               
31 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 86.  
32 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 36, para. 78; Canada 's opening statement at the first 
meeting of the Panel with the Parties, para. 85.  
33 Final Determination, Exhibit CHN -01, p. 86.  
34 China 's response to Panel question No. 35, paras. 103 -104. 
35 China 's response to Panel question No. 3 5, para. 105.  
36 China 's response to Panel question No. 65(iii).  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  71. Positive evidence on the record indicated  that any shortage in cotton linter supply was 
mainly filled by waste cotton linters and  that the supply of cotton linter in 2012 was in fact 
"relatively sufficient."37 Regardless, MOFCOM proceeded further to consider whether changes in 
cotton linter supply could explain the low capacity utilization rate of the domestic industry. Canada  
contin ues to argue  that MOFCOM's analysis improperly assumes cotton linter pulp producers would 
have access to the entire domestic supply of cotton linter. Contrary to Canada's claim, MOFCOM's 
approach was reasonable given the fact that the other sources of dema nd for cotton linter were 
very small compared to total cotton linter supply.  
72. MOFCOM then applied a unit consumption ratio to determine what the domestic output of 
cotton pulp should have been over the POI, given the available supply of cotton linter. MOFCOM 
found that the actual output of cotton pulp, as well as the capacity utilization rate of the domestic 
cotton pulp industry, were in fact much lower than they should have been given the supply of 
cotton linter available. As a result, MOFCOM reasonabl y determined that the low capacity 
utilization rates of the domestic industry were not caused by changes in the supply of cotton linter.  
73. MOFCOM reasonably used the unit consumption ratio provided in petitioners' injury 
comments. However, Canada has ar gued that alternative calculations would need to be conducted 
"in order to fully assess the impact on MOFCOM's conclusion of using" other proposed ratios.38 
Canada does not further explain what "alternative calculations" would be needed to account for 
"the competition among producers of the various products for the available supply," or indeed 
what that would even entail.  
74. Finally , MOFCOM proceeded further and found that during the POI, the sales volumes of 
wood and bamboo cellulose pulp, at its highest level in 2012, accounted for nearly 70 per cent of 
the total sales volume of the like product of the domestic industry. MOFCOM reasonably considered 
this 2012 data to be most significant, as 2012 represents most of the price depression period 
relevant to M OFCOM's injury analysis. As cotton linter is not a raw material for the production of 
wood pulp or bamboo pulp, MOFCOM reasonably found that changes in the supply of cotton linter 
were not the cause of the overall domestic cellulose pulp industry's low cap acity utilization rates.39 
III. CONCLUSION  
75. For the reasons  set forth in this submission, China requests that the Panel find that 
MOFCOM's determinations in the underlying investigation are fully consistent with China's WTO 
rights and obligations.  
 
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37 See, China Viscose Industry Chain Report 2012, Exhibit CAN -04, p. 8.  
38 Canada 's response to Panel question No. 42, para. 81.  
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  ANNEX D  
ARGUMENTS OF THE THI RD PARTIES  
Contents  Page  
Annex  D-1 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of Brazil  D-2 
Annex  D-2 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of the European Union  D-5 
Annex  D-3 Integrated executive sum mary of the arguments of Japan  D-8 
Annex  D-4 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of Norway  D-11 
Annex  D-5 Integrated executive summary of the arguments of the United States  D-13 
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  ANNEX  D-1 
INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY OF THE ARGUM ENTS OF BRAZI L 
INTRODUCTION  
1. According to the Working Procedures of the present case, Brazil would like to present its 
Executive Summary to the Panel, focusing on the most important issues of law being discussed. As 
a major cellulose pulp producer and exporter, Brazi l has deep -rooted interest on the results of 
these proceedings.  
(I) Volume of dumped import analysis (A rticles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA)  
2. In Brazil's view, under the ADA there is no requirement for the investigating authority to 
consider whether there was a significant increase in the volume of dumped imports both in 
absolute terms and relative to production and consumption in the importing Member. As the 
wording of the text makes clear, the obligation is to make an asse ssment considering the increase 
either in absolute terms or relative to production or consumption in the importing Member. 
Although no provision in the ADA prevents the investigating authority to assess more than one of 
the methods, in Brazil's opinion, it cannot be stated that there is an au tomatic violation of 
Article  3.2 of the ADA just because the investigating authority has utilized only one of the 
alternative methods presented by the rule.  
3. Furthermore, Brazil recalls that the Appellate Body has confirmed1 the finding of the panel in 
Thailand – H-Beams  regarding the meaning of the word "consider" in Article 3.2. Likewise, Brazil 
understands that there is no obligation for the investigating authority to determine the existence 
of a significant increase in the volume of imports, it is onl y necessary that it considers  such 
existence. In the present case, it appears to Brazil that MOFCOM demonstrated in the relevant 
documents that the significant increase was considered, as the complainant itself recognized2. 
Thus, it does not seem to Brazil  that MOFCOM acted inconsistently with its obligations under 
Article  3.2 of the ADA.  
4. As for the contention that MOFCOM provided no qualitative or contextual analysis of the 
magnitude of the increase trends and did not consider the circumstances surround ing the 
increases, Brazil understands that, since the Agreement is clear about the necessity to consider 
the increase in dumped imports either  in absolute or relative to domestic production or 
consumption, it would make no sense to compel the investigating  authority to consider all methods 
in considering whether there was a significant increase in dumped imports, particularly when an 
increase in absolute terms has occurred. This contextual analysis may of course be relevant, 
depending on the case, for the c ausation assessment, but it is not a requirement for establishing 
the consistency of an investigating practice with Article 3.2 of the ADA.  
