G/ADP/Q1/SAU/2  
G/SCM/Q1/SAU/2  
G/SG/Q1/SAU/4  
 
5 May 2015  
(15-2389)  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 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES1 REGARDING 
THE NOTIFICATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA2 
The following communication, dated 29 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
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Question 1 
 The introductory note states that the Rule s of Implementation ("Rules") are in the 
process of being translated into English. Coul d Saudi Arabia please provide an update as 
to the status of the translation of the Rules and when they will be notified to the 
Committee? Additionally, will the Rules provid e further information on what procedures 
the Technical Secretariat will use in cond ucting antidumping, countervailing duty, and 
safeguard investigations, and the standards that Saudi Arabia will apply in making 
injury determinations in  such investigations? 
 
Reply  
 
The English translation of the Rules of Implementation  (the "Rules") is in the final stage of revision 
and will be notified to the relevant WTO Commi ttees as soon as the revision is completed. 
 
The Rules govern the conduct of GCC trade remedy investigations and provide further information on the procedures that the GCC Technical Secretariat will use in conducting antidumping, 
countervailing duty and safeguard investigations, on the rules governing interested parties, and on 
the standards that would apply in making injury determinations in such investigations.    
Question 2 
 Please explain how Saudi Arabia plans to prov ide reasonable public notice of hearings 
and other important events or deadlines in an investigation so that interested parties 
have the opportunity to present their views.  Will notices be published in an Official 
Gazette or made available online? If so, pl ease provide the sources for such notices. 
 
Reply 
 
The Rules provide for the publication of notices and the notification of interested parties at 
important stages of trade remedy proceedings. Public  notices shall be published in accordance with 
the relevant WTO Agreements.  
                                               
1 G/ADP/Q1/SAU/1-G/SCM/Q1/SAU/1-G/SG/Q1/SAU/1. 
2 G/ADP/N/1/SAU/2.   G/ADP/Q1/SAU/2 • G/SCM/Q1/SAU/2 • G/SG/Q1/SAU/4 
 
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  Question 3 
 Article 4 of the Law states that complaints wi ll be considered in accordance with the Law 
and Rules. Please confirm that all complain ts submitted would also be considered in 
accordance to Saudi Arabia's commitmen ts under the relevant WTO Agreements 
(i.e., Agreement on Implementation of Articl e VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade 1994, Agreement of Subsidies an d Countervailing Measures, and Agreement 
on Safeguards). Also, in instances of potent ial conflict between the Law or Rules, and 
the above-mentioned WTO Agreements, whic h will take precedence when the GCC 
conducts its actions?  
Reply 
 
Complaints will be considered in accordance  with the Law, the Rules, and the relevant 
WTO Agreements. 
 Saudi Arabia is not aware of any potential conflicts between the WTO Agreements and the Law or 
Rules. As the Law and Rules were amended to be fully consistent with the WTO Agreements, the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not foresee any conflicts.  Question 4 
 
According to Article 8 of the Law, the Ministerial Committee has the authority to 
increase or reduce the definitive anti dumping and countervailing measures. Please 
describe the circumstances under which su ch a revision to a proposed measure is 
envisioned and what specific factors are cons idered when making such a determination. 
 
Reply 
 
The authority of the Ministerial Committee to increase or reduce definitive measures is exercised based on the results of reviews. The review proced ures and conditions are addressed in the Rules, 
which will be notified to the relevant WTO Committees as discussed in the reply to Question 1. 
 Question 5 
 
Article 12 of the Law refers to the confidentia lity of information and states that "… shall 
keep confidential any information submitted to  them on a confidential basis or which by 
nature is confidential". Please confirm that in such instances, the GCC would ensure that 
adequate non-confidential summaries of th e relevant data and information submitted 
will be made available to interested part ies in order to defend their interests. 
 
Reply 
 
The issuance of non-confidential summaries is addr essed in the Rules, which will be notified to the 
relevant WTO Committees as discussed in the reply to Question 1. 
  
 
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