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G/SG/N/1/CMR/1  
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Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
CAMEROON  
The following communication, dated 9 April 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Cameroon.  
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 Pursuant to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Im plementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, 
Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and Article 12.6 
of the Agreement on Safeguards, Cameroon here by provides notification of Law No. 98/102 
of 14 July 1998 on dumping, the marketing of subsidized imported products and safeguards 
(attached hereto). G/ADP/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SCM/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SG/N/1/CMR/1 
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LAW NO. 98/102 OF 14 JULY 1998 ON DUMPING AND THE 
MARKETING OF SUBSIDIZED IMPORTED PRODUCTS 
 
 
 The National Assembly deliberated and adopted, 
The President of the Republic enacts the following law: 
  
CHAPTER I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
 
This law regulates dumping and establishes rules for the marketing of subsidized imported 
products, increased quantities of which are likely to cause serious injury to the domestic industry that produces like or directly competitive products. 
 
Article 2  (1) The provisions of this law apply mainly to products imported from Member countries of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO). 
 (2) Products from other countries are treated in  accordance with the agreements between those 
countries and Cameroon. 
 
CHAPTER II 
DUMPING 
Article 3 
 For the purpose of this law, dumping shall consis t of the introduction into the domestic market 
of an imported product acquired from a foreign supplier at a price lower than the value 
normally applied by the supplier, in the ordinary co urse of trade, to this product or a like product 
when destined for consumption in the exporting country. 
 
Article 4  
In the absence of trade for domestic consumption in the country exporting the product concerned 
or a like product, the normal value referred to in Article 3 above may be either:  
- the highest comparable price for this product or a like product for export to any 
third country in the ordinary course of trade; or 
 
- the cost of production of this product or of a like product in the country of origin 
plus an addition for selling cost and profit. 
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  Article 5 
 Dumping is prohibited where it hinders the norm al functioning of the domestic market, either 
by causing or threatening to cause material in jury to domestic production or by retarding 
the establishment of domestic production of like or directly competitive products. 
 Article 6 
 
(1) Once it has been established that the dumping causes injury to domestic production or to a domestic industry, the minister responsible for pricing may introduce an anti-dumping duty for the products concerned. 
 
(2) The anti-dumping duty shall remain in force only as long as necessary to offset the dumping that is causing injury. 
 
(3) The amount of the anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping. This margin is 
the difference between the supplier price and the normal value of the product in the ordinary 
course of trade, as defined in Article 4 above. 
 Article 7  
The domestic industry referred to in Articles 1 and 6(1) above shall be understood to mean 
the domestic producers as a whole of the like products whose collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products. 
 
Article 8  
(1) The determination of the injury caused by th e dumping and of the anti-dumping duty that may 
result shall be made following an investigation conducted by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Committee provided for in Article 22 of this law.  
(2) The modalities for conducting the investigation referred to in point (1) above shall be 
established by regulation. 
CHAPTER III 
THE MARKETING OF SUBSIDIZ ED IMPORTED PRODUCTS 
Article 9 
 
Where the distribution of subsidized imported products has or threatens to have adverse effects 
on domestic production or on the domestic indu stry because of the price difference between the 
local products and the imported products, a countervailing duty may be imposed on those products in order to offset such effects. 
 
Article 10  
(1) Subsidies that may give rise to action against the sale of an imported product shall be those 
of a specific nature within the meaning of the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies, namely: 
 
(a)  subsidies contingent, in law or in fact, whether solely or as one of several other 
conditions, upon export performance; 
 
(b) subsidies contingent, whether solely or as one of several other conditions, upon the 
use of domestic over imported goods; and 
 
(c) subsidies expressly granted to certain enterprises by the government. 
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  (2) However, for agricultural products, subsidies meeting the criteria referred to in point (1) above 
are not prohibited but shall be subject to progressive reductions by WTO countries, within the framework of the commitments made  under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. 
 