(II) Price effect analysis (A rticles 3.1 and 3.2 of the ADA)  
5. As for the claim related to price effect analysis, B razil understands that the matter is 
intrinsically inserted in the context of the relationship between correlation vs. causality. Drawing 
on definitions from statistics theories, it could be said that while the correlation is a necessary 
condition for the causality, it is not sufficient for its determination.  
6. In Brazil' s view, in order to assess the effect of dumped imports in prices, Article 3.2 
requires that the investigating authority establishes more than a mere correlation between the 
price reducti on of the subject imports and the domestic like product. The language of Article 3.2 is 
clear: "the investigating authority shall consider whether there has been a significant price 
undercutting by (emphasis added) the dumped imports".  
                                               
1 Appellate Body Re port, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 139 (e).  
2 Canada FWS paragraph 67.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  7. In this regard, a  conclusion about the price depression of the domestic like products being 
caused by the downward trend of the prices of the subject imports could not be based merely on 
the existence of the parallel trend between them. Indeed, the correlation between subj ect imports 
and the domestic like products prices could be due to different reasons: (a) subject imports prices 
affect the prices of domestic like products; (b) prices of domestic like products affect the price of 
subject imports; (c) an external factor (e .g. raw material prices are  affecting both prices); or 
(d) mere coincidence.  
8. For Brazil, the lack of an "objective examination" of the "positive evidence" that the price 
effect was caused by the dumped imports constitutes a breach of Article 3.2 and, co nsequently, of 
Article 3.1. In US – Hot-Rolled Steel , the Appellate Body defined "positive evidence" as related "to 
the quality of the evidence that an investigating authority may rely upon in making a 
determination"3, and consider the term "positive" as m eaning that "the evidence must be of an 
affirmative, objective and verifiable character, and that it must be credible"4. Moreover, "objective 
examination" means that an investigation must be held in "an unbiased manner, without favouring 
the interests of a ny interested party, or group of interested parties"5. 
9. As asserted in Brazil's Third Party Submission and answers to the panel's questions, Brazil is 
not convinced that the evidence presented in business "meeting minutes" and "internal pricing 
reports" would be sufficient to meet an adequate standard for the determination of a causal link, 
as argued in MOFCOM's investigating report. These documents do not seem to be technically 
grounded, or to involve external or impartial opinions. They may be used in a n investigation, 
exceptionally, as a means to support a more technical and impartial kind of evidence.  
(III)  Impact and causation analysis (A rticles 3.4 and 3.5 of the ADA)  
10. Another contentious issue under the present dispute is whether the examination of the 
impact of the dumped imports under Article 3.4 of the ADA requires the investigating authorities to 
assess the "explanatory force" of the subject imports on the state of the domestic industry and the 
relationship of such an analysis with the causati on analysis under Article 3.5.  
11. Brazil recalls that Article 3.4 is concerned with the state of the domestic industry and its 
relationship with subject imports. It requires an investigating authority to examine the impact of 
subject imports on the domes tic industry on the basis of all relevant economic factors and indices 
having a bearing on the state of the industry. In other words, under Article 3.4 the investigating 
authority is required to conduct "an examination of the explanatory force of subject i mports for the 
state of the domestic industry; (…) but is not required to demonstrate that subject imports are 
causing injury to the domestic industry. Rather, the latter analysis is specifically mandated by 
Article 3.5".6  
12. The text in Article 3.5 make s clear that the considerations set forth in Article 3.2, and the 
examination required in Article 3.4, are necessary in order to answer the ultimate question in 
Article 3.5 as to whether subject imports are causing injury to the domestic industry. The outc ome 
of these inquiries thus form the basis for the overall causation a nalysis contemplated in 
Article  3.5.7 This analysis also requires separating and distinguishing the injurious effects of other 
factors from the injurious effects of the dumped imports (n on-attribution).  
13. Therefore, under Article 3, the obligation for the "demonstration of a causal relationship" 
appears clearly and solely in paragraph 5. This is the moment were a causation analysis is 
demanded. Paragraphs 2 and 4 mention the "effects" and the "impact" of the dumped imports on 
prices and on the domestic industry, respectively, and make no reference to a "demonstration of 
causal relationship" in that context.  
14. Brazil believes that the Agreement does not set forth a specific manner in w hich an 
investigating authority should conduct the examination and the determination of the impact of the 
dumped imports on the domestic industry. What matters is whether the investigating authority 
                                               
3 Appellate Body Report, US – Hot-Rolled Steel , para. 192.  
4 Id. 
5 Id. 
6 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 149 . 
7 Id., para. 143. WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  does conduct a proper examination of the impact of the du mped imports on the domestic industry 
or not, as it is required under Article 3.4 of the ADA, and not if this examination is conducted in 
conjunction with the assessment of the state of the domestic industry or separated from it, for 
example, under the cau sation analysis.  
15. Brazil understands that under Section VI (Causal link) of its Report, MOFCOM did conduct an 
analysis of the impact of the dumped imports on the domestic industry. The fact that this analysis 
was not in the part of the report dedicated  to the assessment of the economic factors required by 
Article 3.4 is, in our view, irrelevant for establishing per se a violation of this article.  
 
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  ANNEX D -2 
INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY OF THE ARGUM ENTS OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION  
1. INTRODUCTION  
1. In this executive summary, the European Union summarizes its positions  in respect of  the 
Parties' legal claims and its responses to the Panel's questions.  
