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28 September 2015  
(15-5003)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Committee on Safeguards 
 Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
The following communication, dated 15 September 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of United Arab Emirates. 
 
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With reference to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Ar ticle 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures and Article 12.6 of the Agreement on Safeguards, the United Arab 
Emirates (UAE) hereby notifies the Committee on Antidumping Practices, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Committee on Safeguards that on 29 January 2005 
it issued the Federal Decree No 7 of 2005 ratifying the 2003 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 
Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures.   The Federal Decree ratifying the 2003 GCC Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and 
Safeguard Measures has been published in Arabic in the UAE Official Gazette No 425 (Page 11) 
and the attached English translation is for reference only by WTO Members.  
On this occasion, the UAE is pleased to inform the Committee on Antidumping Practices, the 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Committee on Safeguards that in accordance with its National legal framework relating to the implementation of GCC Common laws 
and the constitutional proceedings pertaining to the enactment of  Federal Laws, it is in the 
process of issuing a Federal Law which in corporates, among others, the 2010 amended 
GCC Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and safeguard measures. The Federal Law will be notified as soon as it is pu blished in the UAE official Gazette. 
 
Please note that the Arabic version of the 2010 amended Rules of Implementation of the 
GCC Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures is publicly available 
and it is currently being translated into English, and it is anticipated that the full text be notified to 
the Committee on Antidumping Practices, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the Committee on Safeguards as soon as it is complete. 
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  FEDERAL DECREE NO 7 OF 2005 
 
ISSUED ON 29 JAN 2005, CORRESPONDING TO 19 THU AL HEJJA 1425H 
 
ADOPTING THE GCC COMMON LAW ON ANTI DUMPING, 
COUNTERVAILING AND SAFEGUARD MEASURES. 
We Khalifa bin zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates  
 
After perusal of the constitution and,   Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 concerning the jurisdicti ons of the Ministries and the powers of the 
Ministers and the amending laws thereof, and  
 Upon the proposal of the Minister of Finance an d Industry and the approval of the Council of 
Ministers and the approval of the Federal Supreme Council,  
 Promulgated the following Federal-Decree:  
 
Article One 
 
Ratification of the GCC Common Law 
 
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Common Law on Anti-dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures is hereby ratified.  
 
Article 2 
 
Publication in the Official Gazette and implementation 
 The Minister of Finance and Industry shall implement this Federal Decree which shall be published in the Official Gazette.  
 
Issued by US, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi   
On 19 Thu Al Hejja 1425  
Corresponding to 29 January 2005   
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan  
President of the United Arab Emirates    
 
Reference: The UAE Official Gazette No 425-Page 11.  
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