Article 11 
 (1) The determination of the existence of adverse ef fects caused by the distribution of a subsidized 
imported product shall be made following an investigation conducted by the Anti-Dumping and 
Subsidies Committee provided for in Article 22 of this law.  (2) The modalities for conducting the investigation referred to in point (1) above shall be 
established by regulation. 
 
CHAPTER IV 
IMPORTS CAUSING OR THREATENIN G TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY  
TO A DOMESTIC INDUSTRY 
Article 12 
 
Where a product that is imported in increased quantities in relation to domestic production causes or threatens to cause serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products, safeguard measures, notably quantitative restrictions or the suspension of concessions 
or other obligations, may be applied to the product, in accordance with the provisions 
of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards.  
Article 13 
 For the purpose of this law, serious injury shall be understood to mean a significant overall 
impairment in the position of a domestic industry. 
 Article 14  
The application of the safeguard measures referre d to in Article 12 above shall be the subject 
of prior consultations with the government of the exporting country with a view to reaching agreement on adequate means of trade compensati on for the measure's adverse effects on trade 
with that country. The results of these consultations shall be notified to the WTO Council for Trade 
in Goods.  
Article 15 
 (1) The application of a safeguard measure shall take place following an investigation conducted by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Committee provided for in Article 22 of this law. 
 
(2) The modalities for conducting the investigation referred to in point (1) above shall be established by regulation. 
 
Article 16  
Where a quantitative restriction is applied, the quantities imported shall be at least equal to 
the average of imports in the previous three years, unless clear justification is given that a different level is necessa ry to prevent or remedy serious injury caused by the imports concerned. 
 
Article 17 
 Where a quota is allocated among supplying countries, the allocation of shares shall be either 
negotiated or based on the proportions of th e total quantity or value of average imports 
of the product in the previous three years.  G/ADP/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SCM/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SG/N/1/CMR/1 
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  Article 18 
 (1) Where the time-limit set for the completion of an investigation causes damage that is difficult to repair, a provisional safeguard measure may be taken. 
 
This measure may be only be taken where there is clear evidence that increased imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to a domestic industry. 
 
(2) The provisional measures shall take the form of tariff increases.  Where the results of the investigation do not confirm that the serious injury caused or threatened 
to be caused to the domestic industry is due to increased imports, these tariffs shall be refunded. 
 (3) A provisional measure may not be applied for more than 200 days. 
 
Article 19  
Safeguard measures shall be applied only for the period of time necessary to prevent or remedy 
serious injury and facilitate adjustment of the domestic industry concerned. This period, including the duration of any provisional measure, may not exceed four years. It may, however, 
be extended once if it is established that the serious injury caused has not been remedied or that 
the adjustments to the domestic industry have not been completed. 
 Article 20 
 
A safeguard measure shall be withdrawn progressively and at regular intervals.  
Article 21 
 A product that has previously been subject to a safeguard measure shall not benefit from such a measure again until a period of at least two years has elapsed since the withdrawal of the 
first measure. 
 
CHAPTER V 
THE ANTI-DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES COMMITTEE 
Article 22 
 
(1) An Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Committee is hereby established. Its composition and referral 
and operating modalities shall be established by regulation.  (2) The Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Committee is an advisory body responsible for issuing 
an opinion on dumping practices and on the files it receives relating to subsidies or imports that 
cause or threaten to cause serious injury to a domestic industry.  
CHAPTER VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 23 
 
The conditions for implementing this law shall be specified by decree, as necessary.  G/ADP/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SCM/N/1/CMR/1 • G/SG/N/1/CMR/1 
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  Article 24 
 All previous provisions contrary to this law and are hereby repealed.  
Article 25 
 This law shall be registered, published as a matter of urgency, and included in the Official Journal 
in English and French. 
   
 
Yaoundé, 14 July 1998 
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC 
 
PAUL BIYA 
 
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