2. EU OBSERVATIONS ON THE PARTIES ' LEGAL CLAIMS  
2.1. MOFCOM' S VOLUME AND PRICE E FFECTS ANALYSES  
2. Article 3. 2 requires an investigating authority to "consider" the volume and price effects of 
the relevant imports. By the use of the word "consider", Article 3.2 does not impose an obligation 
on an investigating authority to make a definitive  determination on the v olume of dumped imports 
and the effect of such imports on domestic prices.  Nonetheless , an authority's consideration of the 
volume and price effects of the imports  must be based on positive evidence and requires an 
objective examination , which is the overa rching obligation  under  Article 3.1 . 
3. With respect to import volumes , the Panel in Thailand – H-Beams has found that 
"significant" in the first sentence of Article 3.2  means "noteworthy, important, consequential".  That 
Panel has also noted that investiga ting authorities shall consider whether there has been a 
significant increase in dumped imports, either  in absolute terms or relative to production or 
consumption in the importing Member.  The Panel held that it is enough for an investigating 
authority to c onsider whether there has been a significant absolute increase.  Thus, the 
European  Union considers that under Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the AD Agreement, MOFCOM was 
required to consider whether, either in absolute or relative terms, the increase in dumped im ports 
was "significant".  
4. With respect to price effects , Article 3.2 requires a dynamic assessment of price 
developments and trends in the relationship between the prices of the dumped imports and those 
of like domestic products over the duration of the period of investigation.  An investigating 
authority's inquiry regarding the price effects listed in Article 3.2 must provide it with a meaningful 
understanding of whether subject imports have explanatory force for the significant undercutting, 
depression o r suppression of domestic prices that may be occurring in the domestic market, 
without disregarding any evidence that may call into question such explanatory force. Therefore, 
the European Union considers that merely identifying parallel pricing trends is not sufficient, when 
it is not accompanied by a consideration of whether and how the parallel pricing trends have 
"explanatory force" for the price depression. The Panel thus needs to consider whether MOFCOM 
did more than simply noting parallel pricing tre nds. 
5. The European Union also considers that in a situation where import prices were significantly 
higher than the domestic prices during the POI, an investigating authority should be particularly 
careful to explain how higher import prices explain the e ffects on domestic prices.  
6. Further, the European Union considers that, as part of its analysis of the price effects, the 
investigating authority may also consider the developments in the market shares during the POI. If 
such evidence is available, it ma y not be disregarded if it may call into question the explanatory 
force of the subject imports for the price effects.  
2.2. MOFCOM' S ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF THE DOMESTI C INDUSTRY  
7. As the Appellate Body noted in US – Hot-Rolled Steel from Japan , Article s 3.1 and 3.4 of the 
AD Agreement are interlinked insofar as an important aspect of the objective examination required 
by Article 3.1 is further elaborated in Article 3.4 as an obligation to examine the impact of the 
dumped imports on the domestic industry  through an evaluation of all relevant economic factors 
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  8. Article 3.4 contains a mandatory – rather than illustrative – list of fifteen factors which must 
always  be evaluated by the investigating  authorities in every investigation.  The Panel in Egypt – 
Steel Rebar  held that, f or an investigating authority to "evaluate" evidence concerning a given 
factor in the sense of Article 3.4, it must not only gather data, but it must analyse and interpret 
those data.  Only on the basis of the evaluation of data in the determination would a reviewing 
panel be able to assess whether the conclusions drawn from the examination are those of an 
unbiased and objective authority.  
9. The Appellate Body  in US – Hot-Rolled Steel from Japan  and China – HP-SSST (Japan) / 
China – HP-SSST (EU)  have stressed  that, according to Articles 3.1 and 3.4, investigating 
authorities must determine, objectively, and on the basis of positive evidence, the importance to 
be attached to each potentially relevant factor having a bearing on the state of the industry and 
the weight to be attached to it. In assessing the state of the domestic industry, investigating 
authorities must evaluate all factors listed in Article 3.4 and any other releva nt factors having a 
bearing on the state of the domestic industry in the case at hand. This analysis cannot be limited 
to a mere identification of the "relevance or irrelevance" of each factor, but rather must be based 
on a thorough evaluation of the state  of the industry.  
10. Therefore, the Panel should examine whether MOFCOM 's analysis explains in a satisfactory 
way why the evaluation of the injury factors set out under Article 3.4 leads to the determination of 
material injury, including an explanation o f why factors which would seem to lead in the other 
direction do not, overall, undermine the conclusion of material injury.  
2.3. MOFCOM' S CAUSATION ANALYSIS  
11. In concert with the Article 3.1 requirement of an "objective examination" of "positive 
evidence ", Article 3.5 requires that an investigating authority establish a "causal relationship" 
between dumped imports and the injury to the domestic industry. This issue can be separated into 
two principal sub -issues: (i) the determination that a causal relatio nship exists between dumped 
imports and any injury ("causation"); and, (ii) the treatment of other possible causal factors 
("non -attribution").   
12. With respect to causation , investigating authorities are required to demonstrate that 
dumped imports are ca using injury "through the effects of" dumpin g "[a]s set forth in 
paragraphs  2 and 4".  Thus, the inquiry set forth in Article 3.2 and the examination required in 
Article 3.4 are necessary in order to answer the ultimate question in Article 3.5 as to whether  
subject imports are causing injury to the domestic industry.   
13. With respect to non -attribution , Article 3.5 mandates the investigating authorities to 
examine other known factors and gives an illustrative list of such factors. In addition, it mandates 
the authority not to attribute to dumped imports injury caused by such other factors which are 
injuring the domestic industry at the same time. The authority must make an assessment that 
involves "separating and distinguishing the injurious effects of the o ther factors from the injurious 
effects of the dumped imports".  
14. Thus, p ursuant to Articles 3.1 and 3.5 AD Agreement, investigating authorities are called 
upon to make a determination that the material injury found was caused by the dumped imports. 
Moreover, investigating authorities have to examine any known factors other than the dumped 
imports which at the same time are injuring the domestic industry, and the injuries caused by 
these other factors must not be attributed to the dumped imports.  
15. In light of this, the Panel should investigate whether MOFCOM's establishment of the facts 
was proper and their evaluation of those facts unbiased and objective so that MOFCOM's 
explanations are reasonable and supported by the evidence cited.  In addition, the Panel should 
examine closely whether MOFCOM's causal link finding is based on an objective examination of 
positive evidence, and whether it constitutes a reasoned and adequate explanation of a causal 
relationship between the subject imports and the injury  suffered by the domestic industry. The 
European Union has doubts whether MOFCOM sufficiently explained how the subject imports with 
essentially a stable market share and significantly higher prices caused injury to the domestic 
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  16. Concerning  the non -attribution analysis, Canada refers to a number of other known factors 
which, when objectively examined, would provide an explanation for injury suffered by the 
domestic industry. The European Union is not yet fully convinced that China has fully add ressed 
Canada's claims. The Panel should carefully consider the different arguments raised by Canada and 
China, and whether MOFCOM's explanations are reasonable and s upported by the evidence 
relied  on. 
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  ANNEX D -3 
INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY OF THE ARGUM ENTS OF  JAPAN  
I. Introduction  
1. In this dispute, Canada challenges the anti -dumping measures  imposed by China on 
cellulose pulp from Brazil, Canada and the United States, raising a number of claims pertaining to 
the application of Article 3 of the WTO Anti -Dumping Agreement (ADA).  
2. Japan considers that this dispute raises issues of fundamental and systemic importance 
regarding the manner in which the World Trade Organization (WTO) Members conduct their injury 
determinations under Articles 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 a nd 3.5 of the ADA. Japan submits  that these 
provisions should not be interpreted in isolation but in light of the fact that these provisions 
contemplate a "logical progression of inquiry".1 
II. The Logical Progression of Inquiry Under Article 3 of t he ADA  
3. The Appellate Body has clarified that the paragraphs of Article 3 of the ADA contemplate a 
"logical progression of inquiry" in the investigating authority's examination of injury and 
causation.2 The Appellate Body has also emphasized  that the inquiries under Articles 3.2, 3.4 
and 3.5 should "not viewed in isolation", but rather be logically interlinked with each  other  so as to 
form "a single, overall analysis  addressing the question of whether dumped imports are causing 
injury to the domestic industry".3 Specifically , the analyses under Articles 3.2 and 3.4 must 
provide a "meaningful basis" for the ultimate determination of injury and  causation pursuant to  
Article 3.5 .4 In addition, when examining the impact of the dumped imports on the state of the 
domes tic industry under Article 3.4, an investigating authority may be required to take into 
account the outcomes of its Article 3.2 volume and price effects analyses .5 
III. The Article 3.2 Volume Analys is  
4. With respect to the volume of dumped imports, the f irst sentence of Article 3.2 provides that 
investigating authorities shall consider whether there has been a significant increase in dumped 
imports, either  in absolute terms or relative to production or consumption in the importing 
Member. However, this pr ovision does not provide an investigating authority unlimited  discretion 
as to the choice between an absolute increase and a relative increase. Rather, in order to assess 
whether or not the increase in dumped imports is "significant", i.e. "important, nota ble, 
consequential" ,6 an investigating authority may be required to examine any positive evidence 
pertaining to the characteristics of the market and/or interaction between the dumped imports and 
domestic production/consumption. Indeed, a given degree (e.g . 5%) of  increase in dumped 
imports in absolute  terms may bear different significances , depending on whether  the domestic  
consumption has expanded  or shrunk.7 Furthermore, a mere increase in dumped imports may not 
necessarily c onstitute a "meaningful basis " for an ultimate determination  of injury and causation , 
because such imports may have increased by replacing products other than  the like domestic 
products . In addition , Article 3.2 read together with Article 3.1 requires that the volume analysis 
be based  on "positive evidence" involving an "objective examination", i.e. a "fair" and "unbiased" 
analysis.8 Such an analysis would be compromised if an investigati ng authority was able to 
cherry -pick evidence submitted to its review and disregard evidence  pointi ng toward the absence 
                                               
1 Appellate  Body Report, China – GOES , para.  128. 
2 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 128.  
3 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.141.  
4 Appellate Body Report s, China – GOES , para s. 144-145 and 154; China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , 
paras. 5.170  and 5.211 . 
5 Appellate Bod y Report, China – HP-SSST  (Japan  and EU), para. 5.209; see also para. 5.211.  
6 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.161.  
7 See Panel Reports, US – Washing Machines , para s. 7.48 -7.50; US – Upland Cotton , 
paras.  7.1328 -7.1330, which  emphasized the relevance of the factual market circumstances in the assessment 
of "significance".  
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  of "significance" from a relative perspective.  Accordingly, Article 3.2 may require  an examination 
of the interaction  between the dumped imports and the domestic production/consumption, 
especially w here the facts show that a mere nume rical increase of the volume of dumped imports 
would not "necessarily give decisive guidance"9 as to the examination of the volume  under  
Article  3.2. 
IV. The Article 3.2 Price Effects Analys is 
5. Turning to the analysis of the effect of dumped imports on t he domestic prices under 
Article  3.2, the Appellate Body has established that the consideration of significant price 
undercutting  under Article 3.2 must involve a "dynamic assessment" of the "relationship between 
the prices of the dumped imports and those of the domestic like products".10 Similarly, with 
respect to significant price depression and price suppression, an investigating authority must 
assess whether the dumped imports have "explanatory force" for the observed price depression or 
price suppressio n. As the prior WTO jurisprudence has made clear , the mere existence of parallel 
price trends is insufficient for a finding of "explanatory force" of the dumped imports for the 
purported significant price depression or price depression under Article 3.2 , without further 
explanation as to why the parallel price trends can indeed explain  the depression or suppression of 
domestic prices.11 
V. The Impact Analysis Under Article 3.4  
6. Japan notes that Articles 3.1 and 3.4 of the ADA require the investigating aut hority to 
examine the "impact" or "consequent impact" of the dumped imports on the state of the domestic 
industry, or in other words,  whether the dumped imports have "explanatory force" for the state of 
the domestic industry . 12 The 15 factors and indices  listed in Article 3.4 must not be seen in 
isolation because  Article 3.4 is "concerned with the relationship between subject imports and the 
state of the domestic industry".13 In this regard, as the Appellate Body found in China – HP-SSST 
(Japan and EU) , an i nvestigating authority may be required, as appropriate, to take into account 
the outcomes of its Article 3.2 analyses.14 For example , a finding that the subject imports did not 
significantly increase or did not have an effect on domestic  prices should be ta ken into account 
when considering the state of the domestic industry.15  
VI. Determination of Injury a nd Causation Under Article 3.5  
7. Japan considers that the analysis under Article 3.5 consists in a holistic and conclusive 
evaluation, encompassing "all relevant evidence before the authori ties" in order to determine 
(i) whether the trends identified under Article 3.4, taken as a whole, amount to "material" injury in 
the sense of footnote 9 of the ADA, and (ii) whether the dumped imports "through the effec ts of 
dumping , as set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4 " are causing such injury. Further more, the 
investigating authority must perform, under Article 3.5, a non -attribution analysis. Thus, while the 
inquiries  under Articles 3.2 and 3.4 must involve assessment o f the relationship  between the 
dumped imports and the like domestic products or the state of the domestic industry, such 
assessment  provides a "meaningful basis"16 for, or "contribute s to, rather than duplicate s",17 the 
ultimate determination of injury and c ausation  under Article 3.5. Taken altogether, the analytical 
steps of Article 3 contemplate  the "logical progression of inquiry" that form "a single, overall 
analysis".18 
                                               
9 Article 3.2, final sentence.  
10 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST  (Japan and EU) , para. 5.16 1. 
11 Appellate Body Report,  China – GOES , para. 210 ; Panel Report,  China – Autos (US) , para. 7.265.  
12 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 149.  
13 Appellate Body Reports, China – GOES , para. 149; China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para 5.203.  
14 Appellate  Body Report, China – HP-SSST  (Japan and EU), para. 5. 209; see also para. 5.211.  
15 See Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST  (Japan  and EU), para. 5.211.  
16 Appellate Body Report s, China – GOES , paras. 144-145 and 154 ; China – HP-SSST  (Japan  and EU), 
paras. 5.170 and 5.211.  
17 Appellate Body Report, China – GOES , para. 14 9. 
18 Appellate Body Report, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.141.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  VII. Conclusion  
8. Japan respectfully requests the Panel to consider the views that Ja pan has expressed above , 
and carefully examine whether MOFCOM's injury analyses conform  to the concept of the "logical 
progression of inquiry" contemplated under Article 3 of the ADA . 
 
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  ANNEX D -4 
INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY OF THE ARGUM ENTS OF  NORWAY  
1. According to Canada, MOFCOM 's determination "that subject imports, both in absolute and 
relative terms, 'showed a growth trend ' fails to meet the standard […] with respect to the rigorous 
inquiry required by Article 3.2.1  
2. The Appellate Body has stated that Article 3.1 of the Anti -Dumping Agreement "is an 
overarching provision that sets forth a Member's fundamental, substantive obligation concerning 
the injury determination, and informs the more detailed obligations in the succeeding 
paragraphs".2 Accord ing to this provision, the investigating authority is required to conduct an 
"objective examination" of the economic state of the "domestic industry" on the basis of "positive 
evidence". The Appellate Body, in EC – Bed Linen (India - 21.5) , ruled that an " objective 
examination" requires authorities to reach a result that is " unbiased, even -handed , and fair".3 In 
US – Hot-Rolled Steel (AB) , the Appellate Body found that it would not be "even -handed" for 
investigating authorities:  
to conduct their investigati on in such a way that it becomes  more likely  
that, as a result of the fact -finding or evaluation process, they will 
determine that the domestic industry is injured .4 
3. According to Canada, MOFCOM 's determination "that subject imports, both in absolute and  
relative terms, 'showed a growth trend ' fails to meet the standard […] with respect to the rigorous 
inquiry required by Article 3.2.5  
4. Furthermore, the Appellate Body stated in the same appeal, that "an 'objective examination ' 
requires that the domesti c industry, and the effects of dumped imports, be investigated in an 
unbiased manner, without favouring the interests of any interested party, or group of interested 
parties, in the investigation".6  
5. Among others, Article 3.1 requires the investigating authority to examine objectively "the 
volume of the dumped imports". Article 3.2 elaborates on this obligation, stating that the authority 
must examine whether there has been a "significant increase in dumped imports". The term 
"significant" was interprete d by the panel in Thailand – H-Beams  to mean "noteworthy, important, 
consequential" .7 
6. Canada contends that China violated Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement  by 
failing to "objectively examine all positive evidence relating to the magnitu de of any increase in 
volume and the circumstances in which subject imports entered the domestic market, including 
trends in domestic demand, domestic like product volumes and non -subject import volumes, to 
determine whether an increase is significant".8 China does not appear to contest the factual 
matter, but argues that "Article 3.2 does not require the investigating authority to make a 
'determination ' but rather to 'consider '".9 This is supported by Brazi l in its written and oral 
third party submission.10 Both China and Brazil appear to base their arguments on the panel 's 
remarks in Thailand – H-Beams .11 In the first part of paragraph 7.161 of that report, the panel 
                                               
1 Canada’s First Written Submission, para. 69.  
2 Appellate Body Reports, China – HP-SSST (Japan and EU) , para. 5.137 ; China – GOES , para. 126; 
Thailand – H-Beams , para. 106.  
3 Appellate Body Report, EC – Bed Linen (Article 21.5 – India) , para. 133 (emphasis original).  
4 Appellate Body Report, US – Hot-Rolled Steel (AB) , para. 196 (emphasis added).  
5 Canada’s First Wri tten Submission, para. 69.  
6 Appellate Body Report, US – Hot-Rolled Steel (AB) , para. 193 (emphasis added).  
7 Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 7.163.  
8 Canada’s First Written Submission, para. 70.  
9 China’s First Written Submission, para. 42.  
10 Brazil’s Third Party Submission, para. 6.  
11 Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 7.161.  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  noted that a definition of the term "consider" does not entail an "explicit 'finding ' or 
'determination '".  
7. In Norway 's view, one must bear in mind that even though there is no obligation to make an 
explicit  determination , it is a prerequisite in the provision that the increase to be considered is in 
fact significant. In order to complete the analysis required in Article 3.2, it is necessary to either 
directly or indirectly note the existence of a significant increase for it to be possible to consider 
this. This is also in line with the panel report in Thailand – H-Beams , which held that even t hough 
the term "significant" need not necessarily "appear in th e text of the relevant document" , it 
"[n]evertheless, […]must be apparent  in the relevant documents in the record that the 
investigating authorities have given attention to and taken into accou nt whether there has been a 
significant increase in dumped imports".12  
8. Norway would caution against overemphasising the meaning  of the first part of 
paragraph  7.161 of the panel report in Thailand – H-Beams. Reading the first sentences of that 
paragraph  without taking into account the proper context of the following sentences of the same 
paragraph, could lead to an interpretation of Article 3.2 which would render the provision void. 
Additionally, such an interpretation would be contrary to the obligation  in Article 3.1 of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement to carry out an "objective examination".  
 
 
 
                                               
12 Panel Report, Thailand – H-Beams , para. 7.161 (emphasis added).  WT/DS483/R/Add.1  
 
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  ANNEX D -5 
INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY OF THE ARGUM ENTS OF  THE UNITED STATES  
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF U.S.  THIRD PARTY WRITTEN SUBMISSION  
I. CANADA 'S CLAIMS REGARDING PRICE EFFECTS UNDER  ARTICLES 3.1 AND 3.2 OF THE 
AD AGREEMENT  
1. The United States agrees with Canada and China that the obligations of Article 3.2 of the 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994  
(the "AD A greement") must be considered in conjunction with the overarchi ng principles of 
Article  3.1 of that Agreement.  
2. Article 3.1 of the AD Agreement sets forth two overarching obligations that apply to multiple 
aspects of an authority 's injury determination.  The first overarching obligation is that the injury 
determination be based on "positive evidence." The Appellate Body has endorsed a description of 
"positive evidence" as "evidence that is relevant and pertinent with respect to the issue being 
decided, an d that has the characteristics of being inherently reliable and trustworthy." The second 
obligation is that the injury determination involves an "objective examination" of the volume of the 
dumped imports, their price effects, and their impact on the domes tic industry. The Appellate Body 
has stated that, to be "objective," an injury analysis must be "based on data which provides an 
accurate and unbiased picture of what it is that one is examining" and be conducted "without 
favouring the interests of any int erested party, or group of interested parties, in the investigation." 
The plain text of Article 3.1 makes clear that these obligations extend to an authority 's price 
effects analysis.  
3. Article 3.2 of the AD Agreement outlines the examination that authori ties must conduct to 
determine the price effects of dumped imports on the domestic market. The text contemplates 
three inquiries with regard to the effects of dumped imports on prices: price undercutting, price 
depression and price suppression.  
4. The Unit ed States observes that Article 3.2 requires that an authority "consider" the volume 
and price effects of the relevant imports. The United States recalls that the Appellate Body in 
China – GOES  found that Article 3.2 does not require an authority "to make a definitive 
determination " on price effects, recognizing the distinction between use of the verb "consider" in 
Article 3.2 of the AD Agreement and the verb "demonstrate" in Article 3.5. However, the fact that 
no definitive determination is required "does not diminish the scope of what the investigating 
authority is required to consider." The Appellate Body has explained that the inquiry must provide 
the authority with a "meaningful understanding of whether subject imports have explanatory 
force" for price depression or suppression, and, as required by Article 3.1, that understanding 
must be based on positive evidence and an objective examination.  
5. In assessing price depression or suppression, the authority may not confine its consideration 
to an analysis of domestic prices. Rather, the plain text of Article 3.2 envisions an inquiry into the 
relationship between subject imports and domestic prices. Article 3.2 introduces the obligations on 
price effects by clarifying that the nature of the inquiry is to und erstand the "effect of the dumped 
imports on prices." An authority 's analysis of the three delineated price effects – price 
undercutting, price depression, and price suppression – must necessarily be in reference to the 
dumped imports. The Appellate Body h as endorsed this interpretation that it is not enough for an 
authority to simply observe what is happening to domestic prices.  
6. Although the United States does not address the factual underpinnings of MOFCOM 's 
cellulose pulp injury determination, the Un ited States recalls that prior panels and the Appellate 
Body have considered the analysis by investigating authorities under Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of pricing 
parallels between subject imports and domestic like products, and of overselling by subject 
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  authority in its final determination to provide sufficient reasoning as to what explanatory force 
parallel pricing trends have for the depression or suppression of do mestic prices.  
7. As China has observed, the AD Agreement does not prescribe a particular methodology to be 
used in an investigating authority 's price effects analysis. Nevertheless, Article 3.2 does set certain 
parameters for how the analysis is to be per formed, as elaborated above. Based on these 
parameters, the Panel must evaluate whether the investigating authority provided a reasoned and 
adequate explanation as to how the evidence on the record supported its factual findings, and how 
those factual find ings supported the overall determination of price depression.  
II. CANADA 'S CLAIMS REGARDING ARTICLES 3.1 AND 3.4 OF THE AD AGREEMENT  
8. Any determinations or findings made in connection with Article 3.4 must be based on 
"positive evidence" and "involve an objective examination," as required by Ar ticle 3.1 of the 
AD Agreement.  
9. Article 3.4 of the AD Agreement sets out an authority 's obligation to ascertain the impact of 
dumped imports on the domestic industry. The United States observes that Article 3.4 im poses an 
obligation on the authority to conduct an " examination " of the impact of the dumped imports on 
the domestic industry. And the text of Article 3.4 expressly requires investigating authorities to 
examine the "impact" of subject imports on a domestic  industry, and not just the state of the 
industry.  
10. As recognized by Articles 3.1 and 3.2 of the AD Agreement, subject imports can influence a 
domestic industry 's performance through volume and price effects. Thus, to examine the impact of 
subject impo rts on a domestic industry, an authority would need to consider the relationship 
between subject imports – including subject import price undercutting, and the price depressing or 
suppressing effects of subject imports – and the domestic industry 's perform ance during the 
period of investigation.  
11. This interpretation is supported by the Appellate Body 's observations in China – GOES :  
Articles 3.4 and 15.4…do not merely require an examination of the state of the 
domestic industry, but contemplate that an investigating authority must derive an 
understanding of the impact of  subject imports on the basis of such an 
examination. Consequently, Articles 3.4 and 15.4 are concerned with the 
relationship between subject imports and the state of the domestic industr y, and 
this relationship is analytically akin to the type of link contemplated by the term 
"the effect of" under Articles 3.2 and 15.2.  
12. Thus, as both Canada and China observe, in examining "the relationship between subject 
imports and the state of the domestic industry" pursuant to Article 3.4 of the AD Agreement, an 
authority must consider whether changes in the state of the industry are the consequences of 
subject imports and whether subject imports have explanatory force for the industry 's 
performanc e trends. The "examination" contemplated by Article 3.4 must be based on a "thorough 
evaluation of the state of the industry" and it must "contain a persuasive explanation as to how 
the evaluation of relevant factors led to the determination of injury."  
13. Article 3.4 does not dictate the methodology that should be employed by the authority, or 
the manner in which the results of this evaluation are to be set out. However, the United States 
observes that the Panel must be able to discern that the authority 's examination of the impact on 
the domestic industry – an examination that necessarily includes an evaluation of relevant 
economic factors – is based on positive evidence and an objective examination.  
III. CANADA 'S CLAIMS REGARDING ARTICLES 3.1 AND 3.5 OF THE AD AGREEMENT  
14. As with Articles 3.2 and 3.4 of the AD Agreement, the Appellate Body has recognized that it 
is appropriate to read the obligations of Article 3.5 in conjunc tion with Article 3.1 of the 
AD Agreement. That is, any determinations or findi ngs made in connection with Article 3.5 must be 
based on "positive evidence" and "involve an objective examination," as required by Article 3.1 of 
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  15. As Canada observes, Article 3.5 of the AD Agreement involves a two -part analysis: (1)  an 
authority 's demonstration that dumped imports are causing injury to the domestic industry 
("causation"); and (2) an authority 's examination of known factors other than dumped imports 
that could be the cause of injury to the domestic industry ("non -attribution").  
16. The United States does not take a position on Canada 's claims that MOFCOM 's findings on 
volume and price depression are inconsistent with Article 3.2 of the AD Agreement. With respect to 
the interpretation of Articles 3.2 and 3.5, however, t he United States agrees with Canada 's 
argument that a deficient volume or price effects analysis could compromise a causation analysis 
where the findings on volume or price effects serve as a key element of the causation analysis. As 
the Appellate Body exp lained in China – GOES , the provisions in Article  3 "contemplate a logical 
progression in an authority 's examination leading to the ultimate injury and causation 
determination." Fatal deficiencies in a volume or price effects analysis could compromise the 
objective nature of the causation analysis.  
17. The first sentence of Article 3.5 sets out the general requirement for a demonstration that 
dumped imports are causing injury under the AD Agreement, and contains an explicit link back to 
Articles 3.2 (volum e and price effects) and 3.4 (impact on domestic industries). If the volume or 
price effects findings are found to be inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.2, or the impact findings 
are found to be inconsistent with Articles 3.1 and 3.4, an Article 3.5 caus al link analysis relying on 
such findings would fail. That is, if an authority relies on a volume or price effects finding to 
support its impact and injury determinations, its decision must be supported by positive evidence 
on these counts. In such circums tances, a failure to demonstrate volume or price effects or 
significant impact would constitute a failure to demonstrate that dumped imports are causing 
injury, as required by the first sentence of Article 3.5 of the AD Agreement.  
18. As the panel in China – Autos (US) explained "it would be difficult, if not impossible, to make 
a determination of causation consistent with the requirements o f Articles 3 and 15 of the 
Anti-Dumping and SCM Agreements, respectively, in a situation where an important element o f 
that determination, the underlying price effects analysis, is itself inconsistent with the provisions of 
those Agreements." The panel properly recognized that a final injury determination is the product 
of multiple intermediate determinations, each of wh ich must be supported by positive evidence 
and an objective examination.  
19. The third sentence of Article 3.5 of the AD Agreement provides that, in addition to 
examining the effects of the dumped imports, an authority must examine ot her known factors 
which at the same time are injuring the domestic industry. As the Appellate Body has found, if a 
known factor other than dumped imports is a cause of injury, the third sentence of Article 3.5 
requires the authority to engage in a non -attribution analysis to ensure that the effects of that 
other factor are not attributed to the dumped imports. If there are no known factors other than 
the dumped imports that are injuring the domestic industry, Article 3.5 does not require an 
authority to con duct a non -attribution analysis. Indeed, in such circumstances, the authority can 
appropriately attribute all injury to the dumped imports.  
20. The AD Agreement does not specify the particular methods and approaches an authority 
may use to conduct a non -attribution analysis. The question of whether an investigating 
authority 's analysis is consistent with Article 3 should turn on whether the authority has in fact 
evaluated these factors and whether its evaluation is supported by positive evidence and reflec ts 
an objective examination, as required by Article 3.1.  
21. The United States takes no position on Canada 's factual assertions regarding MOFCOM 's 
analysis under Article 3.5. Based on the above discussion of the applicable provisions, however, 
the United S tates observes that the Panel must determine whether the investigating authority 
demonstrated that it examined other "known factors" within the meaning of Article 3.5 of the 
AD Agreement, and based its causation analysis on an objective examination of all relevant 
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  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE RESPONSES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE PANEL'S QUESTIONS 
TO THE THIRD PARTIES  
22. Under the text of the AD Agreement, a difference exists between the volume consideration 
in the first sentence of Articl e 3.2, and the consideration, under Articles 3.4 and 3.5, of whether 
there is a causal relationship between subject imports and the state of the domestic industry. With 
regard to the application of the first sentence of Article 3.2, the use of the word "or " indicates that 
for this element of the analysis, an absolute increase could suffice. In particular, Article 3.2 states 
that "the investigating authorities shall consider whether there has been a significant increase in 
dumped imports,  either  [1] in absol ute terms or [2] relative to production or [3] consumption in 
the importing Member" (emphasis added). As these three methods of measuring change in volume 
are expressed in the alternative, in any particular investigation, Article 3.2 does not require an 
investigating authority to consider volume in all three contexts if the authority considers volume to 
be significant in one of the contexts.  
23. The AD Agreement contains a distinction between the volume analysis required under the 
first sentence of Article  3.2, and the analysis required under Articles 3.4 and 3.5. Accordingly, the 
United States does not agree that any kind of "mini -causation" analysis is required in connection 
with the consideration of the volume of dumped imports under the first sentence o f Article 3.2. 
With respect to volume, Article 3.2 requires an investigating authority to consider a single 
question: whether there has been a significant increase in subject imports when viewed in any of 
several possible contexts. Articles 3.4 and 3.5, on  the other hand, respectively address the 
multifaceted relationship among "all relevant factors having a bearing on the state of the 
[domestic] industry" and predicate an affirmative determination on "[t]he demonstration of a 
causal relationship between th e dumped imports and the injury to the industry. . . based on an 
examination of all relevant evidence before the authorities."  
24. In the United States ' view, an investigating authority is required to consider and examine all 
of the factors listed in the p rovisions of Article 3, and to carry out the obligations contained 
therein, in a manner consistent with the overarching obligations of A rticle 3.1. To that end, the 
AD Agreement does not set out a specific sequence in which these considerations and 
examina tions must occur.  
25. The obligations to consider price effects, in Article 3.2, and the impact of dumped imports on 
the domestic industry, in Article 3.4, are not contingent on whether an investigating authority 
considers a volume increase to be significa nt. Thus, even if an investigating authority considers 
that there is no significant increase in subject imports, either in absolute or relative terms, the 
authority must consider price effects and impact.  
26. The last sentences of Articles 3.2 and 3.4 reco gnize that an authority should weigh the 
evidence developed in an investigation based on the particular conditions of the industry being 
investigated and the conditions of competition in which that industry operates, and that some of 
the factors discussed may be more important in certain investigations than in others. These 
sentences also underscore that authorities should consider and examine all of the relevant 
evidence in an investigation, and not give undue weight to isolated factors.  
 
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